# Maddie W.

> Senior Product Designer @ Unity | M.S. Exhibition Design

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

With over eight years of experience in product design, I have led and contributed to the end-to-end user experience of diverse and innovative projects, from AR management platforms to Unity's core engine, both as a manager and an individual contributor. I have a strong background in design systems for various form factors, user research, and interactive prototyping, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful and user-centric solutions. Currently, I'm the design lead on the Unity Engine Platform Architecture team. 

With a background in exhibition design and architecture, I'm passionate about the intersection of 2D and 3D experiences and the potential of immersive technologies, especially AR, to transform the way we create, learn, and play.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Unity
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
As a Senior Product Designer at Unity Technologies, I have worked on projects spanning company wide initiatives impacting the user experience across Unity’s ecosystem to feature development on consumer applications and Unity’s core engine. I'm currently the design lead on the Unity Engine Platform Architecture team.

### Senior Product Designer @ Atheer
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
As Lead Senior Product Designer at Atheer, a venture-backed Series C startup in the AR space, I designed and collaborated with product and engineering to build our low-code AR Management Platform, Front Line OS™ from discovery to public release and beyond, developing a full product suite, including design system and interaction guidelines for web, desktop, mobile, monocular/binocular wearables.

### Product Designer @ Atheer
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Designer (contract) @ PostAR Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
PostAR is a platform that lets you build, explore and share augmented realities. As the original UX designer, I collaborated with Engineering from ideation through to public release on the App Store.

### Product Designer @ Tradecraft
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Tradecraft is a full-time product design apprenticeship and consulting program that prepares individuals to excel at high growth startups through a combination of hands-on project work for startups, curriculum and mentorship from industry practitioners.

Projects included:
1. Product design lead of an augmented reality app with PostAR, a SF based startup
2. Co-Leading team of 9 in design of a new HR product, overseeing all phases: user research, stories/personas, wireframes, branding, LoFi, HiFi, interaction design, user testing and prototyping
3. UX testing for augmented and virtual reality, focused on gesture and interaction standards 
4. Developing and executing user experience testing models for Hololens, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Daydream and Gear VR

### Partner @ OUTFIT NYC
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | New York, NY
OUTFIT NYC is a multi-disciplinary design firm focused on strategy, branding, experiential design and exhibitions. I led the development of strategy and experience for all projects, focusing on research and concept development. We completed projects in retail/packaging, brand experience, office & exhibition.

### Junior Designer @ SHoP Architects
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | NYC, NY
Worked on multiple projects ranging from large scale residential buildings to office designs. Worked closely with our creative director, who oversees design of all of the firm's interiors projects. My initial 3-month internship was extended to a 10-month engagement.

### Design Intern @ SHoP Architects
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | NYC, NY

### Intern @ Miles Redd LLC
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Intern @ Williams Fine Art
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011

### Grammar & Writing Tutor @ Brigham Young University
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011

### Research Assistant & Medical Secretary @ Intermountain Healthcare
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011


## Education
### Master of Science (M.S.) in Design
Pratt Institute
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art History and Curatorial Studies
Brigham Young University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maddie-west
- Portfolio: https://www.maddie-west.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-25