18+ years turning complicated products into experiences people love.

Jacob McDaniel, UX Product Design Engineer

Product designDesign systemsDesign leadershipUX researchB2B SaaSEnterpriseMobileAccessibilityPrototypingAI-augmented designReactNext.js

18+

Years of
experience

5

Design systems
shipped

Open to new roles

Projects

Products I designed and continue to build. All three are live.

SaaS ProductBrand to MVP+1

Can a task manager make finishing feel better than planning?

20264.5 months to beta

SaaS ProductAI Search+1

Can a website audit tell you how AI search sees your site, not just Google?

202610 days to launch

WebsiteNext.js+1

How do you build an agency site that proves the work instead of describing it?

2026315+ projects

Experience strategy

ResearchInsightImpact

Research-led UX that starts with the real question behind the brief, not the one written in the ticket.

Design systems at scale

Multi-themeTokensGovernanceAccessibility

Five enterprise design systems shipped at 100% team adoption. Components that scale without breaking anything.

Design leadership

HiringMentoringRoadmapsCulture

Built and scaled design teams from 1 to 20+ people. Hiring, mentoring, roadmapping, and knowing when to get out of the way.

AI-augmented design

ClaudeCursorv0.devNext.js

Fluent in the tools rewriting how products are built: Claude, Cursor, v0.dev, and Next.js.

Design is how complicated products become simple. I start with the real question behind the brief, build systems that scale, and lead teams toward outcomes people can measure.

Playground

Small products I ship on my own time. Every one is live, and every one taught me something I took back to client work.

LiveNext.js

BetaNext.js

BuildingGodot

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