# Kailen Swain

> Founding Designer @ Momentic (YC W24)

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

Hello!

## Work Experience
### Founding Designer @ Momentic
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, CA

### Product Design Consultant @ Momentic
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Member of Bike & Snow Shop Technical Staff @ Sports Basement
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, CA
Spending a few hours a month solving technical customer problems

### Product Designer @ Flywire
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Simplee was acquired by Flywire

### Product Designer @ Simplee
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California

### Product Designer (Contract) @ Simplee
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California

### User Experience Design Intern @ Dassault Systèmes
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
Solidworks R&D UX Design Intern

### User Experience Design Intern @ Adobe
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California
Adobe Spectrum team UX design Intern

### Senior Rapid Prototyping Lab Monitor @ California College of the Arts
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
-Actually held this position until January 2019, but for visibility reasons, I have it set to end in 2017
-I calibrate, maintain, and prepare lab 3D printers and laser cutters for student use
-Authored learning resources for other monitors and students

### IT Intern @ zTailors
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
-Helped redesign the site’s booking flow by conducting competitive research and creating paper and digital prototypes
-Provided technical support to employees

### IT Intern @ Generation Tux
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016

### Host @ Chili's
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
I worked as a host, greeting a seating guests, as well as making them feel welcome. I often went above and beyond my responsibilities on busy days, bussing tables and making sure all customers were taken care of. Working in a restaurant has given me communication and management skills.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Interaction Design
California College of the Arts

### Front-End Web Development
General Assembly

### Mechanical Engineering
Diablo Valley College

### High School in General Studies
Las Lomas High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kailenswain

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Source: https://flows.cv/kailen
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kailen/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-13