Hello! I'm Philip
Product Designer
Chicago, IL
8+ years exp.
systems thinker
venture builder
visual & motion designer
I have helped platforms scale to millions of users through research-backed, human-centered design. Currently designing @Tahzoo
Case Studies
Blog
Previous Experience
Design AI
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Lead Product Designer
May 2024
Established initial design system and core user experience for a novel 2D-to-3D AI conversion platform, launched with first design partner. Architected key VisionOS interaction patterns for room scanning and object recognition, enabling intuitive 3D model creation.
Liquidity Services
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Graduate Intern Designer
July 2023
Designed and validated a new ecommerce platform for nonprofit vehicle donations, uncovering $410M market opportunity. Conducted 50+ stakeholder interviews and analyzed data from 1M+ nonprofits using Python to inform product strategy and ux decisions.
PiCortex
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Lead UI/UX Designer
Jun 2020
Led design strategy and built a 100+ component design system that cut development time by 50%+. Launched 5 validated MVPs by introducing Design Thinking as core process and scaled product from 5 to 200+ enterprise customers.
Sellio
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Founding Designer
Feb 2016
As founding designer, shaped product vision through research with 140+ small businesses, leading to a chatbot-driven solution. Designed and launched user onboarding that scaled to 5,000+ businesses and drove $500K+ revenue through data-informed UX improvements.
Design AI
May 2024
Established initial design system and core user experience for a novel 2D-to-3D AI conversion platform, launched with first design partner. Architected key VisionOS interaction patterns for room scanning and object recognition, enabling intuitive 3D model creation.
Liquidity Services
July 2023
Designed and validated a new ecommerce platform for nonprofit vehicle donations, uncovering $410M market opportunity. Conducted 50+ stakeholder interviews and analyzed data from 1M+ nonprofits using Python to inform product strategy and ux decisions.
PiCortex
Jun 2020
Led design strategy and built a 100+ component design system that cut development time by 50%+. Launched 5 validated MVPs by introducing Design Thinking as core process and scaled product from 5 to 200+ enterprise customers.
Sellio
Feb 2016
As founding designer, shaped product vision through research with 140+ small businesses, leading to a chatbot-driven solution. Designed and launched user onboarding that scaled to 5,000+ businesses and drove $500K+ revenue through data-informed UX improvements.
Design AI
•
Lead Product Designer
May 2024
Established initial design system and core user experience for a novel 2D-to-3D AI conversion platform, launched with first design partner. Architected key VisionOS interaction patterns for room scanning and object recognition, enabling intuitive 3D model creation.
Liquidity Services
•
Graduate Intern Designer
July 2023
Designed and validated a new ecommerce platform for nonprofit vehicle donations, uncovering $410M market opportunity. Conducted 50+ stakeholder interviews and analyzed data from 1M+ nonprofits using Python to inform product strategy and ux decisions.
PiCortex
•
Lead UI/UX Designer
Jun 2020
Led design strategy and built a 100+ component design system that cut development time by 50%+. Launched 5 validated MVPs by introducing Design Thinking as core process and scaled product from 5 to 200+ enterprise customers.
Sellio
•
Founding Designer
Feb 2016
As founding designer, shaped product vision through research with 140+ small businesses, leading to a chatbot-driven solution. Designed and launched user onboarding that scaled to 5,000+ businesses and drove $500K+ revenue through data-informed UX improvements.
Got questions?
I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative and exciting projects!
rugambaphilip@gmail.com
Got questions?
I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative and exciting projects!
rugambaphilip@gmail.com
Got questions?
I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative and exciting projects!
rugambaphilip@gmail.com