# David Stinnette

> Multi-disciplinary design leader building products and brands people can’t live without

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/davidstinnette

## Work Experience
### Director of Product Design @ Samsara
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Head of Design @ Front
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California
Built, scaled, and ran the horizontal Design org that works on Product Design, Brand Design, Content Design, UX Research, design systems, and Design Operations. Designed and implemented recruiting, performance, production, and creative processes, while being hands-on with a large body of extremely diverse work in an evolving and complex business. Helped take the team from 3 people in a flat structure to 30 people in a well-considered org design that enabled the growth of people and their teams—all while Front grew from less than 1,000 customers to more than 8,000.

### Head of Design @ Commure
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA
Led early positioning, marketing, and product design projects with a small team of Designers. Established a working model with Design and Executive leadership to bring a consistent voice to Commure’s sales and recruiting efforts.

### Product Design Manager & Lead, Dropbox Paper @ Dropbox
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California
Founding design leader for Dropbox Paper. Scaled and ran the Product Design org, designed and built countless features, implemented cross-functional product development processes, and successfully brought ‘Dropbox Notes’ from beta to GA, scaling the user base into the hundreds of thousands. Helped position, market, and communicate the value of the product to Dropbox customers alongside some of the greatest creative minds on Dropbox Brand.

### Product Design Manager & Lead, Search and Discovery @ Pinterest
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA
Lead and managed Product Design for the Search and Discovery teams. Helped bring Guided Search, the first Android app, and early versions of Pinterest commerce pins to life; setting the core product experience up for future hyper-growth and revenue.

### Creative Director @ Vodori
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Chicago,IL / San Francisco, CA
Client list: Abbott, Roche, Accu-Chek, Ensure, Freestyle

### Web & UI Designer @ Vodori
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Chicago, IL

### Web Designer @ Harpo Productions
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | Chicago, IL

### Junior Graphic Designer @ Tangible Worldwide
Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Chicago, IL
Client list: Motorola, Target, Virgin America, Tampico, Chico's


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Graphic Design
Academy of Design
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

### Graphic Communications and Printing Studies
Illinois State University (Aug. 2003 ­ July 2004)
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidstinnette
- Website: http://www.davidstinnette.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-07