Dave Keller

Director of Product · promoted from Senior Product Designer (Apr 2024)

Leading product strategy and design for the core platform and a suite of data-science workflow apps at the frontier of AI and quantum/HPC computing — helping Fortune 500 science teams run complex compute jobs and analyze results.

• Promoted to Director of Product in 6 months — owning the roadmap, design strategy, and cross-functional execution
• Embedded design lead partnering with engineering, leadership, and the science team to research, prototype, and ship
• Led design across the Strangeworks Portal, an AI-assisted workflow app for HPC/quantum data-science, and dozens of client apps for optimization problems like scheduling and routing

Senior Product UX/UI Designer

Led design across multiple product teams at this Series B SaaS platform for sales commission tracking and analysis.

• Shipped platform features monthly — from comp modeling and onboarding flows to sandbox environments and payout workflows
• Designed and launched the Compensation Hub — a top-of-funnel commission library and modeling tool that drove $1.5M+ in new pipeline in a year
• Co-created and rolled out the Shape Up process across 4 product and engineering teams, improving planning clarity and shipping cadence

Product UX/UI Design Lead · Front-End Developer

Built this B2B device auction platform from idea to launch in a year — grossing $3M+ in the first beta month and $33M+ in year one.

• Architected, designed, and developed the full product from whiteboard to production launch
• Built the front-end in React + Tailwind CSS, and designed the branding, marketing site, and go-to-market materials

Product UX/UI Design Lead · Front-End Developer

Built this niche travel listings platform from idea to 8K subscribers (4K+ paid) in under a year on a 3-person team.

• Designed and built the full platform — consumer, owner, and admin apps — in Elixir, React/Next.js, and a custom Tailwind CSS framework
• Shipped responsive front-ends across all three product surfaces and drove the agile process with bi-weekly stakeholder demos

Product UX/UI Design Lead

Led design for Rodio — a workforce communication platform for retail. Partnered with a Fortune-100 (Kronos) and signed MarketSource (Target/Best Buy), reaching millions of daily interactions.

• Led a team of 20 to build Rodio (web, iOS and Android) from early ideas through 20K+ paid users
• Designed and pitched a demo that solidified partnership contracts with Kronos and Form.com, and ultimately led to acquisition

Co-Founder · Product UX/UI Design Lead

Co-founded and led design for this conditional messaging app (iOS and Android) — raised $3M from angel investors including Katy Perry and Warner Bros., and landed marketing partnerships with Ellen and Warner Bros.

• Led a cross-platform product team of 10 from concept through launch — growing to 20K+ users
• Crafted pitch decks that helped raise $3M from angel investors, including celebrities and Warner Bros.

Co-Founder · Product Designer · Front-End Developer

Co-founded and grew this agency to 20 employees across 30+ projects — including a #1 Paid iPhone App and work for Ellen, Need for Speed, Dreamworks, and The Economist.

• Pitched, designed, and shipped apps for 30+ clients — including a photo editor for A Beautiful Mess that hit #1 Paid in the iTunes Store and held top-100 for over a year
• Designed concepts and prototypes for Ellen, Need for Speed, Dreamworks, The Economist, and many early-stage startups