# Frank N. > Designer | Founder Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/frankn Founder | Tandem Design Co Innovating Accessible Products for a More Inclusive World As the founder of Tandem Design Co, I redesigned the sticky note with braille to help make everyday tools more inclusive and accessible. Product Innovation At Tandem Design Co, I developed the most accessible sticky notes on the market today. Our sticky notes combine high contrast colors with braille color names to make organization, communication, and creativity accessible to all. When it comes to accessibility, the little things can make the huge difference. Designing with Communities, Not Just for Them Our approach at Tandem Design Co centers on collaboration with the communities we serve. Through deep user research and strategic design thinking, we create products with people, not just for them. The success of our Original Rainbow Braille Sticky Notes highlights the impact of inclusive design that truly reflects the needs and aspirations of users with disabilities. Expertise in Accessible Product Experiences I’m also passionate about sharing my knowledge to help other organizations foster more accessible and equitable design practices. I offer consulting services to assist teams in: • Design innovative product experiences both on and off screen • Embedding inclusive design principles within the product development process • Facilitating hands-on workshops and user testing sessions ## Work Experience ### Founder @ Tandem Design Co Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Design is about crafting a better future and what could be better than making the world more inclusive? We live in a sighted world, and for over 7 million Americans with visually impairments, daily life has challenges that sighted folks take for granted. Even something as simple as a sticky note can be a barrier for people with disabilities. That's why Tandem Design Co is dedicated to crafting the most accessible sticky notes on the market today. ### Senior Studio Design Lead @ Genentech Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | South San Francisco, California, United States ### Principal User Experience Designer @ Guidewire Software Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Mateo, California, United States ### Senior UX Designer @ Schlumberger Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park, CA At Schlumberger's Technology and Innovation Center (STIC), I am helping Schlumberger scale design across their organization, and in the process transforming the way teams build products and services. With a relentless focus on the user, I shape the way that products and services fit into users' lives and have designed innovative products, design initiatives, and digital platforms. I design at the cutting edge of the energy industry including: SaaS solutions, big data, data science, digital analytics, digital platforms, and digital transformation. • Focusing on the user. • Creating disruptive products and services. • Fostering innovation through multidisciplinary collaboration. • Enabling transformational ecosystems and service visions. Key Accomplishments Within Exploration and Field Development, I developed a platform vision that transformed Schlumberger's seismic data offerings from Blockbuster to Netflix. The north star project served as the platform roadmap that changed the way teams access, manage, and interpret seismic data. Design Sprint Toolkit As part of my mission to evangelize and insert design thinking into product teams, I authored a Design Sprint Toolkit and introduced Design Sprints to Schlumberger. Developed a workshop toolkit, held train-the-trainer workshops across the globe, and facilitated design sprints across a number of strategic initiatives. Designing for Services Playbook After conducting 30+ design workshops, we codified our findings into a series of design principles to engage the energy community about design. The playbook brought design thinking to everyone – from product and service owners to architects, to subject matter experts in the field. ### Sr. User Experience Designer @ Obscura Digital Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Lead UX and interaction design efforts within Obscura’s creative services team. Collaborate with creative and engineering teams to shepard ideas from concept to immersive experience. ### Lead User Experience & Interaction Designer @ GE Global Research Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 Lead design initiatives for new products and services across business verticals including: Power & Water, Oil & Gas, Energy Management, Transportation, HealthCare, and Aviation. UX: Scope and define statements of work, ideation and concept development, user-centered discovery and synthesis, concept generation, personas, user flows, wireframes, HTML prototypes, and product roadmaps. ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Symphony Teleca Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Mountain View, California Led UX initiatives for tablets and handsets across a range of mobile platforms including: iPhone, iPad, Android (tablet and handset), Windows Phone 7, Symbian^3, and MeeGo. Worked directly with clients to envision and create product ecosystems across mobile technologies. UX: Ideation, requirements and product definition, concept generation, scenarios, wireframes, information architecture, user flows, site maps, exploratory research, personas, lo-hi fidelity prototypes, think-alouds, usability testing, and client proposals. ### Product Designer @ Consultant Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Led user-centered design of Facebook App & iPhone application (iOS) at early stage startup. UX: Ideation, wireframes, lo-fidelity prototypes, high-fidelity mockups, user testing, surveys, personas, scenarios, task flows, focus groups, contextual interviews, cognitive walkthroughs, think-alouds, and affinity diagrams. ### User Experience Designer @ One Touch Capstone Project Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 Designed next-generation unified-communication prototype for the mobile workforce. UX: Ideation and concept definition, contextual interviews, product pitch, focus groups, lo-hi fidelity prototypes, experience prototypes, and heuristic evaluations. ### Front End Developer @ MyShape Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Pasadena, CA Working with a small team of developers and designers, I was responsible for the redesign and front-end development of MyShape.com’s user interface. UX: Wireframes, task flows, site maps, scenarios, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. ### Systems Analyst @ Southern California Edison Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 | Irwindale, CA Administrate ERP portals. Reduced help desk calls by 90% by creating support models. Responsible for the design and development of internal and external Web sites. UX: Portal Pilot, user testing, remote testing, training, & flowcharts. Wireframes, requirements engineering, visual design, site maps, work flows, usability, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. ## Education ### MS in Human-Computer Interaction Carnegie Mellon University ### BA in Computer Information Systems California State Polytechnic University-Pomona ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/franknoz - Website: https://www.tandemdesignco.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/frankn JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/frankn/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08