# Tanner Christensen > Product Designer at Anduril Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/tannerchristensen I’m a product designer with 20+ years of experience. Currently at Anduril Industries, where I build human-machine interfaces and systems for maritime autonomous machines and AI-powered robots. Previously: - Independently design and build native apps for creative thinkers: meditation, writing, photography, and games used by 2.5M+ people worldwide. - Worked on design systems for user messaging and feedback as part of Netflix's Core Foundations team. - Created (entirely from scratch) a comprehensive online platform for designers and businesses to find the best in each other, called Shape. - Built and led the design function at Gem.com (helping to achieve a $1.2 billion valuation in 2021). - Created patented machine learning software for autonomous vehicles at Lyft Level 5. Led design of patterns for safety‑critical visualization tooling for self‑driving cars. - Guided the original Atlassian mobile systems design effort. - Designed for three billion people at Facebook across both business and consumer products. I am a hybrid designer and developer, and have expertise in the entire, modern, end-to-end software lifecycle. With specialization in AI and ML platforms, product strategy, interaction design, and creative approaches to complex problems. I like to play, build, learn, and make tools that help others do the same. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Anduril Industries Jan 2024 – Present Managing software design of the AI-driven Lattice platform for maritime fully autonomous robots. Including maturation of the software empowering the planning and operation of long term autonomy missions. Contributing to software product design team culture and rituals, as well as Anduril design systems and internal practices. ### Product Designer @ Netflix Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 - Designed foundational systems, frameworks, and tools for product teams to communicate with Netflix members. - Innovated proprietary tools for content management, enhancing Netflix Studio's efficiency. ### Founder @ Shape Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Founded Shape, a two-sided platform for designers and startups. Helping them find the best in each other through design interviewing prep, coaching, and community. Designed and built an entire user platform from scratch using AWS, React, and a lot of late nights. ### Head Of Design @ Gem Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California As Gem's first design hire, I was entrusted with integrating and establishing the role of design in the company. - Established and led the product design process, team, and strategy. - Achieved a unicorn status for the company, reaching a $1.2 billion valuation. ### Product Designer @ Lyft Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 - Key figure in autonomous transportation design, reducing data curation costs by 900%! - Developed a web platform for fleet management, reducing vehicle onboarding time by 85%. - Designed and launched Lyft's first web-based rider platform. ### Product Designer @ Atlassian Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 - Led mobile platform design, enhancing user feedback and aligning global product teams. ### Product Designer @ Facebook Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park, CA Worked with a diverse, multi-faceted team of designers, strategists, engineers, and researchers to create products that make the world more open and connected. • Designed a new, unified Ads Manager platform for 2.5 million advertisers • Shipped dozens of new, creative ways for Facebook users to express themselves • Led design on a powerful camera effects platform for billions of creators world-wide • Built a foundational design system for the Facebook Profile surface • Collaborated with a global team of designers and researchers across Facebook, Messenger, Ads, and more • Kick-started Facebook's internal design tool efforts with low-fidelity concepts • Led much of Facebook's overarching culture of design by leading workshops, hosting public design lectures, an creating resources at facebook.design "Tanner has been one of the most prolific designers on the team... a very thoughtful and collaborative designer." — Greg Lindley, Facebook Design Manager. ### Content Strategy Director @ CLEARLINK Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Greater Salt Lake City Area I began working at CLEARLINK as a Content Strategy Director, leading a building team to design and develop world-class content for large national brands • Led a team of designers, engineers, writers, and strategists to create world-class marketing content • Helped break ground on entirely new marketing initiates for global companies like Comcast and AT&T • Created marketing collateral featured by The New York Times, Buzzfeed, Kottke, AdWeek, and more • Scaled the content strategy team from two to 12 • Started creative group workshops at the company to drive more creative thinking "Tanner has a diverse set of creative skills that makes him a valuable contributor to any project. In fact, when we had large new projects, Tanner was often asked to lead them. " — Tim Dilworth, former VP of Marketing at CLEARLINK. ### Co-Founder @ UAO Agency Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Greater Salt Lake City Area Co-founder and design director for UAO, a visual design studio specializing on systems design, branding, digital marketing collateral, and interface design. Clients included Franklin Covey, Kainjow Software, GOOD Inc., HP, Factive Media, Applied Scholastics Academy, Singing Success, Equinox Design, MAC Cosmetics, GOOD, Free People, Ancestry.com, and more. ### Freelance Designer @ Tanner Christensen Freelance Design Jan 2001 – Jan 2009 Worked on freelance identity, web, print, and web app design for businesses around the world. • Provided design and brand marketing consulting • Built modern, standards-based web experiences • Managed a large array of ongoing clients and projects ## Education ### Specialization in Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Harvard Business School Online ### Specialization in Leadership and Management in Organizational Leadership Harvard Business School Online ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tannerchristensen - Portfolio: http://tannerc.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/tannerchristensen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/tannerchristensen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31