# Mel Habibian > Design @ Manifold.xyz Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/melhabibian Product Design Lead and Artist based out of San Francisco. https://bento.me/earthbits ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Designer @ manifold.xyz Jan 2024 – Present ### Lead Product Designer @ manifold.xyz Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 ### Design Lead @ MetaLab Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 MetaLab is a design agency that helps clients take ideas from napkin sketch to real shipped product. We build digital experiences that are simple, beautiful and easy to use. Design Leads function as project leads. Responsibilities include client management, leadership, and design guidance in addition to being a part of the entire project lifecycle from research and wireframes thru visual design. ### Senior Product Designer @ MetaLab Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 As a Product Designer, I take part in the entire project lifecycle. Responsibilities include product strategy, user research, workshop facilitation, interaction design, and visual design. ### Lead Product Designer @ Center for Digital Health Innovation at UCSF Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Product Design Lead for the Patient Access Team. Accomplishments included introducing design methodology to team process, leading design sprints with stakeholders (ie. physicians, staff, patients), conducting customer research across practices, and creating a self-scheduling mobile responsive web application. ### Product Designer @ DroneDeploy Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area DroneDeploy is on a mission to make the skies accessible for everyone. They are transforming how businesses collect, manage, and interpret drone data. Accomplishments included: • Defined and led the customer research process from generative discovery to usability testing • Facilitated collaborative design workshops with customers, support, product, and engineering • Restructured the information architecture of the mapping interface for improved usability • Developed the visual style for the web and mobile product experience ### Product Designer, Contract @ Purse Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 Purse is the leading Bitcoin-supported marketplace and eCommerce site. I conducted market research with customers who are new to blockchain and Purse and redesigned the sign-up and checkout flow to increase customer comprehension and checkout success. ### Product Specialist @ Omada Health Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco, CA Omada uses behavior science to help people change their habits, improve their health and reduce their risk of chronic disease. Accomplishments included: • Implemented pilot of the Omada program for low-level English speakers and Spanish speakers • Facilitated cross-department collaboration, generated user flows, created Spanish product content, managed email campaigns • Conducted customer research providing quantitative and qualitative data to drive product decisions ### English Teacher @ CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Traveled abroad to Spain and Argentina to learn Spanish and teach English. Taught English to & designed curricula for elementary school students and led adult English classes for local farmers preparing to work in the United States. ### Research Assistant @ Wake Forest University Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Winston-Salem, NC Contributed to the WFU Research Study "Brain Boot Camp: Training to Enhance Brain Health and Functional Abilities in Aging Adults". Accomplishments included: • Facilitated dual-task training programs for older-aged adults living in assisted living community centers • Recruited and assessed cognitive and physical functioning of participants in the study as a result of multi-sensory training • Completed a report on research findings and presented at the Wake Forest Research Fellowship Conference ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Health Science, Minor in Music Wake Forest University ### Professional Program in User Experience Design UC Berkeley Extension ### Product Design Tradecraft ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/melsmihab --- Source: https://flows.cv/melhabibian JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/melhabibian/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25