Derek Niizawa
Industrial Design Lead at Sandisk
- Role
- Industrial Design Lead at Sandisk
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Niizawa
My passion is looking forward and creating products that will improve or solve a need not yet realized. My experience in both the physical design and digital user-experience allows me to visually communicate these ideas through the creative process and build them out to the mass production.I take pride in bridging gaps of new technology to user experience through the physical product.Working in corporate, consultant firm and startup environments has shaped my ability to balance marketing requirements, design intent and manufacturability. I embrace working with inter-disciplinary teams as a hands-on designer or leading team activities.I am seasoned with leading over-seas suppliers to innovate or improve physical manufacturing production ideas or leading digital teams through an agile process to execute compelling user experiences. One thing they all have in common is meeting aggressive timelines.
Experience
Industrial Design Lead
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial and Product Design
Skills
- Mp3
- Design for Manufacturing
- Product Design
- Design Strategy
- Materials
- User Interface Design
- Industrial Design
- Consumer Products
- User Experience
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.