San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Lead UX & Product Designer
I’m a Lead UX/Product Designer with a passion for creating thoughtful, research-driven digital experiences that scale. Over the past several years, I’ve led cross-product design strategy, design systems, and research programs across complex web applications serving millions of users.
My background in education and teaching continues to shape my approach — I design for clarity, empathy, and learning. Before transitioning into tech, I spent several years as a bilingual educator and writer, where I developed a deep appreciation for how people learn, connect, and adapt to change.
Currently, I’m part of the team at GoGuardian, where I lead UX and design systems for the Safety & Productivity suite — a collection of products empowering educators to create safer, more focused digital learning environments.
I’m also co-founding DreamSphere, an AI-powered dream journaling and self-reflection app exploring how technology can help people better understand their inner worlds.
Skills
Clickable Prototypes
Co-Creation Workshops
Hi-Fidelity Mock-Ups
Journey Maps
Participatory Design
Personas
Sketches
Surveys
Service Blueprints
Usability Testing
User Interviews
Wireframes
Tools
Adobe CS
Figma
HTML/CSS
Maze
Mural
Miro
Pen and Paper
Sketch
Sprig
Feedback from Colleagues and Clients
Product Manager
Jenny Thai
"Jules possesses the qualities every product manager desires...He gracefully takes abstract problems...and comes out with thoughtful recommendations grounded in evidence...His confident leadership made him a joy to work with."
Product Manager
Jenny Thai
"Jules possesses the qualities every product manager desires...He gracefully takes abstract problems...and comes out with thoughtful recommendations grounded in evidence...His confident leadership made him a joy to work with."
Product Manager
Jenny Thai
"Jules possesses the qualities every product manager desires...He gracefully takes abstract problems...and comes out with thoughtful recommendations grounded in evidence...His confident leadership made him a joy to work with."
Principal Product Designer
Roberto Torres
"Jules consistently proved himself as an invaluable member of the UX team...excelling in defining problems with clear boundaries that were easy to understand...His comprehensive research abilities often resulted in elegant solutions that significantly improved the products he worked on..."
Principal Product Designer
Roberto Torres
"Jules consistently proved himself as an invaluable member of the UX team...excelling in defining problems with clear boundaries that were easy to understand...His comprehensive research abilities often resulted in elegant solutions that significantly improved the products he worked on..."
Principal Product Designer
Roberto Torres
"Jules consistently proved himself as an invaluable member of the UX team...excelling in defining problems with clear boundaries that were easy to understand...His comprehensive research abilities often resulted in elegant solutions that significantly improved the products he worked on..."
Product Owner
Ron Thompson
“[Jules] has been great at bringing in the voice of the customer – better success than we’ve ever had. [His] designs have been fantastic.”
Product Owner
Ron Thompson
“[Jules] has been great at bringing in the voice of the customer – better success than we’ve ever had. [His] designs have been fantastic.”
Product Owner
Ron Thompson
“[Jules] has been great at bringing in the voice of the customer – better success than we’ve ever had. [His] designs have been fantastic.”
Digital Product Leader
Matt Hochman
"Jules has been instrumental...leading us to more innovative, tangible solutions that would not have been possible without him...I'd recommend anyone looking for a leader in the design field to work with Jules."
Digital Product Leader
Matt Hochman
"Jules has been instrumental...leading us to more innovative, tangible solutions that would not have been possible without him...I'd recommend anyone looking for a leader in the design field to work with Jules."
Digital Product Leader
Matt Hochman
"Jules has been instrumental...leading us to more innovative, tangible solutions that would not have been possible without him...I'd recommend anyone looking for a leader in the design field to work with Jules."
Founder and CEO
Madeline Bourgeois
"He brings attention to detail, and rigor towards organizing and facilitating Design Research that I admire greatly."
Founder and CEO
Madeline Bourgeois
"He brings attention to detail, and rigor towards organizing and facilitating Design Research that I admire greatly."
Founder and CEO
Madeline Bourgeois
"He brings attention to detail, and rigor towards organizing and facilitating Design Research that I admire greatly."
Design Director
Jess Garrido-Sul
"Jules is an extremely agile designer that brings many perspectives to projects...He works collaboratively and has notable client-facing skills...Anyone that works with him in the future would be so lucky to have him on their team."
Design Director
Jess Garrido-Sul
"Jules is an extremely agile designer that brings many perspectives to projects...He works collaboratively and has notable client-facing skills...Anyone that works with him in the future would be so lucky to have him on their team."
