# Maria Pitallano

> Industrial Design | User Experience Design | Design Strategy | UXR | Wharton School of Business Alum | ex-Intel

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

User-led design solutions to humanize technical innovation. As a designer with 10+ years of experience, I've designed and launched both physical and digital projects, with a sensitivity to form, attention to detail, and simplicity. My specialty is creating thoughtful, simple solutions in complex spaces.

Specialties: User Experience, Industrial Design, product development, creative problem solving, concept ideation, 3D modeling and rendering, user research, stakeholder engagement, international teams

## Work Experience
### Senior Industrial Designer @ Cisco Meraki
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Senior User Experience Designer - Multi-Device Experiences, AI Powered Education, Hybrid Work @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Led experience, interaction, and feature development for Education, Devices, and Hybrid Work experiences. Designed user workflow requirements to size and determine future workloads for Intel products. Shaped 2024-2026 experience initiatives and user interactions through collaboration with Research, Engineering, and Sales.

### Lead Product Designer, Intel NUC Group (We make PCs) @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Santa Clara, California, United States
Designed main interfaces for NUC Software Studio system app across 14 products. Launched in 2022. Served as lead industrial designer on product team for gaming, creator, and enterprise computers. Launched 6 computer designs, expanding the product line. Received an Intel Group Recognition Award.

### Senior UX Designer & ID Lead – Experience Centered Design Group @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Santa Clara, California, United States
- Grew the Creator PC category through industrial design wins and partnerships.
- Developed UX requirements for the Creator segment for channel and ODM partners. 
- Designed chassis for the Fractal Design Era Mini ITX case (collaboration with Fractal Design of Sweden).
- Partnered with Corsair to launch Creator edition of the Corsair One Compact Desktop PC.
- Served as core member on Aggressive Enablement Platform (AEP) team to design next gen user-led desktop innovations at CES and Computex.

### UX Designer, Smart Home Experience and AI @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Santa Clara, California, United States
- Served on cross-functional team developing the smart home hub POC that culminated into Amazon’s adoption of Intel’s Atom Processor chip in the Amazon Echo Show (featuring voice and display). 
- Received US design patent for the device POC for voice and display-based technology.
- Designed AI Camera for Amazon DeepLens Developer Kit.

### Industrial Designer II @ Deap Design
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Sausalito, California, United States
www.deapdesign.com

Designed and developed bath faucets and fixtures for a prominent, award-winning kitchen and bath company. Worked closely with the principal designers on creating seasonal lines for retail and showrooms, as well as bringing innovation to the bath space.  Surfacing work in Alias and finished models in Solidworks for Eden 3D prototypes.

### UX Designer and Strategist @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Santa Clara, California, United States
Developed UX requirements for Intel’s first wearable computing smart bracelet that ultimately led to partnerships with Fossil and Tag Heuer. Received 2 design patents. Developed UX requirements for the 2014 Ultrabook touchpad experience that helped Intel powered laptops reach parity with competitors.

### Industrial Design Intern @ Shibuleru
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Designed brand extension products and assets for Mimimjumi baby products. Worked closely with Lukas Scherrer to design brand assets for a Fortune 500 company.

### Account Manager @ Insights by Kantar
Jan 2003 – Jan 2007 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Led client relationships and projects for a large CPG client with multiple product lines. 
- Conducted A/B testing to optimize product formulations and ensure successful product launch.
- Managed project teams.

### Research Manager @ Mattson: Innovation for the Food & Beverage Industry
Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 | Foster City, California, United States
•	Managed a team of 4 to conduct on-site user studies consisting of n=75-100 participants per test. 
•	Conducted experimental online Feedback Consumer Guidance Panels to optimize products in development. Presented results and insights.


## Education
### BFA in BFA, Industrial Design
California College of the Arts

### Bachelor of Science in Economics, Risk Management, Mathematics
The Wharton School

### The Wharton School


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13