# Sean Dekkers > Product Design - Apple, Google, IDEO, McKinsey Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/seandekkers Turning ideas into something tangible—something you can see, discuss, and refine—is a skill I’ve honed over my career. It’s a tool for progress, born from a desire to help people and to better understand how the world works. No two problems are the same, so I draw on a broad set of skills. From interaction and visual design to industrial design, systems thinking, and business strategy, I’ve built a versatile toolkit that helps bring clarity to complex challenges—and to the teams working to solve them, across any medium. ## Work Experience ### Design @ Apple Jan 2025 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States ### Freelance Product Design @ Unknown Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States Helping people solve tough problems through design. Zero to One, research to production. ### Principal Designer - New Products @ Verkada Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Mateo, California, United States Research & Design for new products @ Verkada ### Head of Product Design @ Digits Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Research, strategy, design & production for Digits products from concept to launch. Led research & design process for cross functional and design teams. Collaborated with engineering team to create solutions for customer pain points. Digits was recognized as one of the most innovative companies in the world by Fast Company. ### Senior Interaction Designer @ Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California Designed data driven products to optimize Google Search and Ads. Led design for Project Omega, Google Health's introduction into telehealth. Launched Vehicle Listing Ads for the sale of automobiles directly from search. ### Principal Designer - Innovation @ Visa Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area * Designed Apple's Tap to Pay Product - Tap to Pay allows merchants to set up a business and accept payments in a matter of minutes with no hardware required. * Designed Look And Go, Visa's cardless biometric payment platform for the Tokyo Olympic Village I lead cross-functional design teams through the product design process to understand their customer’s needs and translate them into impactful and innovative products. ### Associate Design Director @ McKinsey & Company Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco At McKinsey, I help organizations and leaders meet business objectives through human centered design and design-led innovation. I lead product teams through the design & development process to create new products, businesses, or outcomes that drive revenue. I work at all stages of the design process from research to engineering. Specialties: design strategy, proposition development, concept development, experience design, creative direction, rapid prototyping, user experience design, agile development and transformation, design research, qualitative research, usability testing, business design, product strategy, organizational design, capability building. ### Senior Designer @ IDEO Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California At IDEO, I helped organizations build innovative products using the principles and processes of human-centered design. I worked with cross-functional teams to research, design & build impactful human centered products that satisfy quantifiable human needs. I worked at all stages of the design process from research to production. Specialties: human-centered design, design strategy, design research, creative direction, experience design, interaction design, visual design, motion design, product design, rapid prototyping, interaction design, communication design, qualitative research, usability testing, organizational design, stewardship. ### Designer | Art Director | Director @ Assembly Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Auckland, New Zealand At Assembly, a boutique digital agency, I designed, directed, and built award winning digital experiences across a range of mediums including web, mobile, VR/AR & television for international agencies and clients. Clients include: Weiden & Kennedy, Ogilvy, BBDO, DDB, FCB, TBWA, Sony, PwC. Specialties: direction, design leadership, art direction, web design, 2D & 3D design & animation, javascript, python, UX design, UI design, animation, live-action filming, visual-effects, project management. ### Art Director @ Buck Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Downtown Los Angeles At Buck, a boutique digital agency, I led teams of designers, animators & creative technologists to produce award winning content for web, mobile & television. Clients include: Google, Facebook, Apple & MTV. Specialties: direction, art direction, project management, motion design, 3D design & animation, graphic design, illustration, 2D design & animation, branding, project management & production. ### Senior Designer @ Digital Kitchen Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Greater Seattle Area At DK, a digital design agency, I produced award-winning content for film, web, physical installations, television & non-traditional media. We built unique and authentic brands that engaged ad-resistant consumers in new or unexpected ways. Clients include: HBO, BMW, Microsoft & Cosmopolitan Hotel. Specialties: art direction, design strategy, graphic design, motion design, animation, live-action production, visual effects, marketing & advertising, branding, 3D design & animation, development & production. ### Motion Designer @ Oktobor Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Design and Visual Communications, General Rochester Institute of Technology ### JavaScript / Python General Assembly ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sean-dekkers-a450815 - Portfolio: https://www.seandekkers.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/seandekkers JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/seandekkers/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13