Timothy VanderMey
Product Design, Strategy, and Research
Seattle,WA
Summary
Principal UX Designer & Product Design Leader with 15+ years transforming complex workflows into elegant, intuitive user experiences for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups. Expert in user-centered design, rapid prototyping, scalable design systems, and cross-functional leadership. Proven track record of driving customer satisfaction and delivering end-to-end product solutions powered by data and AI.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Product Design
PlanYear
04.2022 - Current
- Lead end-to-end product design and core product management for a multi-persona SaaS platform, aligning globally distributed teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Support.
- Transformed scattered customer service data into actionable feature priorities and detailed requirements, driving a 50% increase in CSAT within just four months.
- Established lightweight, scalable design and product development mechanisms, improving cross-team communication and delivery speed for a fully remote organization.
- Rapidly prototype new features using V0, Figma, and Claude, enabling quick validation and reducing engineering rework.
- Built and maintain a unified Figma design component library for consistency and efficiency.
- Conduct direct user research and usability testing, leveraging insights to inform intuitive workflows.
- Mentor junior PMs and designers, fostering AI tool adoption for faster, higher-quality design deliverables.
Principal Product Designer
Lumity
08.2015 - 04.2022
- Pioneered a multi-persona SaaS system, recognized by industry peers and contributing to the company's acquisition.
- Developed a scalable UX framework still in use as 'Thematic Investing' at Charles Schwab.
- Mentored product managers and designers, instilling a culture of data-driven design and user-centered thinking.
Director of User Experience
Motif Investing
04.2010 - 02.2015
- Managed the UX team and design operations for an innovative investment platform voted 'World's Most Innovative Company in Personal Finance' by Fast Company.
- Created a durable UX framework that helped drive successful acquisition.
- Oversaw end-to-end product timelines, research, design, development, and testing.
Senior Consultant
Blink Interactive
07.2007 - 08.2008
- Provided UX strategy and design for major clients including Microsoft Advertising - conducted user research in global markets, driving a new IA and content strategy that prioritized customer tasks over internal product silos.
Senior User Interface Designer
Zillow.com
07.2005 - 07.2007
- One of two designers who launched Zillow.com, defining its interaction model and brand strategy.
- Co-author on key interaction and technology patents.
Senior User Interface Designer
Amazon.com
07.2001 - 09.2004
- Designed high-profile features like Reviews, Wish List, Registries, and Customer Images for over 45 million customers.
- Led a major Wish List redesign that doubled usage and sales.
- Improved site-wide UX consistency through cross-team collaboration.
Skills
- Design Leadership
- End-to-end UX design
- Information architecture
- Interaction design
- User research
- Figma
- V0
- Claude
- Data-driven design decisions
- Feature prioritization
- Rapid prototyping
- Design system development
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Mentoring
- Executive communication
- Stakeholder alignment
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director of Product Design
PlanYear
04.2022 - Current
Principal Product Designer
Lumity
08.2015 - 04.2022
Director of User Experience
Motif Investing
04.2010 - 02.2015
Senior Consultant
Blink Interactive
07.2007 - 08.2008
Senior User Interface Designer
Zillow.com
07.2005 - 07.2007
Senior User Interface Designer
Amazon.com
07.2001 - 09.2004
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