# Zeeshan Syed > Design Leader at Google Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/zeeshan Insight driven and customer obsessed, with more than a decade of experience and success in designing intelligent & meaningful experiences. I work with people to understand and translate their aspirations into design strategies and experiences. Currently leading Oracle’s nextgen database UX team. 15+ Years Industry Experience. Worked as a Senior UX Designer on projects for companies like Microsoft, Credit Swiss, Catalina, FannieMae, Group Health, Soasta, Boeing, Best buy, Micron, HP and many more. Specialties: User-centered design, information architecture, interaction design, wireframes, user flows, team management, project management ## Work Experience ### Senior Staff UX Design Lead @ Google Jan 2022 – Present | Greater Seattle Area Google Cloud - Transact platform ### Staff UX Design Lead @ Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States Google Cloud Platform Marketplace ### Director Of User Experience @ Oracle Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Greater Seattle Area Leading the the Oracle Database cloud UX team, Designing experiences for Oracle Gen2 Cloud: Autonomous Database, Exadata Cloud Service and Exadata Cloud at Customer. Developing strategic vision and execution of business critical features collaborating with core engineering, product, and other internal/external teams. ### Senior Principal User Experience Designer @ Oracle Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Seattle Area Leading the the Oracle Database cloud UX team, Designing experiences for Oracle Gen2 Cloud: Autonomous Database, Exadata Cloud Service and Exadata Cloud at Customer ### Principal User Experience Designer @ Oracle Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area Design and lead key projects for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure console experiences including compute provisioning and management, database management, security and IAM, networking, market place, service health dashboard and many more ### Senior Lead User Experience Designer @ Wire Stone – Part of Accenture Interactive Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area Worked on various projects e.g. Hololens, Microsoft Educators Network, Microsoft community, Virtual agent, Visual Studio, MSDN, Boeing, Saosta, HP, Catalina & Lambweston. [wire] stone is an integrated agency building solutions at the intersection of technology and human behavior. Our strategists, creatives, developers and data analysts are passionate about connecting people to brands through original content and integrated experiences, with measurable results. We weave compelling stories using digital, mobile and physical mediums, inside a culture that celebrates beautiful work, intelligence and good people. ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2008 – Jan 2013 | Redmond Microsoft (Developer Experience): Responsible for the user interface, visual design and usability of Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and Microsoft Visual Studio help. Applied strategic design thinking to deliver innovative end-to-end user experiences that optimize among user needs and business goals across web & mobile platforms. Developed responsive detailed wireframes, prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas. Mentored UX designers, reviewed design and provided critique. WAGmob: Designed user experience for the WAGMOB iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows learning applications. Elements of designs I created have been implemented in 300+ mobile applications. 1 million+ customers are using these applications. Company is now acquired by Edcast. ### Senior Web Designer @ ModelMinded Software LLC Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 | Greater Seattle Area Designed and prototyped interactive application flows and components for the CMS. Delivered wireframes, visual design assets & HTML based on the requirements. ### Web Designer @ Netupdate Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 | Greater Seattle Area Designed loan origination application that helped to increase efficiency and productivity. Designed and created interactive prototypes using HTML and ASP Created the UI Style Guide for NetUPDATE applications. Re-designed the UI for the LoanUPDATE product and its integration with Several applications ### Web Designer @ Microsoft Learning @ Saltmine Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 ### Web Designer @ Credit Suisse Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 | Winterthur, Switzerland ## Education ### HCDE in Human-Centered Design University of Washington Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 ### Design leadership Cooper Professional Education Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 ### Interaction Design Cooper Professional Education Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 ### PMP Tranining Course in Project Management Glocal Institute Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 ### Fundamentals of Filmmaking in Hands On Filmmaking Seattle Film Institute Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 ### Bachelors in Computer Science Punjab University of Computer Sciences Jan 1994 – Jan 1997 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zsyed - Portfolio: https://500px.com/zeeuxd - Portfolio: https://zsyed.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/zeeshan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zeeshan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30