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Andrew Liebchen

San Francisco, CA, US

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    Work experience

    1. February 2023 – present

      Liebchen Worldwide

      Freelance Product Designer
      Helping early stage startups (šŸ”„ Watch Duty, šŸ¤– Miri AI) conceive, design, and build 0-to-1 products. Special focus on generative AI, business, and medical domains. Some client impact so far... šŸ”„ Delivered initial core experiences for Watch Duty's community wildfire tracking app. Now supporting it's 3rd wildfire season, the app has helped residents and firefighters alike real-time information about fires affecting their lives and homes. šŸ¤– Designed and developed Miri AI's MVP coaching app that helps wellness coaches scale their methodology and personal approach to growing client bases.
    2. January 2021 – November 2022

      Meta

      Senior Product Designer
      As lead designer of the Meta Quest mobile app, I supported an XFN product team of 10+ engineers and collaborated with designers from across Reality Labs to build "a bridge to the metaverse" in your pocket. Millions of people use the app every month and it brings in a significant portion of Quest's total revenue.
    3. January 2020 – January 2021

      Meta

      Senior Product Designer
      Designed social experiences for VR. Highlights include bringing FB Messenger to VR in the Oculus Quest and inventing ways to immediately join your friends in the metaverse.
    4. September 2016 – January 2020

      Meta

      Product Designer
      Designed and built HR and data products for tens of thousands of Facebook employees worldwide.
    5. February 2016 – June 2016

      Persista

      Founding Product Designer
      Collaborated with Persista's founder and engineering team to design and build a new, zero-to-one federated search product for your email, chats, and documents.
    6. January 2014 – November 2015

      OpenGov Inc.

      Lead Designer
      Designed and developed products that change the way governments understand, explore, and plan their public finances.
    7. November 2012 – December 2013

      Financial Diligence Networks

      Lead Designer
      Created unique user experiences within a social networking and information exchange platform for the finance industry. Responsible for all front-end design and coding in a fast-paced, agile, startup environment.
    8. May 2010 – November 2012

      GroupVisual.io

      Senior Visual Designer
      Collaborated closely with business analysts, engineers, product managers, clients, and stakeholders to define the user experience and visual design for business information visualizations, B2C and B2B interfaces, and marketing websites.
    9. September 2009 – February 2012

      Deelux

      Co-owner & Creative Director
      Focused on thoughtful graphic and web design for a range of clients, including artists, non-profits, and small businesses.
    10. September 2006 – June 2009

      Rhode Island School of Design

      Teaching Assistant
      With the lead studio critic, lead first-year architecture students through crucial design exercises that formed the foundation for their architectural education.
    11. January 2009 – February 2009

      Friedrich St. Florian, Architect

      Architectural Intern
      Collaborated within a diverse team of architects and students to produce designs and drawings for an international architectural competition entry.
    12. September 2005 – August 2006

      Capital Repertory Theatre

      Properties Master
      Balanced artistic and budgetary concerns while creating theatrical properties for a small, busy LORT theatre. Managed a small production shop, oversaw interns, and maintained a properties storage facility.
    13. May 2005 – September 2005

      Barrington Stage Company

      Assistant Technical Director
      Produced technical drawing and designs for a busy, professional summer-stock season of musicals and plays.

    Education

    1. Present

      Rhode Island School of Design

      Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture
    2. Present

      University of North Carolina at Greensboro

      Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology