# Gerard McGarity > Senior Product Designer at Moda Operandi Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gerardmcgarity I specialize in evoking emotion and delight through a variety of interactive mediums. My passion is in creating a dialogue centered around a moving experience. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Manager @ Moda Operandi, Inc Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Senior Product Designer @ Moda Operandi, Inc Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Lead Product Designer @ SEPHORA Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States Lead Designer on projects such internal tooling, chat, and subscriptions and fulfillment. ### Product Designer @ Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California Lead Designer on Checkout redesign. As the lead designer I own the checkout design system and I am directly responsible for design hand off to development team. My focus also extends to design and delivery of Product pages, New payment options, Product landing ads (PLA), SMS Order Notifications, A/B Testing, and Responsive Design. I am an expert at solving problems and translating customer journeys into high fidelity experiences and shepherding delivery to pixel perfection. Most importantly I am able to communicate complex design and interaction and work closely with executives, project management, and off-site teams to inform and implement designs. Quick iterative and informed designs are my strength leveraging company needs, analytics, and research. ### UI/UX Designer @ SOLOSHOT Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Mateo, California - Created clickable prototypes using Marvel, XD, and HTML. - Designed customer facing interfaces for Web, iOS, and Android. - Designed customer facing interfaces for the SOLOSHOT3 Hardware and Tag. - Designed and Managed customer emails using Mailchimp. ### Teacher @ New Sathorn International School Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand Authored lesson plans, utilized art activities and various forms of multimedia to teach English, Mathematics, Science, and Performing Arts. Taught behavioral and social skills through the use of an award system and team-based classroom structure. Coordinated and designed departmental events such as International Day, Chinese New Year, and Sports Day. Managed kindergarten support staff. ### Specialist @ Apple Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | King of Prussia, PA An appointed Mentor to coworkers on best practices and developmental paths and creating an environment that promotes education. Taught a wide range of customers from basic operation to professional end creative applications in individual and group settings with a specialization in working with the disabled. Taught youth organizations how to create and edit content with Apple hardware and software and taught The Hour of Code; a global initiative to teach code to children. ### Civic Engagement Manager @ COSACOSA art at large, Inc. Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Philadelphia, PA Designed and implemented motion graphics used as a performing arts backdrop for use on the stage for the production of Spare a Dime featured in the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. Created Graphic assets for the interactive game of “Change and Chance” and performed as the character of “Judge Mental” for the Philly Fringe Festival. Created promotional graphics and photos for both print and media distribution. Helped design and create large scale mosaics for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Andrew Jackson Elementary School. ### Visual Designer @ Chez Ellie Grignotage Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Entrecasteaux, France Designed the logo to meet the cultural and historical needs of the community. Designed social media profiles for the business. ## Education ### Bachelor's of Science in Interactive Media & Design Philadelphia University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gerardmcgarity - Website: http://www.gerardmcgarity.com - Website: https://instagram.com/gmcgarity --- Source: https://flows.cv/gerardmcgarity JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gerardmcgarity/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05