# Lauren Celenza

> Staff Product Designer

Profile: https://flows.cv/laurencelenza

Staff Designer and visual designer, writer, and speaker based in Seattle, with work featured in Fast Company, Forbes, and NBC News. Throughout my career, my design work has made millions of addresses, routes, and businesses visible for the first time in Google Maps history, resulting in Google I/O00, featured in $40 million in tax refunds in the US, secured $1 billion in government contracts and increased funding for intervention across all 50 states, and reached over 100 million users monthly. I've also moderated live events and interviews for UNFINISHED Festival in Bucharest, Romania, and run a design-narrative YouTube series and creative studio.

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Adobe
Jan 2023 – Invalid Date | Seattle, United States
Adobe Express — Enterprise & Collaboration, GenAI

### Senior Product Designer II - AI, Safety, Not-New Products @ Samsung
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, United States
Led UX/UI for Bixby, Samsung's voice assistant (AI) features, and several systems-level new products for text/autocomplete in the physical operations sector.

### Festival Moderator & Interview Journalist @ UNFINISHED
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Bucharest, Romania
Interviewed speakers at UNFINISHED festival celebrating art, design, and emerging technology.

### Staff Product Designer - 0 to 1, AI, Accessibility @ Code for America
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Seattle, United States
Established the UXUI for the first, mobile-first, multilingual GetCalFresh tool. Integrated with the IRS to help taxpayers file easily.

### UX/UI Design Lead - Inclusive Design, Growth Markets, UGC, Community @ Google
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, United States
Led UX/UI for global launches for Maps and Search, including new UGC entry points, motorists and public transit UX/UI, landmark search, and offline maps.

### Senior UX Designer @ MINTR
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Seattle, United States
Designed consumer and enterprise products for Nike, Wikipedia, Citizen Schools, and Laundri Public Closet.

### Senior UX Designer @ Intentional Futures
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Seattle, United States
Designed data visualizations and products for Microsoft, Vulcom, and The Gates Foundation.

### Brand Designer @ Nerve, Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Cincinnati, United States
Created interactive, visual, and exhibition experiences for clients like Google Android and Snapfish.

### Brand Designer @ USA
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Cincinnati, United States
Created brand and package design systems for global brands like Hershey's, Puffs, Pampers, Herbal Essences, and Hanes.

### Product Design Intern @ Procter & Gamble
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Cincinnati, United States
Collaborated with product designers and researchers to develop and test new hair care products for Pantene.


## Education
### BFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011

### Certificate
New York University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurencza/
- Email: mailto:laurencelenza@placeholder.flows.cv

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Last updated: 2026-02-01