Alastair Warren
Product Design | Kindred, Forward, IDEO, Umeå, Kiwi
- Role
- Staff Product Designer at Kindred
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alastair Warren
Senior Design Leader with 15+ years of experience building consumer and healthcare products across software and hardware.Most recently as Director of Design at ForwardLed all design including software, hardware, and marketing for Forward CarePod, Health Apps, Full Body Diagnostic, and the internal clinical OS. CarePod launched and operated across 4 US markets, and was built from scratch to operational in within a year with a skeleton team.Prior to CarePod, led the design of Forward\'s Genetics, Skin Cancer Scan, Body Scanner, Chat, and other products, and the design of many of Forward\'s clinics operating in 20+ locations nationwide.–Formerly at IDEOLeading and contributing to interaction design for Nike, Ford, Sony, designing and launching a startup in 12 weeks, and building for some more unusual clients including one requiring a national security clearance and working inside a faraday cage (never a dull moment!).–CurrentlySeeking my next full time role with an open mind. I gravitate to complex problems with high potential impact, and can\'t wait to build again. I\'m currently consulting for a range of early stage companies.Please message me if we could build a great product together, thanks–BackgroundFollowing a passion for design paired with a healthy dose of curiosity led me to live in 6 countries, ultimately bringing me to San Francisco. Outside of design, I try to find myself near waves, mountains, books, and off-the-path foreign towns. I\'m always happy to chat, please reach out. Thanks!_alastairwarren.com (a little rusty for now)
Experience
Staff Product Designer
Dec 2025 — Present · Boulder, CO, US
Education
San José State University
BS, Industrial Design
2007 — 2007
Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
BDes (Hons 1st), Industrial Design
2005 — 2008
Umeå University
MA, Advanced Product Design
2010 — 2014
Skills
- Concept Generation
- Idea Generation
- Scripting
- User Research
- Design Strategy
- Sound Design
- Html & Css
- Service Design
- Illustrator
- User Interface Design
- Flash
- Scenarios
- Concept Development
- After Effects
- Graphic Design
- 3d Visualization
- Experience Design
- Visualization
- Design Thinking
- Web Design
- Ideation
- User Experience Design
- User Experience
- Strategy
- Sketching
- Rapid Prototyping
- Industrial Design
- User Workshops
- Prototyping
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- Concept Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Sketching and Visualisation
- Model Making
- Personas
- Rendering
- Aftereffects
- User Centred Design
- Ethnography
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