# Robin Cullen > Design Leader @ Akkio Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/robincullen Leading design at Akkio, building AI for media agencies. My team creates flexible design patterns and component systems that evolve with cutting-edge AI technology -- walking the tightrope between rigorous design thinking and the real-world demands of shipping product. ## Work Experience ### Director of Product Design @ Akkio Jan 2026 – Present ### Principal Product Designer @ Akkio Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### Freelance Product Designer @ Robin Cullen Design Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 I specialize in blending research, strategy, and UX design to solve complex problems and create outstanding products for my clients. I quickly adapt to the working style of any organization and am happy to work autonomously or fit into a cross-functional team of any size. ### Senior Product Designer @ Akkio Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 Innovating design solutions making predictive AI for digital agencies ### Senior Designer @ argodesign Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 ### Designer @ argodesign Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States I delivered research, strategy, web, and product design work for an array of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local NYC non-profits. I partnered directly with a team of developers based in Mexico to regularly ship new features for my client's IoT mobile app. I mentored junior designers on a range of projects and lead an internal initiative that delivered tailored design workshops to cohorts of underserved NYC highschoolers. ### Lead Product Designer @ Syntax Indices Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 I lead design and tactically managed feature roll-out for the Community Lab, an early-stage platform that uses Syntax's underlying database technology to address real-world economic development problems. My role included user research, design, product planning, and managing sprint cycles. ### UX/UI Designer @ Syntax Indices Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Seattle, Washington At Syntax (formerly Tyemill) I was responsible for UX and UI design for our clients' internal and external applications. I also participated in product planning and worked closely with developers. ### Designer @ Robin Cullen Design Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Seattle, Washington I produced multi-disciplinary design work for a number of different partners, including the design agency Function Foundry and non-profits such as NARAL, GEN, and the Vera Project. My worked ranged from user experience, interaction, visual, industrial to animation design work. ### Industrial Designer @ True Brands Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Seattle, Washington, United States Designed a variety of products for True Fabrications'​ True Zoo, Blush, Viski, and True brands. Each design was taken from a conceptual phase, to prototyping, through to creating spec sheets for each product that were sent to manufacturers. Many of the products I designed can still be found today in major retail stores like Total Wine and online through Amazon. ### Industrial Design Intern @ Sonos, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 As an intern at Sonos, I supported the Industrial Design team on various projects. I did research on the listening habits of young music lovers and designed product solutions for those particular users. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design University of Washington ### Certificate in User Experience General Assembly ### Usability Testing 1-Day Course Nielsen Norman Group ### Scrum Product Owner Workshop Cprime ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robin-louise-cullen - Portfolio: http://robincullen.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/robincullen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/robincullen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13