# Ernst Schmidt

> Design Leader specializing in Cloud Security & Complex Systems. Exploring the intersection of UX and GenAI at Netskope.

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ernst

"Design leader with deep expertise in cloud security, leveraging visualization to help users understand and act on complex, connected data. Currently at Netskope, I am exploring how Generative AI is redefining the delivery of modern UX."

## Work Experience
### Product Designer - Generative UX @ Netskope
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### VP of Product Design @ Sysdig
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area
Driving the evolution of CNAPP UX—from siloed tools to an intelligent, unified platform powered by AI and generative design patterns.

### Director of Product Design @ Sysdig
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Designer & Visualization Engineer @ Sysdig
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led design of interactive visualizations for Sysdig’s observability and cloud security platform, enabling users to explore complex time-series data, service topologies, and security insights at scale.

### UX Design Lead @ Sony Music Entertainment
Jan 2011 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
Led UX design for the Digital Supply Chain application suite, developing user experiences that provided a single pane of glass across the supply chain through intuitive data visualizations as the primary interaction layer.

### Visualization Designer & Engineer @ Jut, Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Data visualization design and development for Jut’s streaming analytics platform, which unified metrics, logs, and events into a single, developer-focused environment.

### User Interface Architect @ Radian
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Design and implementation of user interface framework for private mortgage insurance provider.

### UX Design Lead and UI Architect @ Universal Music Group
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
Led design and implementation of UI frameworks for Global Royalty Systems and the Digital Supply Chain Group. 

Focused on enabling scalability and usability across enterprise workflows, leveraging modern web frameworks.

### User Experience Designer @ Ruckus Network
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008
UX Design for add-supported free online music service for students at American Colleges. The company was acquired by a joint venture of Sony Music and Universal Music in 2008.

### Interactive Designer and Developer @ Siemens Healthineers
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
Designed and built interactive product demos for the Siemens Soarian Health Records and Healthcare Information System.

### Director of Product, Co-founder @ iMedium, Inc.
Jan 1999 – Jan 2002 | Radnor, PA
Built and led the product design and content team, shaping strategic product direction for an e-commerce solution that transformed passive viewers into active customers through a visual buying experience.


## Education
### Business Administration
University of Graz

### Mechanical Engineering
Technische Universität Graz


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ernstschmidt
- Portfolio: https://sysdig.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/ernst96/D3

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Last updated: 2026-04-13