Charles Klein, Product & UX Design Leader • About

Craft beautiful experiences

I have worked for places like Capital One, Tact.ai, Kosmix (acquired by Walmart), YesVideo, Apple, and Humboldt State University, where some of my designs have won awards; and have freelanced for ONI, Techstyle, Clique Media, Milliways Ventures, Rocketship.vc, and Target (DermStore), among others.

I have built apps that were featured by The New York Times, Editorial Picks on the Apple App Store, and featured in Pocket Sommelier on the App Store in the US, UK, France, Germany & more.

Once I was interviewed by AdBusters Magazine to explain the hot, new social network … Twitter.

Outside of work you'll most likely find me at a park with my husband, my 1-year old son, and our dog Susan; over-ordering at some new (to me) restaurant; taking in the sounds of the city with a glass of wine on the rooftop; or, my favorite, exploring the greatest immersive user experience in the world: Walt Disney's Original Disneyland.

Work Experience

2022 – Present	Capital One	Product Design Manager, Commercial Bank	New York, NY
2010 – 2022	Charles Klein	Freelance Design Consultation & Strategy	Anywhere
Clients: ONI (Oxford NanoImaging), Techstyle Fashion Group (supporting JFBrands: JustFab, ShoeDazzle, FabKids), Clique Media (WhoWhatWear), Rocketship.vc, Target/Dermstore, Milliways Ventures, Kosmix/WalmartLabs, Consultative Group on Biodiversity (now the Biodiversity Funders Group), Humboldt State University, Positork Distributing, PFI Bearings, Dr. Sophia Yin
2014 – 2022	Tact.ai	2021 → Sr Product Design Architect & Head of Brand Design	Anywhere
		2019 → Product Design Architect
		2018 → Head of Product Design
		2014 → Senior Product Designer
2013 – 2014	YesVideo	Director of Product Design	Santa Clara, CA
2011 – 2013	WalmartLabs (and formerly Kosmix)	Lead UX Designer	San Bruno, CA
2010 – 2017	Memorable Apps	Co-Creator/Co-Founder	San Francisco, CA
2009 – 2011	Peters Kimmerly Design Associates	Principal Web Designer	Anywhere
2005 – 2007	Apple	Worldwide Marketing Campus Rep	Arcata, CA
2003 – 2010	Humboldt State University	2007 → Lead Designer & University Web Manager	Arcata, CA
		2004 → Web Designer
		2003 → Student Assistant Web Designer

Skills & Tools

Product Design (UI, UX, Visual)
Team Leadership & Creative Direction
User-Testing
Video Editing & UI animation
Branding & Design Systems
Mobile-First Design
Interactive Prototyping
Project Management
Front-end Web Dev
Enterprise SaaS
eCommerce
Client Services

Tools: Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Apple Keynote, AfterEffects, Final Cut Pro, Principal, Zeplin, Pixate, InVision, Asana, Trello, Pivotal, Xcode, Git

Personal Interests

Doing pretty much anything with my 1-year old son, Ezra
Cooking & Baking, I'm all about the process, so give me a recipe and let me go
LEGO — I recently rekindled my love for these blocks, my collection has over 11,000 pieces and I fear I'm just starting
Traveling, I've been to Tuscany (Florence, Lucca, Milan), Berlin, Paris, Bangkok, Bangalore, Phuket, Kauai, and all across the contiguous US
I'm a huge fan of Disneyland, there's nothing quite like it for nostalgia and just immersive perfection
The Arts — Broadway, theatre, symphony, museums, opera... I love it all

Awards & Recognition

Apple App Store Editor's Pick for Memorable Wines app across US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark & more
Apple App Store Pocket Sommelier feature for Memorable Wines app
Apple App Store Editor's Pick for Memorable Meals app
The New York Times feature of Memorable Wines app for GadgetWise
CASE Division VII Circle of Excellence Award for Web Sites, Silver for the Meet Humboldt website
eduStyle Higher-Ed Web Award for Best Research Site, Sustainability in Mind website
eduStyle Higher-Ed Web Award for Best Use of Photography, Sustainability in Mind website