Kieran Nageotte

Designer with over 6 years experience, previously in industrial design. Now leveraging design thinking, user research, and collaboration skills in UX Design. Excellent at building interactive prototypes, design systems, visual design, and rigorous user research.

Master's in Human-Computer Interaction and Design, University of Washington, 2023.

Company: LightArt (2017–2023)

Title: Design Engineer II (Industrial Designer)

• Led the design of the award-winning Coil series of 3D printed, recycled light fixtures, adapting to new tools like Grasshopper and Python. Implemented design, engineering, and manufacturing over this multi-year project.
  • Awards (2020 or 2021): Gray Awards, Interior Design HiP, Architizer A+Products, Metropolis Planet Positive,NeoCon Metropolis Likes, Best of NeoCon (Sustainability), NYCxDesign Greater Good (finalist).
• Conducted internal user research to redesign Slim series fixtures for aesthetics and ease of assembly, conducting studies with manufacturing workers. Reduced electrical wiring time 20–40%, and boosted sales by ~30%.
• Spearheaded design of numerous high-stakes custom projects, ideating and executing novel designs for enterprise clients. 
• Led design of performance light core variant. Took a user-driven approach by interviewing factory workers and addressing their needs without compromising launch deadlines or exceeding budget. Changes I enacted received accolades from manufacturing teams for streamlining production.
• Defined comprehensive design specifications for external vendors and internal manufacturing teams, illustrating with explanatory visuals to ensure clarity for diverse audiences, including those not fluent in English.
• Worked closely with engineering, sales, and project management to ensure client satisfaction under tight deadlines.

Company: Sparksy Design

Title: UI Designer (Contract)

• Delivered UI prototypes for sensory deprivation tanks, improving information hierarchy and visual design.
• Mastered tools such as Framer.js and Adobe XD to meet client needs.

Company: Ciye

Title: Design Intern

• Worked with a wearable tech startup to design a waterproof enclosure and optical display for an athletic product. 
• Used 3D printing for optical and electronics prototyping.
• Consulted with principals in creating concept sketches, look development, and final 3D renders of the product concept for presentation to investors.

Master's in Human-Computer Interaction and Design, University of Washington, 2023

Led design workshops, ideation sprints, based on applicable frameworks, and led teams to structured convergence based on strong research-backed rationale.

Conducted rigorous user research and analysis, deriving actionable insights which I incorporated into design processes.

Applied industrial design skills to a digital context.

Selected Projects:

1. Capstone project advised by Google. Led UX of core features. Created low- and high-fidelity mobile prototypes. See more: kierannageotte.com/flipside
2. Service design project with youth in foster care. Rigorous generative research. Designed services for complex systems. See more: kierannageotte.com/kept

Bachelor's (BDes) in Industrial Design, University of Washington, 2017

• Enhanced skills in design thinking, visual design, ideation, user-centered design
• Carried out user research, and used insights to inform design direction with strong rationale
• Learned rapid visualization and prototyping skills, including explanatory sketching and storyboarding
• Specific skills in visual design including typography, hierarchy, layout, information architecture, data visualization, color theory