Design Director
Jess Garrido-Sul
"Jules is an extremely agile designer that brings many perspectives to projects...He works collaboratively and has notable client-facing skills...Anyone that works with him in the future would be so lucky to have him on their team."
Managing Director
Carrie Yury
"Jules is such a pleasure to work with! He’s responsive, accountable, thorough...[He] is extremely easy to work with, detail oriented, also very strategic."
Managing Director
Carrie Yury
"Jules is such a pleasure to work with! He’s responsive, accountable, thorough...[He] is extremely easy to work with, detail oriented, also very strategic."
Managing Director
Carrie Yury
"Jules is such a pleasure to work with! He’s responsive, accountable, thorough...[He] is extremely easy to work with, detail oriented, also very strategic."
Service Designer
Jonathan Palacio
"Jules was an incredible ally and collaborator...His breadth of knowledge and vast understanding of design helped to continue to elevate the quality of our work...Jules was excellent at interviewing research participants and quickly adapted to the challenges/constraints of our project."
Service Designer
Jonathan Palacio
"Jules was an incredible ally and collaborator...His breadth of knowledge and vast understanding of design helped to continue to elevate the quality of our work...Jules was excellent at interviewing research participants and quickly adapted to the challenges/constraints of our project."
Service Designer
Jonathan Palacio
"Jules was an incredible ally and collaborator...His breadth of knowledge and vast understanding of design helped to continue to elevate the quality of our work...Jules was excellent at interviewing research participants and quickly adapted to the challenges/constraints of our project."
Business Design Director
Laura Kogut
"Jules...has the keen ability to sense what needs to be done, then considers the best options and either formulates a recommendation and/or directly actions the best option. This makes him a...team member that adds value...through quality of work output."
Business Design Director
Laura Kogut
"Jules...has the keen ability to sense what needs to be done, then considers the best options and either formulates a recommendation and/or directly actions the best option. This makes him a...team member that adds value...through quality of work output."
Business Design Director
Laura Kogut
"Jules...has the keen ability to sense what needs to be done, then considers the best options and either formulates a recommendation and/or directly actions the best option. This makes him a...team member that adds value...through quality of work output."
Strategy and Management Consultant
Mia Eppler
"Jules was critical to the success of our project. His service design skills allowed him to create deliverables that the client valued and needed....He knows the right questions to ask, and has incredible facilitation skills, even with C-suite level clients...On a personal and professional level, Jules brought out the best in his teammates. His calm, collected presence really helped the team."
Strategy and Management Consultant
Mia Eppler
"Jules was critical to the success of our project. His service design skills allowed him to create deliverables that the client valued and needed....He knows the right questions to ask, and has incredible facilitation skills, even with C-suite level clients...On a personal and professional level, Jules brought out the best in his teammates. His calm, collected presence really helped the team."
Strategy and Management Consultant
Mia Eppler
"Jules was critical to the success of our project. His service design skills allowed him to create deliverables that the client valued and needed....He knows the right questions to ask, and has incredible facilitation skills, even with C-suite level clients...On a personal and professional level, Jules brought out the best in his teammates. His calm, collected presence really helped the team."
Design Director
Titus Parkes
"Jules was absolutely on point on this project...The most remarkable superpower he had...was finding a way to provide value without even being asked."
Design Director
Titus Parkes
"Jules was absolutely on point on this project...The most remarkable superpower he had...was finding a way to provide value without even being asked."
Design Director
Titus Parkes
"Jules was absolutely on point on this project...The most remarkable superpower he had...was finding a way to provide value without even being asked."
Project Manager
Julius Buslon
"With his co-leadership, we left that project with happy clients and a team camaraderie that you cannot buy."
Project Manager
Julius Buslon
"With his co-leadership, we left that project with happy clients and a team camaraderie that you cannot buy."
Project Manager
Julius Buslon
"With his co-leadership, we left that project with happy clients and a team camaraderie that you cannot buy."
Founder and CEO
RC Peck
"Every day I worked with Jules I had a smile on my face...He made my business life less stressful...He consistently and proactively iterated the design of the website in order to better meet the needs of our customers...Jules is that guy that you feel fortunate to have found..."
Founder and CEO
RC Peck
"Every day I worked with Jules I had a smile on my face...He made my business life less stressful...He consistently and proactively iterated the design of the website in order to better meet the needs of our customers...Jules is that guy that you feel fortunate to have found..."
Founder and CEO
RC Peck
"Every day I worked with Jules I had a smile on my face...He made my business life less stressful...He consistently and proactively iterated the design of the website in order to better meet the needs of our customers...Jules is that guy that you feel fortunate to have found..."