David B.

About David B.

I build AI systems and design the products people use to interact with them — a combination that\'s surprisingly rare and increasingly valuable.15+ years in UX research and product design (Sandia National Labs, Intel, HP, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, State Farm) gave me the foundation. The last three years as founder of a stealth AI startup gave me the technical depth: architecting proprietary AI training systems, conversational agents, LLM pipelines, RAG and CAG architectures, and agent orchestration. I\'ve designed accessibility-compliant enterprise software and shipped production AI systems — usually in the same week.Most AI companies have engineers who ship powerful systems nobody can use, and designers who can\'t speak the language of the systems they\'re designing for. I sit in the overlap.What I bring to a team: • AI systems architecture and conversational AI design • 15+ years of UX research, interaction design, and accessibility leadership • Full-stack fluency: React, Node.js, LangGraph, Anthropic/OpenAI APIs • Design systems, Figma at scale, Section 508 compliance • Cross-functional leadership — agile sprints, mentoring, stakeholder presentationWhat I\'m looking for: Principal or lead roles in AI Product Design, Conversational AI, or AI Architecture at companies building AI-first products that real people actually use. Founder-friendly, startup-ready. Remote, hybrid, or on-site all open.Let\'s talk: a•••@davidburnett.me

Experience

1. User Experience Design, User Interface Design

   Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

   May 2021 — Present

Education

• College of the Redwoods

  Art, Design

  1992 — 1994