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— award-winning product design leader and mentor with 10+ years of experience driving innovation through design, collaborating with Apple, Google, and R/GA, and focusing on how people think and innovate

— award-winning product design leader and mentor with 10+ years of experience driving innovation through design, collaborating with Apple, Google, and R/GA, and focusing on how people think and innovate

Enqo — Chat-first AI Task Messenger

2023-2025


As Principal Product Designer, I led end-to-end design and product strategy for a 0→1 B2B SaaS platform. Delivered two critical features in 7 months, increasing product-market fit and unlocking Fortune 500 enterprise deals. Redesigns boosted team velocity by 30% and freed 45% of founder bandwidth.

Tuluminati — Social app by Justin Kan

2024-Present


As Founding Product Designer, I partnered with Justin Kan to bring his vision to life — building a mobile-first, AI-powered product that increases real-life connections while traveling. Led UX from 0→1, designed zero-input onboarding (calendar + AI), and increased retention by 30%

Steps (AI-coded real-time task app)

Built a fully responsive task manager with real-time sync, Firebase backend, secure transactions, and dynamic UI—entirely through AI. Used ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Gemini to generate 600+ lines of production-ready code, from architecture to animations.

2025

Full story in progress

ShredSpots — Gen Z Street Sports Platform
2021-2024


As Founding Design Lead, I rebuilt the real-time map UX and led the full redesign across iOS & Android, driving a 9× increase in user engagement. Introduced viral UX patterns, defined the end-to-end design system, and partnered with Meta/Snap/Google execs to shape GTM strategy for this creator-focused social platform.

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'Evgeny has succeeded in both roles as a product design lead and strategic mastermind, with an aesthetic-driven blend of right-brain Creativity and left-brain Strategic analysis'

'Evgeny has succeeded in both roles as a product design lead and strategic mastermind, with an aesthetic-driven blend of right-brain Creativity and left-brain Strategic analysis'

Tommy Petrov
Creative Art Director at Meta
Ex Snap Inc.

Lunica — Next-Gen Digital Banking

2020-2022


Founding design leader for fintech startup. Built design org, defined product and brand vision, and led collaboration with R/GA and MasterCard to launch a revolutionary banking experience

Full story in progress

Arrival
Innovating human-autonomous vehicle interactions across multiple interfaces
2019

NDA / Walkthrough only

Article (14 min read)

'Through Meaning to Innovation: Designing Experiences that Resonate'


Exploring how meaningful design, rooted in human needs and context, serves as the foundation for driving innovation and creating transformative experiences
2023

mission:luna
Through design leadership, I built and led an interdisciplinary team to create a scalable cultural DNA, mission, and digital product, positioning the company as a top employer, attracting 450+ hires, and establishing a lasting admired culture
2019/21

Behance

Los Angeles, CA


© 2024 Evgeny Bondarev. All Rights Reserved.


Made with love and V60-brewed, light-roasted coffee from Ethiopia

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Last updated by Evgeny on Feb 17, 2024, 11:15 AM PST

Los Angeles, CA


© 2024 Evgeny Bondarev. All Rights Reserved.


Made with love and V60-brewed, light-roasted coffee from Ethiopia

(medium grind, 1:16 ratio)

Last updated by Evgeny on Feb 17, 2024, 11:15 AM PST