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Design for decisions that carry consequences.

Hands-on product designer who takes complex problems and makes them clear, for consumer and business products alike. I own the work end to end, from research to shipped UI. I've also led teams of up to 12 when the role called for it.

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Takes complex problems and makes them clear, for consumer and business products alike.

Prototypes in code to test ideas with real users, then ships them. Stream Find is the proof.

/* design for decisions */

const shafeen = {

role: "product designer",

craft: "hands-on, end to end",

solves: ["explainable AI", "decision support"],

frames: "the problem first",

loves: "making complex things clear"

};

Frames it.Builds it.Ships it.

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Persona · SOC analystJourney map

pain point

AwareExploreEvaluateDecideAct

JTBD When an alert fires, show me what matters first.

/* design for decisions */

const shafeen = {

role: "product designer",

craft: "hands-on, end to end",

ships: "0 → 1",

};

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Interpresexplainable AI for threat & exposure managementSHIPPED

Envoyemergency & threat intelligence platformSHIPPED

Stream Findself-initiated streaming discovery app● LIVE

Kindle, 1st genscreensavers for the first KindleSHIPPED

// 2007 to now, ten companies

33

on one global team

4545min

time to first insight

62%62%

analyst trust in AI output

Interpres, measured in production analytics

Hands-on, end to endAI people can trust2 Design patentsDesign systems that scaleBuilt and led design teams1st Gen. Kindle screensavers

Right now.

StatusProbably building somethingPT · GMT-7

Local timeSan JoseSAN JOSE

BuildingStream Find, a streaming discovery app● LIVE

Let’s discuss your nextfirstprincipalstaffnext design hire.

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View my work How I work with AI

Who I am

Hi, I'm Shafeen 👋🏽. I turn ambiguous, high-stakes workflows into AI-assisted, data-rich products people can understand and act on.

The domain changes.
The systems thinking does not.

Problems I solve

Explainable AI Decision support Operational workflows Data-rich platforms Design systems

Impact at a glance

45 27 min time to first insight Interpres 62 81% analyst trust in AI output Interpres ↑ 40 - 60% response visibility Envoy 3 12 designers, one global team BlackBerry

              
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CURRENTLY BUILDING

Stream Find

A streaming guide I designed and built solo. Live now, with new features shipping.

Launch app

Where I've been

2007 to now

Senior Product Designer 2025 - 26 Principal UI/UX Designer 2024 June 2024 to Nov 2024 Principal UI/UX Designer Designed the explainable AI decision layer for a CTEM platform, cutting time to insight from 45 to 27 minutes and raising analyst trust from 62% to 81%, until the CyberProof acquisition. Explainable AI decision support Threat & exposure intelligence Design system for trust Lead Product Experience Designer 2024 Director of Product Design 2017 - 23 User Experience Director 2016 - 17 Director of Experience Design 2015 - 16 UX Design Manager 2013 - 15 Product Designer 2010 - 13 Lead User Interface Designer 2009 - 13 UI / Interaction Designer 2007

Three ways in

Complex systems Enterprise, cybersecurity, and operational products designed for clarity under pressure. Interpres AI decision support Envoy emergency response BlackBerry platform unification 8 case studies Products I build Working prototypes and independent products built to explore AI-assisted design and product development. Stream Find, my own live app The Interpres AI interaction AI-assisted build practice 1 live product Playground Visual experiments, artwork, cars, and things I create because I am curious. Mobility & Machines 20 pieces of artwork Unfinished ideas 5 collections

Selected Work

2019 to 2026

                
                01 · Featured·Interpres Security
              

Explainable AI decision support for threat & exposure management

A governed AI assistant that shows its reasoning, links its evidence, and refuses to answer when it is not sure.

                01Conversational AIData viz
              

45 27 min

to first insight

62 81%

analyst trust

Read the case study Try the interaction

The Interpres assistant answering a question with a structured response card, evidence links and a confidence score

View all case studies Stream Find, built solo

How I work

How AI supports my design workflow

I use AI throughout the workflow while retaining responsibility for every design decision.

01

Understand

ChatGPT, Claude

Synthesize interviews, product signals, and technical documentation.

My judgment

Verify themes against the original evidence.

02

Explore

ChatGPT, Claude

Generate alternatives and expose edge cases worth investigating.

My judgment

Frame constraints and choose the strongest direction.

03

Prototype

Claude Design, Cursor

Turn concepts into working interactions earlier in the process.

My judgment

Refine flows, states, accessibility, and system behavior.

04

Validate

ChatGPT, Claude

Draft research plans and surface recurring usability patterns.

My judgment

Conduct research and decide what the evidence supports.

05

Communicate

ChatGPT, Claude

Clarify rationale, specifications, and stakeholder narratives.

My judgment

Own the recommendation and explain the tradeoffs.

Proof point

From idea to deployed product

ChatGPT helped shape the initial concept, Claude Design aided in refining the experience and its implementation, Cursor delivered the working interaction against live APIs and real data, and the Firebase CLI handles deploys.

Open Stream Find How it was built

Try it · Trust patterns

The same AI answer, with and without the patterns that make it trustworthy.

Switch each pattern on and watch what an analyst can actually check. These are the four patterns I designed into the Interpres decision support experience.

Analyst asksWhich exposures should we fix first?

AI answer

Prioritize the three internet-facing hosts running the unpatched VPN gateway.

Evidence

Asset inventoryVulnerability scan · 2 days agoThreat intel · active exploitation

Confidence

High

What I am not sure about

One host has no scan data from the last 30 days. Verify it before patching.

Auto Three remediation tickets created and assigned.

Create three remediation tickets?CancelReview and confirm

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Illustrative example. Not live data.

Currently exploring Mobility, vehicle interfaces, and the systems behind the ownership experience. Connected hardware and software, diagnostics, failure states, and what it takes to make a machine explain itself. Notes and experiments live in Playground. Mobility & Machines

What's next

If you're building something complex and consequential, I'd welcome the conversation.

Focused on Senior, Staff, or Principal Product Designer roles on ambitious, systems-level products.

Résumé available on request, tailored to the role.

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Design for decisions that carry consequences.

Three ways in

Selected Work

Explainable AI decision support for threat & exposure management

How I work

Understand

Explore

Prototype

Validate

Communicate

If you're building something complex and consequential, I'd welcome the conversation.

Shafeen Alam

Where I started

How I think

How I build

Patents

What I do otherwise

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