Principal Product Designer shaping complex products into simple experiences

Design leader with 20+ years of experience across AI-powered products, enterprise SaaS, mobile, web, and connected devices. I turn complex workflows into intuitive, scalable experiences and lead design from product strategy through launch.

Experience

Mindworks — AI-powered enterprise SaaS for procurement and ERP workflows
Principal Product Designer
May 2025–Jul 2026 • San Francisco, CA

  • Shaped UX and product strategy for AI-powered enterprise procurement products.
  • Led and mentored designers across complex initiatives, raising product quality and consistency.
  • Designed scalable workflows across procurement, invoice processing, permissions, search, dashboards, and AI-assisted experiences.
  • Partnered with Product, Engineering, and leadership from discovery through launch, helping define where AI could meaningfully simplify enterprise workflows.

Kettle — Digital product, design & technology agency, part of the Code and Theory Network Lead Product Designer

Nov 2023–Apr 2025  • San Francisco, CA

  • Led end-to-end product design across complex digital product initiatives.
  • Translated business and technical requirements into clear product direction, flows, and scalable experiences.
  • Influenced product strategy through research, prototyping, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional collaboration.

Y Media Labs — Global digital product & innovation agency, joined the Code and Theory Network in 2023
Lead Product Designer

May 2020–Oct 2023  • San Francisco, CA

  • Led end-to-end product design for enterprise clients across fintech, telecom, automotive, retail, and more.
  • Turned complex business and technical requirements into intuitive mobile and web experiences.
  • Led workshops and discovery to align business goals with customer needs.
  • Built scalable UX/UI patterns and design systems across products and platforms.
  • Partnered with product, engineering, research, and client leadership while mentoring designers.

Awair — IoT startup for smart indoor air-quality products Principal Product Designer

Aug 2017–Apr 2020  • San Francisco, CA

  • Led product design for connected IoT products and companion digital experiences.
  • Simplified complex environmental data, onboarding, and core workflows into intuitive customer experiences.
  • Partnered with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to evolve the product experience across mobile and connected devices.

UC Berkeley
UI/UX Instructor • San Francisco, CA
Jan 2019–Present

Additional Experience

Kindred (2016–17) • River Studios (2016) • Albertson Design (2015–16) • San Francisco, CA 

ASAWARErbil Lifestyle • msvision Founder (2010–16) • Erbil, Kurdistan

G.E.G. Reklam — Advertising agency • Lead Designer (2005–10) • Erbil, Kurdistan

Education

Academy of Art University — MFA, Graphic Design • 2016 • San Francisco, CA


University of Salahaddin — BFA, Fine Arts • 2008 • Erbil, Kurdistan


Institute of Fine Arts — Diploma, Painting • 2004 • Erbil, Kurdistan

Expertise

AI Products
Enterprise SaaS
Design Leadership
Product Strategy
Complex Workflows
UI/UX Design
Design Systems
Interaction Design
User Research
Prototyping
Mobile & Web
Visual Design
Motion Design
Brand Design

Tools & Platforms

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Figma
Framer
Webflow
CMS & No-Code Platforms
Adobe Creative Cloud
HTML/CSS

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