# Robert Hanley > Human Interface Designer at Apple Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/roberthanley As a passionate designer and technologist, I’ve spent over a decade working to craft engaging, thoughtful and intuitive products that people love to use. Having worked across a variety of domains (product, AI, news, agency, startups), I bring a diverse background to each project I work on and a love for each stage of the design process. As a creator at heart and as someone who loves to learn, I’ve developed a multidisciplinary background in interaction design, visual design, research, prototyping, UI engineering, creative coding and animation. ## Work Experience ### Human Interface Designer @ Apple Jan 2022 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States ### Sr. Staff Product Designer - VR Platform Exploration @ Meta Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Menlo Park, CA ### Staff Product Design Manager - Portal at Facebook @ Meta Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park, California ### Product Design Lead - Building 8, Portal @ Meta Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park, California ### Senior Designer - Microsoft AI @ Microsoft Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area ### Senior Designer - Office and incubation projects @ Microsoft Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area Product Design Lead across a number of incubation and special projects exploring AI and agent technology. Shipped both internal and external experiments to test our hypothesis and bring our learnings to the broader Microsoft ecosystem. Regularly presented work to internal teams and executive leadership. Our team was eventually brought into the Office organization where we helped lay the foundation for the future of Office and contributed to tactical efforts such as the redesign of Office.com. ### Senior Experience Designer @ MRY Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater New York City Area Oversaw the entire consumer journey on multiple accounts ranging from startups to Fortune 500 brands. Through user testing and research, I provided key insights into design decisions, creative concepts and strategic initiatives for our clients. Day-to-day I conducted research studies, created journey maps and process documentation, built lightweight prototypes, rendered visual designs and presented work to key stakeholders. ### UI/UX Design Lead @ CNN Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Working under our Creative Director, I oversaw both the interaction and UI design for all CNNMoney web and mobile products. This included leading a successful redesign of the CNNMoney mobile app (web, IOS, Android) and redesigning the core CNNMoney site. Both projects increased core metrics and the app held a consistent four to five star rating. In tandem, I designed and developed data visualizations and interactive experiences featured on CNNMoney.com, CNN.com and live broadcasts. ### Interactive Designer @ Sotheby's Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Designed, developed and prototyped experiences for web, mobile, and video installations. Led design on various microsites and product experiences including a re-design of their online bidding system. ### Senior Interactive Developer @ BBDO Worldwide Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Worked side by side with the creative team to develop stunning web based interfaces and award winning interactive experiences. On a project to project basis, I helped visual designers transcribe their thoughts into various digital medias while providing technical insight into design, UX, and feasability. Working in an agile environment with strict deadlines, I rapid prototyped and built experiences in JavaScript, HTML5, Flash and video. ### Art Director @ BigBuzz Marketing Group Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Served as lead creative on various print, web and interactive campaigns. Working in conjunction with our creative director, we executed extensive digital marketing strategies that uitlized social media as well as other digital outlets. On a daily basis, I worked as a hands on designer, copywriter and interactive developer. ### Designer and Developer @ BigBuzz Marketing Group Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 While interning for BigBuzz, was hired full time to work with the creative team to develop sitemaps, wireframes and designs for various online and interactive medias. Brought my technical knowledge of HTML/CSS and JavaScript to the creative team and hand coded sites in a variety of web technologies. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Major - Digital Arts / Minor - Studio and Art LIU Post ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robert-hanley-088388a1 - Portfolio: http://www.RobHanley.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/roberthanley JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/roberthanley/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13