# Rodney House > Product Design Lead | UX Expert | AI Design Innovator | Founding Designer | Growth through Design Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rodneyhouse As a Product Design Lead and UX Expert with 15+ years of experience in Silicon Valley, I specialize in building intuitive, Security + AI-powered workflows for enterprise security and product platforms. I've led UX design at high-growth startups and Fortune 500 companies, contributing to multiple acquisitions (e.g., E8 Security by VMware, TruSTAR by Splunk) and valuation increases (e.g., Exabeam from $945M to $2.4B). I specialize in complex security analytics and AI-driven security workflows, ensuring that products are not only user-friendly but also fortified against evolving threats. By integrating user-centered design with advanced AI security measures, I create scalable, secure experiences that protect both user data and business interests. Leveraging tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Jira, I craft solutions that seamlessly blend creativity with robust security, addressing the unique challenges of today's digital landscape. I am passionate about collaborating with cross-functional teams, delivering end-to-end design solutions that address both user and business needs. Let’s connect if you’re excited about shaping the future of AI, Product Design, and digital product growth! ## Work Experience ### Founding Designer @ Stealth AI Startup (Accepted into Accelerator 2025) Jan 2024 – Present | United States Led Model Control Protocol (MCP) development for Stealth Security Startup building scalable systems for managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) using AI-driven solutions and automated security workflows. ### Versatile Product Design & Web Dev Consultant @ Various Startups Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Founding Designer – AI Security Co-Workers Flows for Non-Human Identities Led the UX strategy for security workflows designed to manage Non-Human Identities (NHIs), an emerging challenge in cloud security. As automation and AI adoption grow, NHIs—such as service accounts, API tokens, and machine-based authentication—introduce visibility gaps and security risks. My focus was on designing an intuitive, AI-driven experience that surfaced critical insights, automated anomaly detection, and streamlined security workflows—ensuring teams could manage NHIs efficiently without added complexity. Senior UX Designer – Gen AI & Prompt Caching Startup Designed AI-driven user flows for a Gen AI startup, aligning backend LLM performance with user needs to improve accuracy and usability. Worked closely with engineers to understand algorithmic tuning and ensure system reliability, contributing to a 15% increase in user engagement in the first quarter. Developed ADA-compliant UX for IHSS and CPUC government web design projects. Served as both web developer and designer. Conducted comprehensive accessibility audits and implemented continuous feedback loops, ensuring strict regulatory compliance and reducing localization errors by 20%. ### Product Design Lead @ Exabeam Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Product Design Lead at a TDIR company specializing in SIEM products, designing the experience for their cloud-scale security management as part of the New-Scale SIEM portfolio for advancing security operations TRANSITIONAL LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT Boosted company valuation by 153% from $945 million in 2019 to $2.4 billion by 2023 through UX by leading design by spearheading successful transition from primarily on-premises product to comprehensive Cloud offering. Designed and implemented a new query builder, resulting in a 90% ease-of-use rating among surveyed users and an average query response time of 2.5 seconds, significantly enhancing efficiency, productivity, and user satisfaction. Elevated analyst satisfaction by 30% through the translation of complex SIEM products into streamlined workflows, fostering operational efficiency and productivity. ### Product Design Lead @ TruSTAR (acquired by Splunk) Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area As a founding designer, I leveraged my extensive experience in the SIEM industry and deep understanding of complex workflows in security and intelligence to guide our company's UX journey from the 0-1 stage of an early startup to a successful acquisition by technology leader Splunk. Prototype Development and Iteration: Completed the prototype development phase within three iterations, incorporating feedback from stakeholders and users within the first 6 months of the project. Business Impact and Success: Demonstrated a direct contribution of design improvements to a 15% increase in revenue or customer retention within the 1st year of platform launch. ### Product Design Lead @ E8 Security (acquired by VMware) Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area As the founding UX designer, I played a pivotal role in shaping the company's trajectory from the 0-1 stage to securing a $25 million B round of funding, culminating in its successful acquisition by VMware in 2018. Prototype Development and Iteration: Completed the prototype development phase within three iterations, incorporating feedback from stakeholders and users within the first 6 months of the project. Business Impact and Success: Demonstrated a direct contribution of design improvements to a 15% increase in revenue or customer retention within the first year of platform launch. ### Senior UX Designer @ Concurrent, Inc. (acquired by integrate.io) Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Driven(acquired by integrate.io) is a ground breaking big data performance management company that offers data visualization for Hadoop centric applications written in Spark, Cascading, Scalding, Hive and native MapReduce, providing deep insights, search, segmentation and visualizations for service-level agreement (SLA) management using flagship application Driven, which allows users to manage a broad range of data applications, from simple to the most complex data processes. Working as the sole designer, my UX contributions were pivotal in the company's acquisition following the seed funding round by integrate.io. With a solid understanding of data visualizations, and how big data processes, I worked as the sole designer, my UX contributions were pivotal in the company's acquisition following the seed funding round by integrate.io. By crafting user-centric experiences, I played a key role in attracting stakeholders, captivating users, and bolstering the company's overall value. I played a key role in attracting stakeholders, captivating users, and bolstering the company's overall value. DEMONSTRATED PROFICIENCIES Rapidly iterate through feature additions and updates, considering various use cases and user flows across different platforms Design a cohesive UI architecture, interface, and interaction flow Create wireframes and translate wireframes into high fidelity prototypes Work with product analysts to identify potential opportunities for UX updates Lead and run usability testing Produce design artifacts (such as personas, storyboards, scenarios, wireframes, interaction flows, prototypes, and mock-ups) as needed to enable productive cross-functional exploration and prioritization ### Ad Experiences - Senior UX Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Sunnyvale, CA Concepting and Prototyping: Successfully developed and iterated on prototypes for experimental product features in the labs environment for Bing.com, Outlook.com, and Skype, meeting predefined milestones by  developing for 5-10 experimental features within a six-month period, incorporating feedback from stakeholders and users. Interaction Design and User Experience:  Improved user satisfaction and engagement with new features for Bing ad center dashboard, measured by user feedback and usability testing results. 20% increase in user satisfaction scores within six months of implementing redesigned features, based on user surveys and feedback channels. ### UX Design Team - Senior Designer @ Bank of the West Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area Part of the online banking UX Team responsible for defining UI standards on online banking, mobile and tablet applications. Work closely with product managers and User Interface Architects to define requirements, and with production engineers to determine the best practices to implement UI. Practice qualitative research throughout the process to ensure the highest quality customer experience. Development Feasibility Assessment: Work with the User Interface (UI) engineer and User Interface Architect by collaborating with with development teams to determine the feasibility of implementing UI designs, achieving a 90% implementation success rate for proposed screen mockups. User Interface Reviews and Compliance: Performed user interface reviews to ensure the product meets company UI standards and compliance requirements and conducted bi-weekly UI reviews throughout the project lifecycle, identifying and addressing any deviations from company UI standards to maintain a 95% compliance rate. Creation and Maintenance of UI Standards: Created and maintained User Interface standards in conjunction with the User Interface Architect. Regularly updateD UI standards documentation, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and evolving design trends, with updates completed quarterly. ## Education ### Design and Visual Communications University of Central Oklahoma ### Design and Visual Communications Platt College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rodney-house-60a6b6a - Portfolio: http://www.cynosuremarketing.com - Portfolio: http://www.e8security.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/rodneyhouse JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rodneyhouse/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13