# Gabe Becker > Staff Product Designer Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gabebecker I am truly energized by designing and creating great products. Whether serving as a product designer, product manager or providing business analysis, my ultimate goal is to create an end product that completely satisfies the user. I strive to make the product/solution the best it can possibly be. I keep current with market trends, design concepts and interesting new technologies. I welcome a creative and smart approach to problem solving. I enjoy working with cross-functional teams and truly appreciate the team’s vast personalities and talents. Designers, engineers and delivery teams are the people that will bring the product to life. I feel building the relationships with these individuals is of the utmost importance. It’s my favorite part of any job. Specialties: Visual Design, Product Design, UX/UI Design, Product Management, Business Analysis, Project Management, Strong Retail Knowledge, Product Roadmaps and Backlogs, Start-Ups, eCommerce, Cloud Technology, Mobile & Web Applications, SaaS, Omni-Channel, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Selection, Product Development, Product Information Management (PIM), MDM, Digital Asset Management (DAM), Big Data Analytics, Building Business Partner Relationships, SDLC, Requirements Elicitation, Scope Definition, User Stories, Process Improvements, Writing SOWs, Negotiation, Creativity, Estimating and Forecasting, User Acceptance Testing, Problem Solving, Customer Focused, Web Design Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Figma, Sketch, Abstract, Invision App, Principle, Wix. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Hero Assistant Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Staff Product Designer (Freelance) @ Independent Consultancy Jan 2015 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Staff Product Designer @ HOVER Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Lead @ IDEO Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Head of Product & Design @ UpCurrent Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Manager - Application Delivery & Product @ PlumSlice Labs Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, California By leveraging the latest developments in cloud collaboration, big data and mobile business technology, PlumSlice Labs provides a suite of web and mobile apps to help retailers manage and sell products more economically, creatively and efficiently. • Defined the product roadmap for both new and existing web/mobile applications. • Responsible for taking 3 core products from beta phase to launch. • Played a pivotal role in leading the company’s first ever customer implementation. • Led a cross-functional team of UI/UX designers and engineers to outline product backlog, review wireframes/design documents and perform user acceptance tests. • Enhanced UX strategy by developing personas, conducting customer research, evaluating market trends and competitive analysis. • Managed multiple customer accounts ensuring the implementation and maintenance of the PlumSlice suite of products were successful. • Executed 2-3 demos/sales presentations per week to retail CEOs and executives. Coordinated with sales team to acquire new customers and drive revenue goals. • Thorough understanding of retail Product Lifecycle Management including but not limited to product information management (PIM), product development, product selection, big data analytics and digital asset management (DAM). • Leveraged knowledge of ecommerce, omni-channel, cloud, SaaS and ERP platforms to effectively implement projects and develop software. ### Lead Business Analyst / Project Lead @ Gap Jan 2005 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco, California • Managed all phases of project execution: establishing initial budgets, business cases, project kick-offs, scoping, requirements gathering, design, weekly status reporting, testing, change requests, implementation and user training/deployment readiness. • Interacted daily with finance business partners and executive teams while simultaneously leading multiple mid to large scale ($500K - $1.5M) global projects. • Executed test plans; develop test cases; analyze results for defect resolution as test lead. • Acted as communication liaison between the business units, end users and development teams in defining, evaluating and developing processes to meet user requirements. • Translated business requirements into functional specifications and effectively communicate needs to business users and developers. ### Business Analyst - Support of Finance and Administration Systems @ Gap Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 | San Francisco, California • Drove business system issue resolution as liaison between end-users and developers. Interfaced with all levels of employees within the organization. • Analyzed and reported on global business system issues. • Built relationships with corporate and field business partners to ensure IT service level agreements (SLAs) were met and exceeded. • Provided 2nd level support to 2,000+ corporate, field and distribution center users of more than 70 finance and administration systems, including Oracle financials. • Managed security requests for Oracle financial applications, including setting up new users and access modifications. • Evaluated system maintenance contracts and licensing agreements to ensure usage was accurately forecasted and budgeted. • Managed team process improvement projects including creating service level agreements (SLAs), monthly scorecards, developing reporting tools and system documentation. • Led weekly, cross-functional status meetings to ensure consistency of service levels and processes across IT teams. ### Business Analyst - E-Commerce Solutions @ Gap Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 | San Francisco, California • Managed full-lifecycle Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and B2B projects. • Partnered with 3rd party software providers to design and develop multiple B2B solutions. Performed a rollout of 350+ global trading partners utilizing these software products. • Oversaw annual budgets and formulated cost-benefit analysis, leading to a $3.5M ROI opportunity over five years. • Presented business-to-business e-commerce industry research to senior management. Made recommendations on future direction of e-commerce architecture to both internal and external business partners. • Analyzed and validated data transmission network contracts exceeding $1.1M. Forecasted data usage and developed trend analysis to better negotiate future contracts. • Partnered with logistics providers and manufacturing vendors on process improvement projects. • Trained new employees. ## Education ### BS in Business Administration in Marketing and Finance Drexel University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gabebecker - Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/gabebecker --- Source: https://flows.cv/gabebecker JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gabebecker/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13