# David Eicke

**Senior Product Designer II at Handshake** — San Francisco, CA, United States

> Senior product designer specializing in enterprise products, information visualization, and complex workflows. Focused on solving real user problems through research-driven design and cross-functional collaboration.

Career Archetype: **Junction Trailblazer** (HE-MG) — One of the first Junction Trailblazers on Saywise

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eicke

## Experience

### Senior Product Designer II (Lead), Handshake (2022-06 – 2026-02)
San Francisco Bay Area · Leading product design on Handshake's school-facing and employer-facing products. Designed the company's first agentic job intake flow with AI-extracted candidate profiles, increasing completion by 3%. Redesigned the student profile page with AI-generated advising summaries achieving 4.4/5 satisfaction. Led a year-long initiative overhaul of the appointments experience from availability setup through student booking.

### Senior Product Designer I, Handshake (2017-11 – 2022-06)
San Francisco, California · Designed the full employer product suite, including Segments, the core component of Handshake's first premium offering that drove majority revenue through 2026. Established design patterns for Handshake's data visualization across analytics tools like Applicant Analysis and Insights Library. Designed job listing pages setting standards for employer-facing features.

### UX Leadership Rotational Program Designer, GE Digital (2016-06 – 2017-11)
San Ramon, CA · Designed the Predix IoT platform's User Account & Authentication dashboard to simplify developer account and security setup. Orchestrated formal user testing sessions with in-house developers on security workflows. Led user-centered design workshops with executives on the Predix Security portal redesign.

### Design and Development Intern, Kaiser Permanente (2015-06 – 2015-12)
Oakland, CA · Designed and implemented an online style guide for the corporate benefits portal redesign project. Built style guide using JavaScript, CSS, and Bootstrap to standardize design components across the portal.

### Marketing Manager, VIZ Media (2011-12 – 2014-08)
San Francisco Bay Area · Led all marketing efforts for VIZ's multi-million-dollar print publishing business. Managed marketing strategy and execution across the company's publishing portfolio.

### Online Marketing Coordinator, Library Marketing, Random House, Inc (2006-08 – 2011-09)
Greater New York City Area · • Designed information architecture and wireframe for the Library Marketing department's blog/website, still in use over four years later • Managed marketing efforts for and served as market consultant to 25+ sales & distribution clients, including DC Comics and National Geographic • Designed booth signage for American Library Association conference to ease attendee navigation (scheme still in place four years later) • Created and managed ads with Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Unshelved.com, LibraryJournal.com, Facebook, and more • Pitched Library Marketing services to prospective corporate clients regularly

### Editorial Intern, DigitAll Magazine (2006-07 – 2006-08)
Booked feature interviews with two Hollywood directors Interviewed people on the streets for a sidebar piece Researched the role of similar corporate magazines

### Writer, The Michigan Daily (2005-09 – 2006-05)
Michigan Daily : Writer Wrote film reviews and Fine Arts articles for the university newspaper

### Writing Tutor, Sweetland Writing Center (2005-01 – 2006-05)
Helped fellow students with grammar, usage, structure, and argument in their academic and creative writing assignments

## Education

### Masters in Information Management and Systems in UX Design, UC Berkeley School of Information (2015-09 – 2016-06)
Activities and societies: Athletic Study Center Tutor Product Design and Analytical Skills

### Bachelors in English Language and Literature, General, University of Michigan (2002-09 – 2006-06)
Activities and societies: Michigan Daily, Sweetland Writing Center

## Skills

User Research, User Experience Design (UED), Product Design, Analytical Skills, Figma (Software), Design, Employee Benefits, Data Visualization, User Experience (UX), User Experience, Information Architecture, CSS, HTML, Python, PowerPoint, User Interface Design, Information Management, Information Organization, Wireframes, JavaScript Libraries, Microsoft Excel, Mac, Books, Writing, Copywriting, Content Strategy, prototyping, Information Visualization, Enterprise Design, AI/ML Integration, Analytics Design, Front-end Development, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Prompt Engineering, User Testing, Design Systems

## Credentials

- **Quentin's Million-dollar Question**

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