# Steve C.

> Senior UX Designer at Amazon Web Services | Application Networking | AWS Backup

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/stevec1

Entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented product designer, UI/UX designer and product manager spearheading complex and effective projects for both startup companies and large corporations.  A solid history of designing and managing teams ranging from small teams to entire studios.  Possesses a combination of product design and project management, team leadership, and information technology skills. Proven ability to achieve profitable results while observing budget and time constraints.


- Created design patterns and utilized development principles that are now considered best practices.

- Profound understanding of end-user needs. 

- Fronted use of analytics and metrics combined with a foundation of instinct built on experience.

- Portfolio at www.stevecartwright.com

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2024 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States
UXDR Reviewer
Cloudscape Ambassador
Interview Bar Raiser

### UX Manager @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Sunnyvale, California, United States

### Senior UX Designer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, CA
Member - Amazon Design Leadership Board
Leading a team of 6 UX designers on cloud-based animation and VFX creation, as well as cloud rendering of animated feature films
Lead designer on Amazon Nimble Studio -  a virtual studio that empowers visual effects, animation, and interactive content teams to create content securely within a scalable, private cloud service. 
Speaker at Conflux 2021 & 2022 - Amazon's annual design conference
Previously I led UX efforts at Nimble Collective which contributed to a successful acquisition by the AWS Creative Tools organization.

### UI / UX Design Director @ Nimble Collective, Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
CLOUD-BASED STREAMING ANIMATION PLATFORM
Product UI/UX, visual design, and user experience of Nimble Studio, Nimble corporate website, and internal dashboards.

### Manager of Interactive Design @ Bluescape
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
CLOUD-BASED REAL TIME COLLABORATION SYSTEM FOR DESIGN TEAMS
Lead design team and served as lead designer for Bluescape’s cloud-based SaaS collaboration system. Designed for custom hardware, mobile, and desktop. 
Early adopters included Lucasfilm, Google, Sony, and Mazda.

### Contributor, Smithsonian Museum of Art and Entertainment @ Smithsonian American Art Museum
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Several examples from my early video game work have been exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum of Art and Entertainment.

### GM / Head of Product Management & Design @ RockYou
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
FACEBOOK APPS AND GAMES STUDIO
Managed a 50-person studio after major reorganization and scale back. 
Advanced mobile strategy to transition from reliance on Facebook revenue.

### Educational Design Manager @ Gazillion Entertainment
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | San Mateo, CA
CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL ONLINE WORLD 
Led multiple design groups including UX and e-Learning. 
Collaborated with marketing to champion family-friendly design and usability standards.

### Executive Producer @ TAG Networks
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007
INTERACTIVE TV
Managed Licensor relationships and expectation to prevent loss of licenses. 
Instructed staff in creating mockups and working prototypes in Flash for rapid application development.

### Director of Production @ Glu Mobile
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005
MOBILE GAME PUBLISHER
Managed and rebuilt internal production team through difficult management transition.
Product I designed, developed, and/or directed accounted for 85% of pre-IPO revenue.

### Executive Producer / Creative Director @ Electronic Arts (EA)
Jan 1993 – Jan 2000
EA SPORTS GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT
Responsible for all development, as well as P&L responsibility of a rolling 5-year business plan. 
Direct reports included all engineers and lead engineers, designers, visual designers, producers, and testers within my franchise (a team of approx. 30).

### Designer/Programmer @ Activision
Jan 1981 – Jan 1990 | Mountina View, CA
One of Activision's first 5 video game designers.
 - Barnstorming
 - Megamania
 - Seaquest
 - Frostbite
 - Pitfall II
 - Hacker
 - Hacker II
 - Aliens


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cartwrightsteve
- Portfolio: http://www.stevecartwright.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13