# Nicholas T. > Senior Product Designer at Datadog Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nicholast Currently designing Datadog's Network Monitoring product suite. As a Product Design Consultant, I provide UX expertise for a stealth stage startup in the DevTools Observability space, designing solutions to address complex problems and workflows for software engineers. I am UX Certified by Nielsen Norman Group, and have a Bachelor's Degree in Design | Media Arts and a Minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media from UCLA. Previously, I was a Senior Product Designer at FireHydrant, where I redesigned the Analytics feature, which enabled data-driven improvements in incident response. I also led the design of the Alert Routing feature, which allowed SREs to automate incident creation and reduce manual effort. I collaborated with cross-functional teams, delivering designs that enhanced the experience of setting up integrations, promoted design consistency and collaboration across the organization, and solved customer pain points. Before that, I designed B2B enterprise products in complex industries such as Health and Finance at PwC. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Datadog Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Product Designer II @ Datadog Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States Owned design across Datadog’s network monitoring portfolio, including Cloud Network Monitoring, Network Device Monitoring, NetFlow, and Network Path. Drove cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and other designers to shape strategy, prioritize user needs, and deliver cohesive, intuitive experiences. Focused on turning complex network data into clear, actionable interfaces while ensuring consistency across the suite. ### Product Design Consultant @ Stealth Startup Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States Providing Product Design expertise for a stealth stage startup in the DevTools Observability space. Built out first marketing website and designing new or improving existing workflows in product. ### Senior Product Designer @ FireHydrant Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States At FireHydrant, I redesigned the Analytics feature which enabled data-driven improvements in incident response. I led the design of the Alert Routing feature, allowing SREs to automate incident creation and reduce manual effort. I was also responsible for redesigning the complex design pattern of field mapping, which scaled across the app, enhancing the experience of setting up integrations. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I delivered user-centric designs addressing customer pain points and streamlining processes, while also promoting design consistency and collaboration across the organization. ### Senior Product Designer / PwC Products and Technology @ PwC Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States ### Senior Product Designer / Digital on Demand @ PwC Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States Lead product designer for the Engagement Pod within Digital on Demand, PwC’s marketplace of curated digital assets with the aim to help customers leverage the power of finance automations. Responsible for: - Developing and executing a product strategy to increase user engagement - Partnering closely with Lead Product Manager to define and maintain product roadmap - Working cross-functionally with engineering, UX research, and client success to understand engineering concerns, customer pain points, and incorporate feedback into designs - Practicing an iterative development process, laying the foundation for a scalable redesign of the product homepage. ### Senior Product Designer / TaxVerse (Acquired in 2021) @ PwC Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States Product Designer for PwC TaxVerse, a cloud-based system to help businesses understand where, when and how to manage sales tax compliance across the US. Acquired by a competitor in 2021. Responsible for: - Incorporating feedback from customer interviews to improve areas of the product such as onboarding flows, product classification process, and overall look and feel. ### Senior Product Designer / New Ventures @ PwC Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States Served as a founding Product Designer for a Finance Regulatory diagnostic platform. The platform helped customers improve the quality of their trade reporting data between financial institutions and regulatory agencies. Responsible for: - Establishing PwC New Venture’s design standards to ensure a consistent look and feel across its product portfolio - Building an MVP within 2 months to validate features and establish product market fit - Distilling insights from discovery interviews and low fidelity testing to build high fidelity prototypes - Setting standards for documenting user requirements specifications to ensure an efficient product development process - Working closely with Product, Engineering, and UX Research to define the product roadmap. - Collaborating with subject matter experts to conduct continual user testing to continue iterating and building upon our MVP. ### Associate Product Designer/Product Manager @ Internet Brands Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Los Angeles, CA • Launched RepBoost product, a subscription add-on enabling businesses to manage their online reputation, with an overall take rate of 40%. • Launched Text Review Request feature, enabling businesses to ask their customers for SMS consent and send an invitation to write an online review. • Released Intelligent Reviews feature as an MVP to investigate how to improve the review solicitation process. ### UI/UX Intern @ Cornerstone OnDemand Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Santa Monica, CA • Reported to 3 Senior Product Designers, assisting them on 4 different products under the Cornerstone OnDemand Software-as-a-Service Talent Management platform. • Created low/high fidelity mockups using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InVision. • Gathered feedback from user interviews, usability tests, and collaborated with Product Managers to gather new insights to help with design iterations to the product's functionality or interface. ### Design Intern @ Cornerstone OnDemand Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Santa Monica, CA • Assisted a team of 8 Designers by collaborating on the rollout of Cornerstone OnDemand's rebranding. • Worked closely with the project management team to tackle updates in the creative queue such as updating Cornerstone's subbrand logos, compiling stock images, and updating Cornerstone's corporate client briefs. • Helped create and maintain the graphic assets library which included icons, logos, and photography for digital and print use. ### Graphic Designer @ UCLA Residential Life Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Los Angeles, CA • Designed marketing materials for events, campaigns, and initiatives such as UCLA Geek Week, UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, and UCLA College Bowl. • Worked with UCLA's Counseling and Psychological Services, LGBT Center, and Office of Student Disabilities to design printed deliverables to advertise campus events or educate students on campus initiatives. • Branded UCLA’s first annual Geek Week for print and digital deliverables. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Design | Media Arts UCLA ### Minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media UCLA ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nicholastasato - Website: https://www.nicholastasato.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/nicholast JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nicholast/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23