# Lisa Brown > Design Systems Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lisabrown Focused on creating scalable design systems that allow teams to design and build consistent, visually appealing, and high performing products faster. Over 10 years of experience in the design industry from art direction, branding, print, and digital media to product design. No matter what the medium, I strive to create enjoyable experiences. ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Designer, Design Systems @ Cisco Jan 2023 – Present ### Senior Designer, Design Systems @ Cisco Jan 2022 – Present ### UX Design Lead, Design Systems @ Yohana Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States • Balanced high level planning and design system contribution process with detailed pixel level work. • Improved taxonomy of the Figma libraries to improve wayfinding and time to design. • Wrote and published detailed yet concise guidelines. • Designed scalable UI components that spanned web, mobile, and native platforms. • Maintained and published responsive and flexible Figma components. • Mentored UX team members and cross functional partners in systems thinking. • Designed with accessibility and localization in mind. • Collaborated closely with engineers working through technical limitations and needs. ### Senior Designer, Design Systems @ Cisco Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, California • Built the Cohesion Design System, a single source of truth and scalable UI, for the Networking Experience group. • Designed flexible repeatable components. • Created clear guidelines and recommendations for designers and engineers to follow. • Considered many possible use cases and researched best practices and industry standards. • Evolved the Cohesion Design System to meet quickly changing requirements. • Pushed the boundaries of enterprise UI visual design. ### Art Director & Designer @ Big Monocle Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, CA • Designed unique marketing campaigns and brand identity systems for both Fortune 50 brands and start-ups. • Built cohesive brand style guides and templates and applied designs across a variety of media including blogs, social accounts, websites, emails, and print collateral. • Collaborated with a team of marketers, writers, developers, and designers. • Art directed video and photo shoots. • Communicated directly with clients and consistently relayed project progress in a fun and positive manner. • Directed a team of four designers and set priorities while working under fast paced deadlines. ### Senior Designer @ Tompert Design Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto Created the life-cycle of identity systems from beginning to end covering a variety of media. Tasks included logo creation, brand guidelines, books, brochures, web and app design, and motion graphics. Personally maintained websites with Joomla and HTML. Supervising and managerial roles included working collaboratively with programmers, art directing photoshoots, overseeing other designers, and interacting directly with clients. ### Contract Designer @ Michael Patrick Partners Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Palo Alto, CA Designed a wide variety of online and print based corporate identity systems and supporting collateral for various clients. Tasks included creation and assisted creation of annual reports, stationery, websites, invitations, brand guidelines, signage, books, and brochures. Answered phones, worked quickly, and multi-tasked multiple projects under strict budgets and deadlines. ### Design Intern @ Forty Forty Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Berkeley, CA Designed print based materials for KEEN Footwear, including advertisements for various publications, invitations, posters, stationery, and brochures. Produced trade show graphics and created illustrations for online animations. Generated internal presentations and materials for Forty Forty and NFL Players. ### Design Intern @ Interbrand Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco, CA Directly assisted Senior Designers and Creative Director of the San Francisco office in creation and implementation of corporate identity and packaging programs for both national and international clients. Prepared files, organized design materials, answered phones, searched for imagery, and scanned documents. Worked with very tight deadlines in a timely manner. ## Education ### BFA in Graphic Design San José State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lisakaminarbrown - Portfolio: https://seelisadesign.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/lisabrown JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lisabrown/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13