# Monica Montana > Senior Product Designer @ Starbucks | Human Centered User Experience, AI & AR Lover Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/monica As a Senior Product Designer with over Five and a half years of experience, contributions focus on delivering user-centered solutions. Expertise spans user experience design and visual design, enabling seamless interactions and enhancing customer satisfaction. Collaboration with cross-functional teams drives creative problem-solving and innovative product development. With a strong foundation in UX and a commitment to human-centered design, the role emphasizes crafting intuitive, visually engaging, and impactful retail experiences. Passion for exploring emerging technologies like AI and AR informs design strategies. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Starbucks Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Working as a Product Designer for the Retail Engineer Team ### UX Designer @ Starbucks Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area ### User Experience Designer @ Unknown Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Web Designer @ orangepeople @Facebook Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | United States ### Content Analyst @ Vaco @Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California, United States Google Ads Project * Rate images and text ads by following specific guidelines * Collaborate with a different teams. ### UX/UI Designer @ Mission Automate Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 I have created a logo identity and designed collaterals for Erisborn, AutoAbc, and Mission Automate. As a UI/UX Designer, I led projects such as Erisborn, Let’s Code with Alex, Forest Creations, and Mission Automate website • Designed and prototyped simple and intuitive experiences for different users • Contributed to all stages of the design process from user research to wireframes and shipping the product • Identified the needs of users and improve on existing features • Helped in defining the short and long-term roadmap for your product area • Regularly received feedback on design iterations • Work with other designers, product manager, and engineers to oversee new user experiences from concept to launch • Communicated design goals and specifications to the engineers responsible for building them ### UX and Graphic Designer @ City College of San Francisco Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Emerge Studio is a full-service design studio for non-profit organizations and the City College community. It provides a broad range of high-quality and real projects and services. My responsibilities are to create posters, postcards flyers, and logos for the departments of the CCSF. • I have created the logo for the Fashion Department • I have redesigned the website of the no-profit organization, San Francisco Garden Club. • I have created the Winter Concert directed by Michael Shahani in 2019 and 2020. Each project taught me how to interact with clients, participate in comprehensive critic sessions, and follow solid design and production workflow. ### Italian Teacher @ Italingue Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Adjunct Lecturer @ Queens College Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | New York Adjunct Lecturer of Italian Language. Instruction of courses Elementary Italian Levels I and II ### Art Library College Assistant @ Queens College Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Rosenthal Library Organization and maintaining of the Art Library at Queens College. Responsible for training of work students, researching, cataloging, shelving, helping students do research, and working on exhibits. ### Private Tutor @ Italian Tutor Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 Teaching, and tutoring Italian Language privately. With concentration on grammar, conversation, culture, literature, and art. ## Education ### Certificate in Design and Visual Communications, General City College of San Francisco ### Visual Media Design City College of San Francisco ### Master of Arts (M.A.) in Italian Studies Queens College ### MA in Visual Arts in Visual Arts Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna ### Bachelor's of Performance Arts and Fashion in Lettere e Filosofia/ Humanities Università degli Studi di Palermo ### Master's degree Queens College ### Queens College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/monica-montana - Website: https://monicamontana.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/monica JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/monica/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23