# Gajan Vamatheva

> Design Lead at Google

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gajan

Hello! I'm a product design lead based in Seattle. I have a passion for design and a goal of creating user-centered experiences that delight customers. Throughout my career, I've had the pleasure of working on a range of design spaces, including motion, mixed reality, game development, multimodal and product design. I'm currently at Google crafting next generation features for Pixel Camera and Photos.

## Work Experience
### Design Lead - Google Photos & Pixel Camera @ Google
Jan 2023 – Present | Greater Seattle Area
Designing experiences for Google Photos and Pixel Camera that lets users capture and share moments in their life

### Design Lead - Google Assistant @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Greater Seattle Area
I was the Productivity UX lead for Google Assistant. During my two years on this team, I designed and launched several experiences to help users stay on track and accomplish more. I collaborated with many teams to bring Google Assistant's productivity features such as Alarms, Timers, Reminders, Events and Shopping Lists to every type of device. 

My most recent project was defining the Assistant framework for the 2023 Pixel tablet in it's personal and hub states.

### UX Design Lead - Alexa @ Amazon
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater Seattle Area
At Alexa, I led the development and launch of several large scale products within Alexa Privacy and Alexa Smart Home organizations. I designed critical features that allowed for greater privacy controls, including the Alexa Privacy Hub. On Smart Home, I launched Guard Plus, a home security service that connects users home security devices into a centralized hub with emergency monitoring services.

### UX Design Manager - IMDb.com @ Amazon
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area
At IMDb, I managed creative execution and ad product design of all advertising on IMDb.com and the mobile app. I led a team of UX Designers and Design Technologists in the development of advertising products, engaging millions of customers.

### Motion UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Seattle Area
Motion and Multimodal designer on HoloLens
Launched Volvo's Holographic showroom and AR unveiling of the S90

### Senior Motion Designer @ Rogers Communications
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Toronto

### Motion Designer @ Corus Entertainment
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Corus Quay - Downtown Toronto

### Motion Graphics Designer @ Insight Sports
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

### Motion Graphics Designer @ VFM Leonardo Inc
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008

### Graphic Designer @ Imaginahome Inc.
Jan 2004 – Jan 2007


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Broadcasting and Visual Design
Centennial College
Jan 2004 – Jan 2007


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gajanv
- Portfolio: http://www.gajanv.com

---
Source: https://flows.cv/gajan
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gajan/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-30