Building the design team of a hypergrowth startup across San Francisco, NYC, and MENA; developing a culture of craft and high velocity with precision; overseeing brand and product design across multiple verticals.

Wearing all the hats: creating a brand, designing AI products, building design system tools, and innovating with brilliant engineers.

Promoted to Senior Adjunct in light of my academic research in design and technology, ongoing client work for influential products and brands, and development of new curriculum that prepares students for uncertain futures.

Shawn is an adjunct professor at the California College of Arts in the graduate Interaction Design program, where he teaches visual design in the Fall and his own class, Futureproof, on creative thinking and speculative design, in the Spring.

Created an AI wellness app (and brand) that was acquired shortly after release in beta.