# Joanna Bartolome

> Principal Product Designer at Momentum Design Lab

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/joannabartolome

## Work Experience
### Principal Product Designer @ Momentum Design Lab
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
- Defined design strategies for complex projects, such as cybersecurity tools and fintech applications, aligning user needs with business objectives.
- Created scalable design systems and frameworks, ensuring consistency and efficiency across multiple platforms and client teams.
- Organized weekly design sync-ups with the team, including show-and-tell sessions and design reviews, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and feedback-driven growth.
- Built strong relationships with clients, partnering closely with them to refine product goals and deliver impactful solutions.
- Advocated for user-centric approaches, championing accessibility and inclusivity in all aspects of design.
- Collaborated on tools and apps ranging from navigation solutions for pilots to consumer entertainment apps, always prioritizing clarity, usability, and long-term value.

### Senior Product Designer @ Momentum Design Lab
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Led end-to-end design processes for key projects, including a VR tool that allowed medical professionals to review patient information before procedures and a navigation tool for pilots to reduce carbon emissions while maintaining flight safety.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to design systems that improved communication and collaboration between air and ground teams, streamlining safety procedures and boosting operational efficiency.
- Played a key role in client pitches, contributing design insights for sales enablement tools and presenting concepts that resonated with diverse audiences.
- Mentored junior designers, fostering a collaborative environment that encouraged growth and shared learning.

### Product Designer @ Momentum Design Lab
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
- Designed intuitive interfaces and experiences for consumer and enterprise products, focusing on creating solutions that meet both user needs and business goals.
- Conducted user research and usability testing to inform designs and ensure they aligned with real-world user behavior.
- Delivered wireframes, prototypes, and user flows that communicated ideas clearly to stakeholders and development teams.

### Product Designer @ Semiopaque Studio
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
An independent studio providing a diverse set of freelance design services ranging from web design, to UX/UI/IA design, visual design and high-level creative direction. Core competencies include short turnarounds, impeccable documentation, and ability to convey the business impact of design concepts.

### Co-Founder @ Interneting is Hard
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Interneting Is Hard is a comprehensive web development tutorial designed for complete beginners. It teaches the entirety of HTML and CSS with simple explanations, hands-on examples, and beautiful diagrams that visualize complex programming concepts.

### FP&A Intern @ Sumo Logic
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Redwood City, CA
- Collaborated with manager to refresh quarterly SAAS metrics.
- Automated operations and budget variance analysis.
- Managed headcount reporting and provided weekly summaries to executives.
- Created forecast of monthly subsidiary expenses for quarterly budget planning.
- Collaborated with the marketing operations team and external consultants to increase marketing qualified leads.

### Data Analyst @ Equilar
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Redwood City
Gary J. Sbona Honors Program:
- Analyzed compensation data and year-over- year trends for directors of the S&P 1500.
- Devised performance metrics based on findings.
- Identified regulatory changes, economic developments, and industy-specific risks.
- Proposed compensation improvements to better incentivize high-performing employees.

### Student Consultant @ Student Consultant at Hewlett-Packard
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Sunnyvale, CA
Gary J. Sbona Honors Program:
- Collaborated with HP’s business operations team to develop a prototype dashboard that automated executive reporting.
- Defined key performance metrics that enabled product managers to increase overall efficiency and consistency while reducing costs.
- Created a work agreement formalizing project milestones, deliverables, and expectations.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Finance
San José State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jbartolome22
- Portfolio: https://joannabartolome.org
- Portfolio: https://joannabartolome.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13