Daniel Bellia
@danielbellia
Senior product designer focused on geo-spatial, AI-driven, mission-critical workflows.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior product designer and design lead with extensive experience owning end-to-end UX for geo-spatial, real-time, and AI-driven workflows across national security, enterprise data, and public safety products. I collaborate closely with stakeholders and end users to research, validate, and ship products that improve critical operations and meet aggressive performance KPIs.
My background spans leadership roles where I led product teams, managed remote designers, and delivered measurable impact—improving productivity across core workflows and unlocking new sales avenues for key accounts. I leverage user research, cross-discipline collaboration, and modern design tooling to move quickly from insight to useful, reliable product experiences.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Product Designer
Flock Safety
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year)
Owns geo-spatial and map-related workflows for real-time operations, collaborating with stakeholders and end users to design and ship software that supports crucial, potentially life-saving workflows.
Senior Product Designer
Vannevar Labs
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years)
Owns design and UX for the Targeting business unit, researching and building software that supports non-kinetic and intelligence missions with AI-driven summaries and mission-focused result consolidation.
Led design of the Account Dashboard, researched customer needs and shipped product enhancements that improved productivity across three workflows and exceeded team KPIs by 32–55%.
Lead Product Designer
Axon
Jan 2018 - Jan 2021 (3 years)
Served as design lead for Axon Performance and Axon Transcription, managed two remote designers, and provided design and strategic oversight that unlocked sales for dozens of key accounts.
Product Designer
Axon
Jan 2014 - Jan 2018 (4 years)
Owned features across media playback, evidence redaction and incident review, conducting virtual and in-person user research and collaborating cross-functionally to implement research-backed improvements.
Designer & Creative Lead
Hointer
Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years)
Designed mobile apps, marketing website and physical store experience including a patented product distribution system, and benchmarked customer journeys to rethink brick-and-mortar retail.
Designer
Independent / Various
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year 11 months)
Worked as an industrial designer on physical products for brands such as BlackRapid, Hyperlite, Nixon and Flow, and contributed to the early development of the Filmic Pro mobile app.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
California College of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design
2009 - 2011
Completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design at California College of the Arts from December 2009 to June 2011.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Industrial Design
2007 - 2009
Studied Industrial Design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design from August 2007 to December 2009.
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Website
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