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I’m Tim Collins, a senior product designer specializing in AI/ML platforms, learning products, and SaaS—shipping 0→1 experiences from early discovery through launch. I build clear, compelling user flows and design systems that work across desktop and mobile, and I’m comfortable moving fast while partnering directly with founders, product leadership, and engineering teams to shape direction and iterate quickly. My background includes leading end-to-end product design for complex multi-entity and multi-audience platforms, plus founding a product design consultancy that supported both early-stage startups and enterprise clients across UX, design systems, and 0→1 product development. I’ve designed and shipped tools like AI-enabled curriculum builders, an AI-driven home inventory/twin workflow, and enterprise learning and sales portal experiences—always with a focus on usability, consistency, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.…I’m Tim Collins, a senior product designer specializing in AI/ML platforms, learning products, and SaaS—shipping 0→1 experiences from early discovery through launch. I build clear, compelling user flows and design systems that work across desktop and mobile, and I’m comfortable moving fast while partnering directly with founders, product leadership, and engineering teams to shape direction and iterate quickly. My background includes leading end-to-end product design for complex multi-entity and multi-audience platforms, plus founding a product design consultancy that supported both early-stage startups and enterprise clients across UX, design systems, and 0→1 product development. I’ve designed and shipped tools like AI-enabled curriculum builders, an AI-driven home inventory/twin workflow, and enterprise learning and sales portal experiences—always with a focus on usability, consistency, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.

Tim Collins

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I’m Tim Collins, a senior product designer specializing in AI/ML platforms, learning products, and SaaS—shipping 0→1 experiences from early discovery through launch. I build clear, compelling user flows and design systems that work across desktop and mobile, and I’m comfortable moving fast while partnering directly with founders, product leadership, and engineering teams to shape direction and iterate quickly. My background includes leading end-to-end product design for complex multi-entity and multi-audience platforms, plus founding a product design consultancy that supported both early-stage startups and enterprise clients across UX, design systems, and 0→1 product development. I’ve designed and shipped tools like AI-enabled curriculum builders, an AI-driven home inventory/twin workflow, and enterprise learning and sales portal experiences—always with a focus on usability, consistency, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.…I’m Tim Collins, a senior product designer specializing in AI/ML platforms, learning products, and SaaS—shipping 0→1 experiences from early discovery through launch. I build clear, compelling user flows and design systems that work across desktop and mobile, and I’m comfortable moving fast while partnering directly with founders, product leadership, and engineering teams to shape direction and iterate quickly. My background includes leading end-to-end product design for complex multi-entity and multi-audience platforms, plus founding a product design consultancy that supported both early-stage startups and enterprise clients across UX, design systems, and 0→1 product development. I’ve designed and shipped tools like AI-enabled curriculum builders, an AI-driven home inventory/twin workflow, and enterprise learning and sales portal experiences—always with a focus on usability, consistency, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.

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I’m Tim Collins, a senior product designer specializing in AI/ML platforms, learning products, and SaaS—shipping 0→1 experiences from early discovery through launch. I build clear, compelling user flows and design systems that work across desktop and mobile, and I’m comfortable moving fast while partnering directly with founders, product leadership, and engineering teams to shape direction and iterate quickly.

My background includes leading end-to-end product design for complex multi-entity and multi-audience platforms, plus founding a product design consultancy that supported both early-stage startups and enterprise clients across UX, design systems, and 0→1 product development. I’ve designed and shipped tools like AI-enabled curriculum builders, an AI-driven home inventory/twin workflow, and enterprise learning and sales portal experiences—always with a focus on usability, consistency, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.

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Principal Product Designer at Timco Studio

December 1, 2024 - Present

Founded a product design consultancy delivering strategic design leadership for early-stage startups and enterprise clients across design systems, UX, and 0→1 product development. Designed an AI-enabled dashboard and AI curriculum builder for a B2C employee coaching platform, building tools for L&D professionals and content managers. Designed a 0→1 CAD file review portal for a manufacturing technology platform, leveraging AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery from discovery to MVP. Led a UX redesign for a two-sided loan platform connecting lenders and contractors, simplifying draw request workflows and reducing customer complaints across 20,000+ construction sites. Built reusable component libraries, token systems, and product roadmaps to help engineering teams maintain design consistency and prioritize work based on available bandwidth.

Founding Product Designer at Ourhive

May 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

Designed a 0→1 AI/ML home management platform where users build a digital twin of their home using camera-based inventory capture, shipping 11 core features across mobile and desktop for two distinct audiences within 12 months. Architected the full UX foundation, including IA, user flows, and persona definitions for a complex multi-entity product (home, inventory, tasks, projects, contractors). Partnered daily with the CEO, CTO, and Head of Product to drive product vision, roadmap, and design strategy. Drove scope and prioritization decisions in the absence of a dedicated PM, simplifying onboarding to accelerate time-to-value. Built two design systems from scratch with 60+ components to accelerate feature development by 35%.

Senior Design Lead at Google Cloud University

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Designed and launched the Four Door platform, implementing an achievement/choice-based UX system that improved user agency over content and achieved a 9/10 NPS while exceeding learner pass rate goals. Navigated rigid enterprise platform constraints and gained senior stakeholder buy-in through progressive prototyping from wireframes to high-fidelity. Led a 3-person multidisciplinary design team across UX, visual, video, and motion to deliver cohesive cross-platform experiences for 15,000+ sales professionals globally. Rebuilt workflows and intake processes, reducing time-to-market by 33% across deliverables. Received Rookie of the Year among 25 new hires within a 180-person global team, and won Team Excellence and Most Impact awards.

Design Team Manager at LinkedIn, Learning

June 1, 2018 - January 31, 2022

Led product design strategy for an enterprise portal ecosystem serving 8,000+ global sales employees across 12+ roles and 19 countries. Launched mission-critical tools and portals with 90 NPS, supporting a global CRM migration while reducing help-desk tickets by 40%. Architected a multi-platform information system and negotiated custom hubs with Microsoft to meet enterprise security requirements while maintaining design consistency. Conducted 50+ user interviews to identify workflow gaps, translating findings into AI decisions and the product roadmap. Partnered with Sales Ops and Design Ops to integrate usage data into design decisions, increasing platform engagement by 20%. Managed a 5-person multidisciplinary design team, mentoring two designers to promotion within 18 months through structured feedback and growth frameworks.

Senior UX/Creative Lead at LinkedIn

January 1, 2017 - June 1, 2018

Launched LinkedIn’s first internal blog platform on Adobe Experience Manager, partnering with engineering from concept through deployment. Built scalable design systems supporting a global sales initiative, managing contractors to accelerate delivery and expand team capacity.

Interactive Designer at LinkedIn

June 1, 2015 - January 31, 2017

Launched LinkedIn’s first Sales Effectiveness portals across all lines of business, designing personalized dashboards to improve seller engagement.

Creative Director at Furnaceboy (Self-employed)

January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2015

Led end-to-end design and development of custom e-learning platforms and digital products for enterprise clients, including Bloomberg, Cisco, Genentech, and OpenTable.