# Paul Gehrig > Designer, researcher, civic technologist Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/paulgehrig I’ve been designing practical, human-centered experiences that address injustices and simplify complex processes for 5+ years. I’ve created impactful experiences with both startups and enterprise teams. What I’ve done: led the design and development of a court notification and education service, designed intuitive capabilities to facilitate seamless cross-product experiences, facilitated 10+ design sprints to help non-technical founders define, build, and test MVPs. What I value: connecting deeply with people to understand their experiences, collaborating to address complex social problems, experimenting. ## Work Experience ### Designer / Researcher @ Nava Jan 2025 – Present Improving the process of applying for and renewing Medicaid through quick, intuitive, and effective income verification service for state agencies. ### Product & Design Lead @ unBail Labs Jan 2023 – Present • Co-founder, managing end-to-end product development-product management, research, and design. • Led an agile team to develop and launch CourtChat, a court notification and education texting service. • Developed strategic partnerships with governments, securing a pilot with courts in Cuyahoga County, OH targeting 600 defendants. • Designed a randomized control trial to rigorously measure the effect of CourtChat on defendant engagement and court appearance. • Co-wrote and won a $300k multi-year research grant awarded by Arnold Ventures to execute the randomized controlled trial. ### Senior Product Designer, AI @ Second Nature Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 ### User Experience Researcher (Pro Bono) @ U.S. Digital Response Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Seattle, Washington, United States Designing and conducting generative and evaluative research with government partners to identify, assess, and suggest targeted interventions to improve gaps in native language access for ESL residents and streamline internal contracting processes. ### Experience Designer @ Rocket Central Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Worked collaboratively with product, engineering, and research teams to design seamless cross-product systems and experiences. Led a collaborative, multi-team initiative to improve product settings navigation and structure. Made several contributions to Rocket’s design system. • Enrolled over 2.5 million accounts in two-factor authentication while maintaining 94% login success. • Increased bank account linking success by 14%, leading to a 36% reduction in customer support tickets. • Designed and conducted qualitative research to understand user expectations around managing their data and preferences. ### User Experience Designer @ Theory and Principle Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Portland, Maine (Remote) Co-led redesign of 2 law clinic websites. Partnered with engineering and product management to reorganize visual hierarchy for improved navigation, introduced consistent page structure, and standardized visual design components across the site. ### Product Designer @ Modal Design Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States Contracted as a product lead for 3 stealth consumer startups. Helped founders design and conduct early market research, scope and develop features, and measure key growth metrics. • Built a journaling and reflection web app and managed a beta test of 40 users. • Designed and developed 4 marketing websites to identify early adopters and inform pricing strategies. ### Design Sprint Facilitator [Contract] @ JumpStart Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States Designed and facilitated design sprints and design thinking workshops for pre-seed startups in Jumpstart’s venture network. Worked with founders to create functional MVPs to test concepts and identify audiences. • Designed and led a Low Code MVP Development Workshop for 10 startups. • Facilitated 13 Design Sprints. ### Employer Relationship Associate @ JumpStart Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area Cultivated meaningful relationships with local companies and helped connect them with investment opportunities to boost regional economic and job growth. • Actively manage relationships with over 85 companies and workforce partners. • Increased investment lead deal flow by 26%. ### Payments Analyst, Enterprise Payments @ KeyBank Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Cleveland, Ohio - Created and managed an operational driver-based forecast model to project nationwide Merchant Services profitability. Forecast model updated and reported quarterly to c-suite executives. - Supported Business Development, Merchant, and Deposit teams with pitch materials, analytics, and competitive intelligence research. ### Finance and Loan Portfolio Fellow @ Agros International Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Matagalpa, Nicaragua - Spearheaded loan migration, portfolio reconciliations, and cash flow analyses for a $2M land and agribusiness loan portfolio - Developed proactive systems to improve investment, inventory, and sales processes - Collaborated to create inventory, infrastructure, and land restructuring policies ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance and Financial Management Services John Carroll University ### Finance in General Universidad del Pacífico (PE) ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paulgehrig - Website: https://www.paulgehrig.design --- Source: https://flows.cv/paulgehrig JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/paulgehrig/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23