# Isabelle Christine P. > Experience Design | Product Design | Service Design Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/isabellechristinep Experienced multi-disciplinary designer with over 12 years of experience. I specialize in Product Design, Experience Design, Service Design, and Innovation Strategy, and am skilled at translating qualitative and ethnographic research into meaningful experiences across digital and physical environments. I also maintain a new media art practice, creating interactive experiences using generative media, physical computing, and projection mapping. Through my work, I explore how presence, attention, and perception can be made tangible, and how these experiences can foster both individual reflection and collective connection. ## Work Experience ### Freelance UX & Product Design Lead @ Self-employed Jan 2015 – Present I collaborate with large companies and smaller agencies on international product and service design initiatives, including 0→1 concept development, platform redesigns, and complex system design. Activities often include design research, innovation strategy, and hands-on execution, working with executive leadership and in-house design and innovation teams. I also give lectures and teach, lead design workshops, and provide mentorship to young designers. Clients and brands I have worked with include: Condè Naste International (Working across Vogue Italia, Vogue France, GQ Italia, Vanity Fair Italia, Vogue International) MIT Design Lab (Formerly MIT Design Lab) Doordash Sesame Health The Polytechnic University of Milan: Polidesign Domus Academy ### Staff Product Designer @ Samsung Electronics Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, CA ### Senior Product Design Consultant @ Condé Nast International Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 Played a key role in the PhotoVogue relaunch, designing core UX flows and layout systems and contributing to the product's design system. Drove a cross-cultural research initiative, synthesizing insights into strategic recommendations for executive stakeholders. ### Senior UX & Service Designer @ Assist Digital Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 ### Design + Innovation Consultant & Researcher, MIT Design Lab @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 Researched emerging technologies and developed innovation strategies for clients across banking, insurance, energy, and consumer products. Translated insights into innovative design concepts through experience modelling, service design, prototyping, and leading design workshops with client executives. ### Senior Experience Designer @ Innovation By Design, LLC Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Milan Innovation By Design (IXD) is a design and innovation strategy studio. IXD was founded in 2014, as a spin-off of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Design Lab (formerly the Mobile Experience Lab. ### UX/UI Designer @ THINGS Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Milan Area, Italy UI Designer August 2014 - January 2015 •Designed visuals and animated tutorial for a mobile parking app in Milan, Italy •Designed website for an Italian IoT company •Designed an internal business management tool for a European recycling company •Created pitch presentations for new business Interaction/Visual Design Intern March 2014 - July 2014 •Created interaction strategies, customer journey maps and conduct design research and benchmarking for proposals and presentations •Illustrated concepts, scenarios, digital interface mockups and visual design ### Executive Assistant @ Saatchi & Saatchi S Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Saatchi & Saatchi S was a branch of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, focusing on projects related to sustainability. Executive Assistant: •Provided executive level assistance to the CEO, CFO, and Chairman •Managed special projects from inception to completion •Assisted with research, article writing, speech preparation, and proofreading sensitive documents •Coordinated complex travel logistics and in charge of calendar and scheduling management Communications Specialist: •Managed social media outlets and web presence (blog, twitter, website) •Functioned as the point communications contact for global sister agencies within the Publicis Groupe •Worked closely with PR professionals on press releases, articles and product launches for the agency •Utilized knowledge of HTML and CSS to execute website changes •Utilized design skills and expertise on an as needed basis for company collateral, pitch decks and client projects +++ Key Accomplishments: •Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects with short deadlines and small budgets • Interviewed designers, compiled quotes, worked within a tight budget and wrote creative brief for the redesign of an 80-page study on gamification for wide distribution • Worked closely with CEO and senior management to rebrand company deck, messaging and collateral • Assisted CEO and PR agency with the commission and distribution of a 2,000 person gamification study conducted by IPSOS • Spearheaded the implementation of a creative booth concept that drove in foot traffic at the Sustainable Brands Conference 2011 (aprox. 800 attendees) ### Creative Intern @ Quiksilver Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Greater Los Angeles Area I worked on Quiksilver’s SiteLA project, an innovative marketing project aimed at promoting the launch of the Quiksilver Womens clothing line. SiteLA was a "pop-up" event and workshop space located in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles and which showcased 6 up-and-coming resident female creatives and their projects in addition to special events. Activities: •Worked closely with the project manager to host, coordinate and prepare events for GOOD Magazine, Scion and Quiksilver Women’s clothing line •Took responsibility for maintaining and updating SiteLA website •Duties included writing select content, authoring blog posts and taking photographs for website ## Education ### B.A. in Communication, Design, Business University of Southern California ### Masters in Interaction Design Domus Academy ### Menlo School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/isabelle-christine-p-018a34b - Portfolio: http://www.isabellepleno.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/isabellechristinep JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/isabellechristinep/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13