# Zachary Louden > Product Designer @ Independent Consultant | UX/Product Design Lead Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/zacharylouden Product designer who ships tooling. I design complex SaaS UX and also build the software that supports it—especially Figma and Sketch plugins developed with Claude Code. My background is 20 years in enterprise and data-heavy systems (Google, FedEx, MasterCard, Pfizer, Cisco, and public-sector programs). Lately I’ve been focused on design-system automation: auditing, enforcing standards, assisting remediation, and improving component/variable workflows—turning “tribal knowledge” into repeatable tools. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Independent Consultant Jan 2008 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Clients: Google, Apple, Nutanix, Marketo, FedEx, Sysdig, Cascade, TerraTrue Designed complex data-driven SaaS, developer tools, and enterprise workflows Built dashboards, data viz, rule engines, and interaction patterns for technical users Created scalable design systems (icons, components, visual language) Partnered with engineering + PM to ship clear, feasible, high-quality implementations Built Figma + Sketch plugins with Claude Code to automate design-system QA and remediation at scale Delivered component replacement + variable/token workflows; improved performance/accessibility (state, virtualization, edge cases) ### User Experience Designer @ Apple Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 UX Designer working on the Bridge team website and component library. Also made custom Sketch plugins using Claude Code. Contract with Pinnacle Technologies. ### Product Design Lead @ Postman Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States • Led design for Ecosystem (integrations, partners, API workflows) • Improved discoverability, onboarding, and cross-team alignment • Introduced structured processes for high-volume iterative shipping ### Senior Product Designer @ HashiCorp Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States • Led UX for the Structure Design System supporting Terraform • Led UX Design for the Pipelines Team • Built reusable components, tokens, and patterns • Improved cross-product consistency and engineering velocity ### Senior Product Designer @ StreamSets Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led top-down redesign of the full StreamSets Platform • Conducted research and testing to simplify data engineering workflows • Built the first StreamSets design system including 300+ custom icons and modular components ### UX Designer @ Nuna Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, CA • Designed tools for managing and validating Medicaid data for 74M beneficiaries • Built prototypes used by CMS for stakeholder alignment • Partnered with engineers on data flows and implementation details ### Senior User Experience Architect @ DXC Technology Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Global • Designed big-data and analytics systems for MasterCard, Pfizer, Zurich, and Singapore government • Created UX frameworks for multi-team enterprise environments ### UX / Product Designer (Consultant) @ SpaceTime Insight Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area Took ownership of design for a complex web based application for a major international logistics company. Created new applications for planning, tracking and maintaining flights, trucks and freight worldwide. Worked with Business Analysts, Project Managers, Solutions Architects and Developers to ensure implementation. ### UX / Visual Designer (Contract) @ Cisco Systems Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Jose, CA The Cisco Prime Security Manager started out as an ancient ­looking desktop application. It was redesigned as a web­ based SaaS application with a contemporary look and feel. The interactions for that project were so complex that a phone version was absolutely impossible. I created a version that easily translated to tablet, which they didn't believe was possible at the time. I also redesigned the UI for the IronPort email security application. A remote designer had worked on that interface for two years and it was a total mess. I redesigned the interface in two weeks, to great reception. ### User Experience Designer @ RiseSmart.com Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Jose, California Designed SaaS products from concept to implementation. Created wireframes and product architecture in conjunction with product managers. Learned to work well with engineers to understand development limitations and always design with implementation in mind. ### UX Designer (Consultant) @ Marketo Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Mateo, California Designed icons, UI elements and page layout for the Marketo platform, a community with 40,000+ users worldwide. ### User Experience Designer @ Adchemy (Acquired by WalMart Labs) Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | San Mateo, CA Designed User Interface for a Flex based SAAS application. Charged with a complete re-design of application interface including color scheme, module design and workflow with adherence to UX best practices. Developed transition sequences, Preloaders and animated elements using Adobe Flash, AS3 and Flash Catalyst. Created interactive prototypes for presentations to potential clients using Axure, Fireworks and Illustrator. Worked with engineering team to insure proper implementation of designs. Updated and maintained Style Guide for all interface components. ## Education ### BFA in Fine Art, Graphic/Web Design Columbus College of Art & Design ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zacharylouden - Portfolio: http://zlouden.com/ - Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/zlouden --- Source: https://flows.cv/zacharylouden JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zacharylouden/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13