James
Bearhart
Product designer and leader
jamesbearhart@gmail.com
jamesbearhart@gmail.com
"To create, one must first question everything."
-Eileen Gray
With over 15 years in product design I’ve delivered measurable ROI at companies like Google, NBC Comcast, Fox TV, ABC and Kraft through user research, iterative UX design prototyping, and tight collaboration with front-end engineering teams.
Based in California after stints in Dublin, London, Milan, Toronto, Dubai & NYC
testimonials.
WHAT MY
COLLEAGUES SAY
01
" In our time working together at Google, I found James to be independent, strategic, and highly effective at synthesizing a ton of inputs and feedback into a coherent, effective experience. He brought a thoughtful creativity to his approach, and had an ability to facilitate teams through a clear process. I'd recommend James to any organization that seeks the skill set of bringing calm clarity to the chaos of a product development program. "
Miles Begin
UX Manager at Google
01
" In our time working together at Google, I found James to be independent, strategic, and highly effective at synthesizing a ton of inputs and feedback into a coherent, effective experience. He brought a thoughtful creativity to his approach, and had an ability to facilitate teams through a clear process. I'd recommend James to any organization that seeks the skill set of bringing calm clarity to the chaos of a product development program. "
Miles Begin
UX Manager at Google
02
" While James is a conceptual thinker, strategizing with the client and leading a team, he is also a doer, wireframing and creating decks that are beautiful and ready to go. On top of all this, James is a pleasure to work with—he’s funny, sharp and such a delightful person, you just want to bring him to every client meeting there is! "
Katherine Lee
Program Manager at Publicis
02
" While James is a conceptual thinker, strategizing with the client and leading a team, he is also a doer, wireframing and creating decks that are beautiful and ready to go. On top of all this, James is a pleasure to work with—he’s funny, sharp and such a delightful person, you just want to bring him to every client meeting there is! "
Katherine Lee
Program Manager at Publicis
03
" Throughout your career, you have the opportunity to work with people who have an incredible passion for their craft. For BlueMetal, James was a critical part of the evolution of the company's strategy with design at its core. He helped lead the effort to create the company's brand, identity and image including the company's client engagement process. This contribution during the company's extraordinary growth period was critical to our success. "
Craig Dillon
Worldwide Lead at Microsoft Innovation
03
" Throughout your career, you have the opportunity to work with people who have an incredible passion for their craft. For BlueMetal, James was a critical part of the evolution of the company's strategy with design at its core. He helped lead the effort to create the company's brand, identity and image including the company's client engagement process. This contribution during the company's extraordinary growth period was critical to our success. "
Craig Dillon
Worldwide Lead at Microsoft Innovation
testimonials.
WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SAY
01
" In our time working together at Google, I found James to be independent, strategic, and highly effective at synthesizing a ton of inputs and feedback into a coherent, effective experience. He brought a thoughtful creativity to his approach, and had an ability to facilitate teams through a clear process. I'd recommend James to any organization that seeks the skill set of bringing calm clarity to the chaos of a product development program. "
Miles Begin
UX Manager at Google
01
" In our time working together at Google, I found James to be independent, strategic, and highly effective at synthesizing a ton of inputs and feedback into a coherent, effective experience. He brought a thoughtful creativity to his approach, and had an ability to facilitate teams through a clear process. I'd recommend James to any organization that seeks the skill set of bringing calm clarity to the chaos of a product development program. "
Miles Begin
UX Manager at Google
02
" While James is a conceptual thinker, strategizing with the client and leading a team, he is also a doer, wireframing and creating decks that are beautiful and ready to go. On top of all this, James is a pleasure to work with—he’s funny, sharp and such a delightful person, you just want to bring him to every client meeting there is! "
Katherine Lee
Program Manager at Publicis
02
" While James is a conceptual thinker, strategizing with the client and leading a team, he is also a doer, wireframing and creating decks that are beautiful and ready to go. On top of all this, James is a pleasure to work with—he’s funny, sharp and such a delightful person, you just want to bring him to every client meeting there is! "
Katherine Lee
Program Manager at Publicis
03
" Throughout your career, you have the opportunity to work with people who have an incredible passion for their craft. For BlueMetal, James was a critical part of the evolution of the company's strategy with design at its core. He helped lead the effort to create the company's brand, identity and image including the company's client engagement process. This contribution during the company's extraordinary growth period was critical to our success. "
Craig Dillon
Worldwide Lead at Microsoft Innovation
03
" Throughout your career, you have the opportunity to work with people who have an incredible passion for their craft. For BlueMetal, James was a critical part of the evolution of the company's strategy with design at its core. He helped lead the effort to create the company's brand, identity and image including the company's client engagement process. This contribution during the company's extraordinary growth period was critical to our success. "
Craig Dillon
Worldwide Lead at Microsoft Innovation
testimonials.
WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SAY
01
" In our time working together at Google, I found James to be independent, strategic, and highly effective at synthesizing a ton of inputs and feedback into a coherent, effective experience. He brought a thoughtful creativity to his approach, and had an ability to facilitate teams through a clear process. I'd recommend James to any organization that seeks the skill set of bringing calm clarity to the chaos of a product development program. "
Miles Begin
UX Manager at Google
02
" While James is a conceptual thinker, strategizing with the client and leading a team, he is also a doer, wireframing and creating decks that are beautiful and ready to go. On top of all this, James is a pleasure to work with—he’s funny, sharp and such a delightful person, you just want to bring him to every client meeting there is! "
Katherine Lee
Program Manager at Publicis
03
" Throughout your career, you have the opportunity to work with people who have an incredible passion for their craft. For BlueMetal, James was a critical part of the evolution of the company's strategy with design at its core. He helped lead the effort to create the company's brand, identity and image including the company's client engagement process. This contribution during the company's extraordinary growth period was critical to our success. "
Craig Dillon
Worldwide Lead at Microsoft Innovation