# Jacob Johannesen

> 3X Founding Designer, Builder

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jacobjohannesen

Startup-focused product person. Currently helping build a more sustainable way to shop at Treet.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer (AI) @ Elion
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, CA
Helping healthcare organizations cut through the noise and make smarter vendor decisions.

### Founding Product Designer @ Treet
Jan 2021 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco, California, United States
Built out a totally new class of product (branded resale) while scaling from 5 people in a WeWork to leading a market we pioneered.

### Contract Designer (AI) @ Yoodli AI Roleplays
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Consulted on an  AI-powered communication coach that helps people improve their speaking skills. Originally a one-month part-time contract, it was extended to 6.

### Senior Product Designer @ Truly.co
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Built new product categories through deep customer learning / problem solving. Collaborated with C-suite to align new product areas with overall company strategy and engineering resourcing.

### Product Designer @ Truly.co
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Built out a design system for Truly's enterprise phone system that spanned from desktop to admin to mobile. Worked with engineers, our CEO, and CPO to bring the design system to life, and shipped a redesigned experience and component library within a year.

### Founder @ MonsterCreate
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Built and shipped a series of creative apps for kids, including MonsterMusic (featured as an Editor's Choice in the App Store). Worked to build partnerships that resulted in over 50k downloads for our flagship product.

### Product Design Intern @ Workday
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Worked with Workday's newly formed design systems team. Focused on improving the on-boarding process of our mobile app, and came up with animation guidelines.

### Design Engineering Intern @ MINDBODY, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Luis Obispo, California
Worked on a team to create a web app that allowed users to select specific automation tasks and compile them to be run in an intuitive way.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Design
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jacobjohannesen
- Portfolio: https://www.jacob-johannesen.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-25