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Brian McDonald🇺🇸

Lead AI Product Design Consultant at Stealth Startup

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About Brian McDonald

Lead AI Product Design Consultant at Stealth Startup

Full-stack design lead with 13+ years of experience crafting end-to-end product platform experiences for B2B SaaS in AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, data observability, and GRC in both pre-seed to growth startups and corporations such Aramark, AT&T, IHG, Infor, and UPS (redesign lasted from 2012-2020); specializes in driving revenue and user growth by focusing on the user journey and eliminating friction with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence.

Expertise

DesignAINo/Low CodeProduct DesignUX DesignUI/ Visual DesignBranding and Identity DesignUX writingUX TestingUX ResearchDesign SystemsGenerative AI

Sessions with Brian McDonald

  • Level Up Your AI Skills (45 min): This two-part series is designed to help you explore how AI can transform your work and accelerate career growth. We'll cover core concepts, practical tools, and strategies for integrating AI into projects and workflows. Whether you're just getting started or looking to push your AI skills further, these sessions are tailored to your goals and the areas you want to explore most.

What mentees say

“Brian was incredibly helpful reviewing my LinkedIn and CV. His feedback on structure and keywords was practical and easy to apply. I highly recommend him as a mentor.”

Aslihan Reyhanoglu, R&D Engineer at Koc University

“Brian is an experienced, approachable, kind, and open-minded mentor. He addressed the most critical questions I asked and provided tips based on my profile and context. At the end of the session, he generously shared extra resources on AI. His guidance was down-to-earth, encouraging, and immediately actionable.”

Burcu Avci, Experience Designer (Product-UX/Service-CX/Brand-BX), Design Researcher, Design Strategist at -

“I had an insightful session with Brian, whose communication skills are truly amazing. He motivated me with his deep subject knowledge about AI design and the current trends in UX. Brian provided valuable AI list that I can implement right away. I appreciate his guidance and expertise! its a nice seesion”

Jeffery Hung (Jeffery), ux designer at bns