# Jason Stone > Design Leader — Bridging People, Processes, and Technology through User Experience | Med-Tech | Service Design | Industrial Design Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jasonstone I am an Industrial Design leader specializing in FDA-regulated medical devices and complex clinical systems. For more than 20 years, I’ve led the design of Class II medical technologies across interventional cardiology, renal monitoring, sensor systems, oncology platforms, and connected care environments. My focus is translating advanced engineering into intuitive, manufacturable, and clinically confident products. My expertise includes: • Industrial design strategy for regulated medical devices • Human factors engineering (IEC 62366) and usability validation • Design for IEC 60601 environments • 0–1 concept development through commercialization • Cross-functional leadership across engineering, clinical, regulatory, and manufacturing teams I design for high-stakes environments — where ergonomics, clarity, and control directly impact safety and outcomes. In these contexts, industrial design is not an afterthought. It shapes how clinicians interact with technology under pressure. My background spans both consultancy and corporate leadership roles, guiding multidisciplinary teams from early concept exploration through verification and validation. I bring a systems mindset grounded in real-world constraints: manufacturability, regulatory pathways, and clinical workflow ## Work Experience ### Product Design and Human Factors @ Design Services, Independent Consultant Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Industrial design and development for medical devices (system), ensuring 510K readiness. Human factors and clinical usability design to enhance user experience and safety. Ensure compliance with IEC, FDA, and ISTA standards, maintaining safety adherence. ### Co-Founder, Designer @ start up project, medtech Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area As a co-founder and designer at a health care startup in the San Francisco Bay Area, I lead UX research and industrial design initiatives. My focus is on mapping opportunities within the health care system, ensuring our product addresses real user needs. Through strategic planning and design, we aim to create impactful solutions that enhance patient care and improve outcomes. ### Lead User Experience (UX) Designer @ Natera Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Carlos, California, United States Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. We aim to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier, more targeted interventions that help lead to longer, healthier lives. ### Director of User Experience, Web Apps (EHR) @ Ontada Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area User Experience Leader for Ontada : an oncology technology and insights business dedicated to transforming the fight against cancer. Creating vision and tools for the future of iKnowMed. Ontada works with life sciences and providers to improve patient care and survival by providing technology, tools and insights at the exact point-of-need. ### Sr (Team Lead) UX Designer @ Ontada Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area User Experience Design Lead for Ontada : an oncology technology and insights business dedicated to transforming the fight against cancer. Ontada works with life sciences and providers to improve patient care and survival by providing technology, tools and insights at the exact point-of-need. ### Senior User Experience Designer @ McKesson Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Senior UX Architect @ Proteus Digital Health, Inc Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Redwood City, CA Proteus Digital Health is a digital medicine leader. As a lead UX architect and lead service designer, I strive to craft end to end experiences that bridge the gap between mobile, web apps, physical product, and human interactions, via our service model. ### Principal Architect / Sr UX Designer @ Albertsons Companies Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Pleasanton, California Contract position in UX, Focused on POS systems, Digital receipts and UX solutions across mobile and web platforms. ### Director of Design. FutureBrand Speck @ FutureBrand Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Redwood City, CA Leading teams and companies to create meaningful connected product experiences. Though design we seek and learn the context, human perspective and environment, and work to connect with users in a very personal way, reflecting the brand idea though touch-points. Here at FutureBrand Speck I lead creative design efforts that include physical and digital product experiences. Joined FutureBrand though acquisition of Speck Design. ### Director Of Design And Development @ Speck Design Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley Provides leadership of design team on projects and vision of design direction for our diverse client base. Creates and facilitates product design solutions for a variety of clients from venture funded start-ups to Fortune 10 companies. Responsible for creative vision and design quality on projects. Develops concepts through whiteboard ideation, workshops, concept sketching, prototyping, detail design, CMF, personas and trends, digital rendering, product graphics and packaging, part design, manufacturing support. In addition to design direction and contribution, responsible for project schedule, project budgets, client communication, team and project management. Allocates, assigns design team resources as needed to various projects. Responsible for hiring and growth of team. Key clients include: Ford, Apple, Toyota, MediBeacon, Google, Project lead highlights include Ford’s multimodal transportation bicycle program, MediBeacon kidney function monitor. ### Industrial Design Project Lead @ Speck Design Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Palo Alto, California Speck Design is a business-centric, product strategy and product design firm. Provides leadership of ID to RTM projects and creation of product design direction for our clients. Leads cross-functional design teams. Creates and facilitates product design solutions for a variety of clients from venture funded start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Responsible for creative vision and design quality on projects. Develops concepts through ideation sketching, prototype fabrication, foam model construction, CAD, rendering, graphic development, ME integration, manufacturing support. Participates in gathering and synthesis of qualitative user research through ethnographic data and first hand interviews. Responsible for schedule, project budgets, client communication people and project management. Allocates and tracks budget/burn/labor/expense/ vs. scope. Key clients: zSpace, Google, Motorola, Kedacom, Dermira, Advanced Energy, Google ATAP, Dexcom, Adept, Conceptus (Bayer), Novatel Wireless, Nividia. Lead ID/ME effort for Google ATAP project Tango mobile device. ### Sr. Lead Industrial Designer @ Kensington Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Redwood Shores, California Industrial design lead for productivity category. Responsible for the creative direction and industrial design for laptop docks,hubs, power supplies, and input devices. ### Design Manager @ Kensington Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 Balance creative vision, brand assets, with business needs and marketing objectives. Mentor and manage careers of creative staff. Design reviews and course correction for risk mitigation to deliver projects on time and within budgets. Liaison between: Operations, CMs, Project Mangers, Product Managers, Overseas Suppliers, design firms. Locate and build network of external resource partners including design firms, mechanical engineering, UI, model makers, CAD and surfacing experts, cut and-sew specialists . Responsible for oversight on larger initiatives with external ID groups, to keep creative vision and company objectives in focus. Color and material trend exploration and forecasting in exploration new product CMF palettes. Foster an open work environment of collaboration between separate product category teams. ### Sr Industrial Designer @ Kensington Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 Hands on lead designer on multiple computer accessories. Ergonomics, soft goods, laptop locks, input devices, laptop docks and hubs. Promoted to Design manager. ### Instructor @ Academy of Art University Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 Adjunct Professor in the ID department. Courses taught: Design Problem Solving and Drawing for Industrial Design. 15 classes total over 2 year span. ### Industrial Designer @ Insight Product Development Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 Industrial Designer on various products for Consumer, Medical, and Recreational products. Design work for clients including Cisco, Coleman, Candela, Stryker, Plantronics. ### Product Design Intern @ Ford Motor Company Jan 1999 – Jan 1999 Worked as a product designer at the Ford Global R & D Center in Dearborn, Mi. Designed a brand theme for road wheels and developed various interior components. ### Chief Engineer @ Joie de Vivre Hospitality Jan 1996 – Jan 1999 Managed Facilities Engineering Department for 15 individual boutique hotel and restaurant properties. ### Internship @ Apple Jan 1990 – Jan 1990 | Fremont, California Awarded 1 of a handful of summer high school internships at Apple-Fremont product location (original Macintosh factory). Built and tested LaserWriter printers, and AppleFax modems for production. Learned assembly line production and PCB build techniques. Great historic video of the Fremont factory here: http://youtu.be/Dk306ZkNOuc ## Education ### BFA in Industrial Design Academy of Art University ### (transfer) in Engineering Seattle Pacific University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jasonstonedesign - Portfolio: http://jstone.carbonmade.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/jasonstone JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jasonstone/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13