# German Bauer

> AI Human Interface Design

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/germanbauer

From a background of both Industrial Design and Software UX Design, I am excited about building meaningful user experiences at the intersection of digital and physical products. Through infinite curiosity, the way I learn and move forward is through rapid iteration, prototyping, and communication.

With 15+ years of experience in leading both software and physical human interface design, my passion lies in the integration between both. When there is new ground to be broken in both methods and craft (before patterns are established), I help companies create playbooks to get to leading and scalable user experiences.

Apple, Oculus, Google, Adobe, Netscape

## Work Experience
### Human Interface Design @ Apple
Jan 2019 – Present | United States

### Product Design Lead/ Product Design Team Manager @ Oculus VR
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019

### Android User Experience Design (Android Auto, Android TV, OS) @ Google, Inc.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2016
Android Auto, Android TV and Android Mobile OS user experience design: pushing the envelope, inventing, leading, mentoring, building UI systems for delightful experiences on consumer technology. Interaction Design, Visual Design and deep integration with Industrial Design across teams at Google.

### Concepts/ User Experience Design @ Adobe Systems, Inc.
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
Senior Designer for XD Team leading work on innovative next generation concepts for Adobe publishing and communication platforms

### Industrial Designer @ Hewlett Packard, NCR, various medical companies
Jan 1990 – Jan 2005
Industrial Design for consumer devices and hardware in portable PC space, as well as prenatal and ICU medical care devices. 

Occasionally consulting as Industrial Designer with various companies on medical and consumer hardware products.

### Experience Design Lead @ Motorola/Good Technology
Jan 2001 – Jan 2004
Leading mobile User Experience Design across Good's wireless Enterprise products across Good, Palm and Windows mobile platforms.

### User Interface Design Lead @ Netscape Communications Inc
Jan 1995 – Jan 2001
Senior Experience Designer for Navigator and Communicator web client platforms, in addition to innovative internet client concepts for game and early mobile devices.

### Senior UI Designer @ Apple/Claris
Jan 1992 – Jan 1995
Interaction and Visual design for User Experience of major Claris shrinkwrap/consumer applications such as ClarisWorks, FileMaker, ClarisImpact etc.


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/design4use

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Last updated: 2026-04-13