# Larry Stone > Product designer and frontend engineer solving complex problems — from new to mature systems. Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/larrystone Product designer, design leader and frontend developer with 15+ years experience solving complex problems in a 2-sided marketplace • Roadmapping features that bridge business strategy with user needs • Leading cross-functional teams to ideate and validate solutions with stakeholders and users alike • Driving product development in fast-paced agile environment • Ownership and depth across a wide range of functionality including Time Tracking, Contract Management, Collaboration and Reports Specialties: User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Rapid Prototyping, Frontend Development, Design Team Management and Mentorship. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer / Frontend Developer @ JD Supra Jan 2023 – Present | Sausalito, California, United States ### Principal Product Designer @ Replit Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### Principal Product Designer @ Upwork Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Oakland, California, United States ### Director, Product Design @ Upwork Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Sr. Manager, Product Design @ Upwork Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Own user experience for Contract Management, Time Tracking, Reports and Payments • Oversee features from problem definition and research through design, development and launch • Manage and mentor designers ### Sr. Interaction Designer @ Elance-oDesk Jan 2007 – Jan 2015 • Gathered customer insights through one-on-one interviews, card sorting, surveys and usability testing • Produced user scenarios, task flow diagrams, wireframes, and product specifications • Improved front-end standards through semantic HTML and separation of style from content • Coordinated with marketing on launch communications and visual assets ### Owner, Principal @ Larry Stone Design Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Oakland, CA Designed, engineered and maintained compelling, user-centered web sites including: • Catholic Youth Organization • Napa Valley Vintners • San Francisco SPCA • Office of Naval Research • Chabot Space & Science Center ### Lead Designer @ eNature (National Wildlife Federation) Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led redesign of 5-million-visitors-per-year web site owned by the National Wildlife Federation • Created a more compelling and fun interface better suited to targeted audience • Implemented web standards such as Section 508, CSS and proper HTML markup, separating form and content, and streamlined front-end code base • Built dynamic server- and client-side interface elements in JavaScript, ASP and Flash • Restructured site for better maintainability, cross-browser support and improved user experience • Simplified and enhanced sitewide access to audio content • Instituted content management system • Produced online marketing materials such as banner ads, microsites and landing pages ## Education ### BA in Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, Print Journalism University of Southern California ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/larrystone - GitHub: https://github.com/oaklandgit - Portfolio: https://www.blabcomic.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/larrystone JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/larrystone/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13