# Max Batt > Design Director at Hangar Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/maxbatt Max Batt is a designer, educator, and advocate who specializes in designing for new technologies. ➡️ maxbatt.com ## Work Experience ### Design Director @ Hangar Jan 2020 – Present | New York, New York, United States ➡️ Hangar is a technology VC firm that impacts the public. 👱‍♂️ As Design Director, I lead design across portfolio companies. • Led the design of Wildfire Explorer, the nation's #1 fire intelligence service, and two-time winner of the SBIR grant, via USDA. • Led the design of Meter, a (federal) government-wide market research app, and three-time winner of PIL AI competition, via DHS. • Led special projects — ranging from public health to national security solutions — for city governments, state governments, and the federal government. ### Adjunct Professor II @ California College of the Arts Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA ➡️ CCA is a leading design and fine arts institution in San Francisco. 👱‍♂️ As adjunct professor, I bring industry expertise into academia, at the graduate and undergraduate level: • Spr. 2024: Interactive Design • Fall 2023: Motion Graphics • 2022-23: Speculative Design, Sponsored by Google • Spr. 2022: Interactive Design ### Adjunct Professor I @ California College of the Arts Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area • Spr. 2021: Motion Graphics • Fall 2018: Interactive Design • Spr. 2018: Interactive Design • Fall 2017: Interactive Design • Spr. 2017: Interactive Design ### Principal @ Exo SF Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States ➡️ EXO SF was a design practice focused on emerging and speculative technologies. 👱‍♂️ As principal, I worked with directly with founders, researchers and innovation labs to formalize new ideas. • Helped Mercedes Benz bring their R&D "beyond the lab." One project, COROS Computer Vision, has already successfully launched as an independent corp. • Led the design of MXX Music Intelligence, winner of the prestigious European AI Awards. Acquired by Triller in 2020. • Led design for heir™: a music technology startup founded by hip hop superstar Pusha T. ### Sr. Designer @ Ammunition Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States ➡️ Ammunition is a critically acclaimed design agency focused on consumer products and industrial design. 👱‍♂️ As senior designer, I worked on the visual design team, under design luminary Brett Wickens. • Led the UI design of Branch, an AI-based lending app for small business owners in Eastern Africa. Branch was a critical and commercial smash hit, garnering industry awards, media attention and mass usership across Kenya, Tanzania, and beyond. • Introduced new ways of executing and representing interaction, prototype and motion work within the studio. ### Designer @ Westfield Labs Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States ➡️ Westfield Labs (FastCo's Most Innovative Lab, 2014) was a retail innovation lab focused on massive commercial spaces: malls, airports and quasi-public spaces. • Created design systems that unified disparate physical, digital, and "phygital" objects & screens. • Led a research-based UX track that led to vastly improved indoor mapping. • Designed digital features for large-scale emergencies. ### Senior Product Designer @ TuneIn Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto, CA ➡️ TuneIn is leading global audio platform that offers music, live audio, talk and sports. • Collaborated with Apple to design an app to launch with Apple Watch Gen. 1. • Collaborated with Sony to design the Playstation's first third-party music app. • Collaborated with Google Ventures to bring best-in-class design thinking to TuneIn. ### Product Designer @ TuneIn Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Palo Alto, CA • Redesigned the service across key platforms, including mobile, web, automotive, and console. • Helped grow listeners from under 20M MUA, to over 80 Million, & increased key engagement metrics. ### Design Intern @ Hot Studio Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States ➡️ Hot Studio was a leading experience design company, acquired by Facebook in 2013. • Assisted with brand presentations and created brand identity work for clients • Integrated the discipline of motion graphics, in service of interaction design. • Helped plan and produce area design events. ### R.I.S Motionographer @ Cannes Film Festival Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Cannes, France ➡️ Real Ideas Studios was an film organization dedicated to promoting young filmmakers. • Motionographer, D.O.P. for the 2011 Real Ideas Studio program. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design California College of the Arts Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ### EDX in Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maxbatt - Portfolio: http://www.maxbatt.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/maxbatt JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/maxbatt/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25