David Hawkins

Product design leader specializing in Human Factors, AI integration, and scalable UX

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Law Firm AI Ecosystem

November 19, 2025

Atomic Design System

November 19, 2025

Blueprint Design System

November 27, 2022

Form Redesign

January 10, 2022

iOS eCommerce

January 10, 2022

Eye Tracking

January 10, 2022
Design LeadershipUX
December 1, 2025

Design as a Multiplier: How UX Drives Technical Velocity Across Engineering and Product

When Design is integrated deeply into the product lifecycle, it stops being a decorative layer and becomes a force multiplier. Good UX isn't just about how a product looks; it’s…
UX
September 1, 2025

Five Ways I’ve Accelerated My Design Process with AI

As designers, we often hear that AI is here to replace us. I take a different view: AI is here to remove the friction between the idea in my head…
Design Leadership
August 5, 2025

Becoming a Feature Owner: Lessons From Leading High-Visibility Initiatives

As a Director of Product Design, I am admittedly biased, but I believe high-visibility initiatives start with Product and Design. While engineering or sales might trigger strategic moves, the product…
Design Leadership
July 1, 2025

Design Leadership for Startups: Building Trust, Clarity, and Velocity in Lean Teams

Operating as a design team of one is the ultimate test of a design leader. You're granted the creative freedom to establish patterns and interaction standards as you see the…

About Me

My foundation in Human Factors and Applied Cognition provided the rigorous research methods to understand how people actually think and behave. Over the last decade, I’ve lead end-to-end product design, architected robust design systems, and driven UX strategy.

Certifications

Work Experience

2023 - 2025

Director of Product Design - Precedent

2020 - 2023

Senior UI/UX Designer - insightsoftware

2019 - 2020

UX Research & Designer - Booz Allen Hamilton

2017 - 2019

UX Designer - Marketade

2015 - 2017

Senior Digital Designer - GEICO

2013 - 2015

UX Researcher - Fors Marsh Group

2011 - 2013

MA Human Factors and Applied Cognition - George Mason University