# Mollie Bates

> Senior UX Designer with Google Chrome Trust & Safety

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/molliebates

I use my strengths as a designer and doer to contribute to advancing social, racial, and economic justice in America. I have over a decade of in-house design experience working for media, government, and startups in Washington, DC.

See my work at www.molliebates.com

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer @ Google
Jan 2022 – Present | Washington, DC

### Senior Product Design Strategist @ Wondros
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
Helped to build one of the most diverse health databases in history with the All of Us Research Program through the NIH. https://www.joinallofus.org/

### Product Design Lead @ Upside Business Travel
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Washington, District Of Columbia
Managed team of designers working on the travel shopping experience

### Senior Product Designer @ Upside Business Travel
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Washington, District Of Columbia

### Digital Services Specialist @ United States Digital Service
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Design lead for certify.SBA.gov at the U.S. Small Business Administration

### Senior Technology and Innovation Fellow @ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

### Technology and Innovation Fellow @ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Washington, DC

### Assistant Art Director at National Geographic Traveler Magazine @ National Geographic
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Washington D.C. Metro Area

### Senior Designer at National Geographic Traveler Magazine @ National Geographic
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

### Designer at National Geographic Magazine @ National Geographic
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

### Design Intern @ Michigan Marketing & Design
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

### Design Intern @ National Geographic
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | Washington D.C. Metro Area


## Education
### Design Leadership Fundamentals
Design Dept

### Facilitation: by Design
AIGA

### B.A. & B.F.A. in Communications Studies and Graphic Design
University of Michigan


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mebatesdc
- Portfolio: http://www.molliebates.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-31