# Thom Davis > Design & Technical Program Manager Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/thomdavis ● Senior Program Manager with 9+ years experience supporting UX design and software engineering teams. ● 9+ years supporting R&D of advanced mobile and wearable hardware products. ● 9+ years developing, managing, and improving design process for UX Design studios. ● 9+ years experience supporting UX design systems and UX framework design and development. ● 5+ years experience in the automotive industry delivering award winning EV automotive user experiences, supporting the launch of the NIO ES8, Rivian R1T, R1S and EDV. ● 5+ years supporting advanced AI software design and development. ● 3+ years supporting VR and Augmented Reality software design and development. ● 3+ years supporting Unreal Engine design and integration into automotive systems. ● 9+ years experience planning and executing software testing and validation. ● 9+ years working with remote, multicultural UX design and software development teams located globally in the United States, Canada, India, China, Korea, Japan, France, Germany, Israel, and the UK. ● 9+ years experience direct customer contact negotiating requirements and resolving cultural issues. ● 9+ years supporting UX localization for international product launches. ● Successful delivery of over 50 software application releases, including 3 complete mobile operating systems, 3 graphics engines, 1 drone and 4 Electric Vehicles. ● Lead Project Manager for multiple R&D projects for the design and development of experimental mobile device user interfaces used for product concept testing. ● 9+ years Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). ● 9+ years Certified Scrum Master in Agile software development environments and Agile coaching. ● Familiar with multiple design and program management tools, including JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Office365. ## Work Experience ### Sr Design Operations Producer @ 42dot Jan 2025 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States ### UX Program Manager - xWF at Google @ BayOne Solutions Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 ### Protection Surveillance Specialist @ Star Protection Agency California Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Oakland, California, United States ### Sr. Program Manager/ Manager Design Operations, Vehicle User Experience @ Rivian Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Sr Program Manager @ Talent Space, Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 ### Principal Program Manager - Experience Design @ NIO Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Principal Program Manager and Director of Operations for the NIO USA San Francisco Design Studio. • Responsible for managing the budget, resources, and schedules of multiple teams designing and prototyping next generation automotive user experiences. ### Program Manager, Aerial Software @ GoPro Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Mateo • Program Manager for the design and development of the GoPro Karma Drone controller and mobile application. • Responsible for coordination between the Product Managers, UX Designers, Visual Designers, Engineers and QA, driving feature development from concept to final implementation. ### Sr. Program Manager @ Samsung Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 • Sr. Program Manager responsible for managing the design and development of mobile and wearable products. • Wearable Program Manager directly responsible for managing the design and prototype development process for wearable product concepts. • Responsible for coordination and collaboration with production lineup design and engineering teams in Korea as we transition R&D design concepts and prototypes to shipping products. ### Engineering Program Manager @ Hewlett-Packard Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | webOS ### User Experience Project Manager @ Motorola Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Sunnyvale, CA • UX Project Manager responsible for overall implementation of design language and user experience features across the global platform and applications teams in the US, China, India and Brazil. • Lead Project Manager for development of UI framework for advanced graphics on mobile devices. • Sr. Manager of the UX Design and UI Validation Team, responsible for the testing and overall quality of the user experience on Motorola mobile devices. • Producer for multiple applications, driving product definition, design, development and testing. • Delivered more than 24 devices within two years, including Android smartphones, tablets, and watches. ### Sr. Program Manager @ Access Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 PalmSource/ACCESS Systems Americas/ACCESS Systems USA • Global UI/UX Program Manager responsible for overall design process and project management for multiple projects and design teams in the US, Japan, China, Korea, France and Israel. • Lead Program Manager for development of UI framework for advanced graphics on mobile devices. • Corporate liaison working with the product owner and design teams of our customer on a global project coordinating work and communicating requirements across teams in Israel, China, Japan, and the US. ### Vice President, IT and Security @ Embarcadero Federal Credit Union Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · Responsible for management and implementation of all information technology and security projects, including IT and physical security systems, e-commerce and associated services. · Responsible for vendor contract negotiation, project management, and implementation coordination of all new IT and security systems for new and existing locations. · Responsible for major redesign of corporate wide IT infrastructure. Managed the development and installation of the new platform within scope of budget and time. · Responsible for purchase, configuration, implementation, and maintenance for all desktop PCs, Windows servers, AIX servers, IP phone system, routers, VPN server, and firewall. · Responsible for corporate wide network and physical security, including development of security policies, deployment of monitoring systems, and continued monitoring of facility and network security. · Major projects include: Complete build of new headquarter facility including all telecom, data, and security systems, purchase and installation of new IBM P-server, selection and implementation of VPN access for remote worksites, installation and configuration of point-to-point T1 including new Cisco routers, purchase of new PCs for all workstations, upgrade to Windows XP environment, installation of digital video monitoring system, migration from send mail to Exchange Server 2000, installation of SQL server, upgrade of server to Windows Server 2003, and selection/installation of IP phone system. ### Quality Assurance Engineer / Software Testing @ Charles Schwab Jan 1995 – Jan 2001 | San Francisco Electronic Broker Technology / Quality Systems Engineering Web Trading Projects & Sustained Engineering · Lead QA Engineer for the Web Trading Sustained Engineering team. · Lead QA Engineer for Self Service web development projects, including Cashiering, Electronic Statements, Electronic Signature Account Applications, and all other online forms. · Member of Project Review Board, a panel of senior and principle engineers responsible for reviewing projects in the planning phase to identify technological and architectural issues prior to development. · Steering committee representative for standards in the implementation of Test Director and other test management tools. · Instructor / facilitator for brokerage and technical training for QA Engineers. ### MM2(SS) - Auxiliary Division @ United States Navy Jan 1990 – Jan 1995 Honor Guard, Naval Station Treasure Island, CA MM2(SS), Leading Petty Officer · Responsible for the management and training of 30 team members providing ceremonial services for military and civilian ceremonies throughout the San Francisco bay area and Northern California. U.S. Navy Submarine Development Group, Mare Island, CA 1990 – 1995 MM2(SS), Auxiliary Systems Engineering · Auxiliary systems engineer for ocean engineering projects, Submarine Development Group One. · Received Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, and Meritorious Unit Commendation for participation in ocean engineering operations aboard the USS Richard B. Russell (SSN687), Submarine Development Group One. · QA Supervisor for life support and ships control systems aboard the submarine USS Richard B. Russell (SSN687). · Shipyard QA Supervisor and Inspector for submarine safety systems for the overhaul of the USS Los Angeles (SSN688). ## Education ### BS in Information Systems University of San Francisco ### Associate of Science - AS in Administration of Justice Rio Hondo College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/davisthom --- Source: https://flows.cv/thomdavis JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/thomdavis/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05