Nate Bauer · Lead Product Designer
Enterprise scale.
Agile design.
15 years of product design — leading $40M agile teams and design systems across distributed product orgs.
Open to lead and principal product design roles — based in Seattle, available remote
Non-Profit Founder
50+ free design education events — lectures, studio tours, and community workshops
Design Mentor
400+ students supported via Discord and ADPList — 100+ 1:1 mentorship sessions
Event Speaker
Speaker and host at design conferences — sharing perspectives on UX and agile product design
Selected work
All case studies →
01When complexity hurts people
Redesigning recovery
Leading a $40 million initiative enabling hospitals to more effectively communicate with insurance companies and speed up claim processing.
02Enterprise design infrastructure
Designing systems at scale
Leading the creation of a healthcare-focused design system that unified internal tools, improved consistency, and accelerated delivery across K-T's product ecosystem.
03Daily Noodle
Rethinking mental wellbeing and growth with AI
A self-initiated AI product: daily journaling teaches an AI a person's emotional and behavioral patterns, then reflects them back with suggestions to support mental growth. Designed end to end — and built with AI.
Videos
All videos →Live portfolio reviews and short takes on design, careers, and craft from the Design Shaped YouTube Channel. Click any video to play it here. Watch on YouTube
Writing
All writing →AI Will Revolutionize Accessibility
AI will transform accessibility by making everyday digital products automatically usable for people with impairments.
How UX Fits in an Agile Framework
How embracing Agile lets UX teams deliver value early through incremental, test-driven iterations.
Why Build Design Systems?
How design systems manage complexity, improve consistency, and enable faster work as teams scale.
An Introduction To Slicing
Breaking down UX work into incremental, stakeholder-aligned "slices" that map cleanly to Agile sprints.
