# Jesse O'Chapo > Product Designer @ Meta Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jesseochapo I'm a Product Designer who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces. I love to partner with PMs and Engineers to identify people problems, weigh heavy tradeoffs and clarify our vision. As a full-stack designer, after defining the work, I place equal emphasis on craft and shipping high-quality experiences. ## Work Experience ### Principal Product Designer @ Meta Jan 2025 – Present ### Staff Product Designer @ Meta Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 Design social experiences for the OS on Quest VR headsets. ### Product Design Manager, Quest for Business @ Meta Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Managed the design team responsible for the Quest for Business VR experience. ### Staff Product Designer, Portal @ Meta Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Responsible for the design of identity, authentication, and parental controls. Notable achievement was working across orgs in the development of Meta Accounts. ### Senior Product Designer, Portal @ Meta Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 Designed and shipped apps and features on Portal: Facebook Watch app, Facebook Live app, Notes app, Household Mode, and Assistant domains. ### Product Designer, Messenger @ Meta Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 Zero-to-one project to define and ship v1 of Messenger Kids. Responsible for onboarding, account creation, login, parent management portal, video calling features, and parent-approved friending. ### Senior Product Designer @ Life360 Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Shipped a redesigned and expanded messaging experience that improved family communication and coordination. Shipped growth wins and drove usability testing. ### Lead Product Designer @ Fanpics Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Diego Shipped completely redesigned Android and iOS apps and partnered closely with our head of product to define new features. Drove a rebrand and oversaw marketing creative as we grew our robotic camera technology from 0 to 5 NBA, NHL, and MLS teams. ### Lead Product Designer @ Spritzr Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | San Diego Shipped a zero-to-one web app for friends-of-friends dating. Front-end dev in HTML/CSS/JS/Python. Envisioned and shipped new product features. ### Lead Product Designer @ Chapolito Jan 2007 – Jan 2013 | Remote Independent freelancer crafting custom Android, iOS, & web apps. Clients: MTV/VH1, Sony, Qualcomm, Fox Networks, Nivea, Paramount Pictures, Joie de Vivre Hotels, Sesame Street, Tiger Beer & more ### UI Designer @ MTV Networks Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | Remote Designed social networks and awareness campaigns across MTV & VH1. Notable achievement was the team winning a 2011 Webby for A Thin Line, an awareness campaign about digital abuse for teens. ### Graphic Designer @ University Centers, UCSD Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | San Diego Designed print materials to promote concerts, films, and entertainment on campus including and a quarterly 70-page events guide. ## Education ### Bachelors of Fine Art in Digital Design UC San Diego ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chapolito - Portfolio: http://www.chapolito.com - Portfolio: http://www.jessechapo.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/jesseochapo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jesseochapo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13