I am a product designer, software developer, user experience designer, and visual designer with more than 30 years of experience. I combine technical and creative ability with strategic vision, and possess the ability to lead both creative and technical teams, as well as deliver high quality work as an individual contributor in both the design and engineering realms. I have been involved in the artificial intelligence space for the last decade, and I am interested in how this rapidly advancing technology can be used by creatives to enhance rather than replace their work.

Jeff Fohl

I am a product designer, software developer, user experience designer, and visual designer with more than 30 years of experience. I combine technical and creative ability with strategic vision, and possess the ability to lead both creative and technical teams, as well as deliver high quality work as an individual contributor in both the design and engineering realms. I have been involved in the artificial intelligence space for the last decade, and I am interested in how this rapidly advancing technology can be used by creatives to enhance rather than replace their work.

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I am a product designer, software developer, user experience designer, and visual designer with more than 30 years of experience. I combine technical and creative ability with strategic vision, and possess the ability to lead both creative and technical teams, as well as deliver high quality work as an individual contributor in both the design and engineering realms. I have been involved in the artificial intelligence space for the last decade, and I am interested in how this rapidly advancing technology can be used by creatives to enhance rather than replace their work.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Manager, User Experience Engineering and Design at H2O.ai
January 1, 2022 - Present
Managed teams developing multiple products ranging from H2O AI Cloud, Document AI, Feature Store, H2O.ai marketing website, and others. Managed teams spanning many time zones, skill sets, and projects to establish principles of engineering and design excellence. Led development of component libraries for internal development to reduce redundancy, and speed UI development across projects. Led development of internal design system to create coherent, usable interface designs across multiple products. Mentored UI Engineers and Designers to develop a collaborative approach to designing and developing software products. Worked with Product and Engineering teams to develop pathways for ideating and defining product visions, defined by clearly designed artifacts that can be easily understood by all stakeholders, from Sales, to Product, to Design, to Engineering. Increased collaboration and communication across all product stakeholder teams. Contributed code and design to many projects and pro
UI Engineer / UX Designer at H2O.ai
January 1, 2022 - Present
Led a team of UI Engineers developing and refining the user interface of the H2O AI Cloud platform. Developed multiple AI-powered auditing applications for PwC. Lead UI Engineer and Designer for Journals.ai, GL.ai, Fit.ai, Controller.ai, Cash.ai, and Audit.ai. Designed and built interactive data visualizations for PwC products. Designed and built interactive labeling applications for labeling large data sets for supervised learning models.
Creative Director at GTxcel
December 31, 2013 - July 10, 2025
First employee. Helped to build the company from the ground up to a head count of over 100. Technical, creative, and team lead of Rivista product. Rivista allowed magazine publishers to create a single website that will work beautifully on any device, from a mobile phone to a desktop computer, through the use of responsive design techniques. Oversaw the design of over 50 custom websites, as well as standardized themes used in the implementation of over 200 magazine websites, managed by our own content management system product. Key contributor on the development team for Rivista. Earned PHP 5 Zend Certified Engineer certification. Drafted technical specifications, product road maps, and quality assurance regimes for Rivista. Supervised and implemented online advertising creative campaigns. Designed and developed all company branding, website, and printed promotional materials. Participated in business development, investor relations, marketing, and sales.
Principal at fohldesign
December 31, 2013 - July 10, 2025
Contract design and illustration. Clients included Rainfinity, Envive, Taos Mountain, Mondo Media, Meyer Cookware, Intuit, Verio, Sun Microsystems, Seagram, Meyer Cookware, Envive, PlasmaSeal, and Hanuman Medical, Fast Company Magazine, Red Herring Magazine, PC Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Games Business Magazine. President of Graphic Artists Guild Northern California Chapter. Board President at Intersection for the Arts.
Principal at fohldesign
January 1, 2016 - Present
Contract design and software development. Primary focus was Web application design and development. Designed and built front end of Virgo retention and privacy compliance software for Information Governance Solutions. Jurist for Numenta’s 2015 HTM Challenge.
Manager, User Experience Engineering and Design at H2O.ai
January 1, 2022 - Present
Managed teams developing multiple AI cloud products including H2O AI Cloud, Document AI, and Feature Store, among others. Oversaw teams across multiple time zones and disciplines, establishing principles of engineering and design excellence. Led the development of component libraries and internal design system to streamline UI development and create coherent interfaces. Mentored UI Engineers and Designers fostering collaboration and efficient software product design and development. Worked closely with Product and Engineering teams to define product visions and improve cross-team communication. Contributed code and design to various products including h2oGPT and Enterprise h2oGPTe.
UI Engineer / UX Designer at H2O.ai
January 1, 2022 - Present
Led UI Engineers in developing and improving the user interface of the H2O AI Cloud platform. Developed AI-powered auditing applications for PwC including Journals.ai, GL.ai, Fit.ai, Controller.ai, Cash.ai, and Audit.ai. Designed and built interactive data visualizations and labeling applications for large data sets used in supervised learning models.
Creative Director at GTxcel
December 31, 2013 - July 10, 2025
First employee and helped build the company from scratch to over 100 staff. Served as the technical, creative, and team lead for the Rivista product which allowed magazine publishers to create responsive websites. Oversaw the design of numerous custom and standardized magazine websites managed by Rivista's content management system. Key contributor to the development team. Earned PHP 5 Zend Certified Engineer certification. Drafted technical specifications and product roadmaps and supervised advertising campaigns. Designed company branding, websites, and promotional materials. Participated in business development, investor relations, marketing, and sales.
Principal at fohldesign
December 31, 2013 - July 10, 2025
Provided contract design and illustration services for various clients including Fast Company Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Intuit, and many others. Served as President of the Graphic Artists Guild Northern California Chapter and Board President at Intersection for the Arts.
Principal at fohldesign
January 1, 2016 - Present
Contract design and software development focused on web application design and development. Designed and built the front end of Virgo retention and privacy compliance software. Served as jurist for Numenta’s 2015 HTM Challenge.

Education

BFA at Rhode Island School of Design
January 1, 1990 - December 31, 1994
BFA at Rhode Island School of Design
January 1, 0001 - January 1, 0001

Qualifications

PHP 5 Zend Certified Engineer
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2025
PHP 5 Zend Certified Engineer
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment