Gabriel NeilaAbout
From visual design to leading design teams.
I’m a Product Design Manager in Austin, Texas. My career has moved one step at a time toward harder problems and bigger teams, and I still like to build things myself.
The path so far
- Visual design
- Interactive
- Creative technology
- Data visualization
- Product design
- Design leadership
I started in rich media, designing and coding interactive ad campaigns at T3, Dell and Lin Digital, and then at Sizmek, where I built rich-media campaigns in JavaScript, HTML and CSS for more than 20 entertainment and Fortune 500 clients and partnered with a distributed engineering team on the complex builds.
In 2017 I joined Sprinklr as a Senior Product Designer on Display, its large-format data-visualization product. I designed for command centers, executive halls, live events and Times Square, and I used code to prototype what the product could not yet do.
In 2021 I became Product Design Manager, leading designers in New York, London and Dubai. I hired, coached and reviewed, and I kept working on the product and with customers.
What I bring
- People leadership. Goals, performance reviews, mentoring, critiques, capacity planning and career development for a distributed team.
- Enterprise product design. More than ten years designing complex B2B SaaS with Product and Engineering.
- Data visualization. Dense information made readable, on a laptop or on a wall across the room.
- Technical prototyping. HTML, CSS and JavaScript to test ideas with real data before they reach a roadmap.
- Three languages. Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
How I lead design
Three habits, each with something to show for it.
Develop people
Hiring, coaching, critiques and career development.
Hired two junior designers and advocated for their advancement to Senior Designer.
Improve delivery
Intake, prioritization, capacity planning and scope.
Monthly project completion up 30% after confirmed data requirements and a five-day minimum build window.
Connect design and engineering
Customer needs turned into feasible capabilities.
Four JavaScript and CSS prototypes became configurable widgets, cutting development hours by 25%.
Artist portfolio
Also an illustrator.
Character art, original artwork, fan art and children’s book illustration, in a gallery of its own.
Visit the artist portfolioLet’s work together.
I’m exploring Product Design Manager, Design Manager and selected Lead Product Designer roles.