Hello! I'm Austin. 👋🏼

I am a product designer with extensive experience launching products and partnering with technical stakeholders. I'm especially interested in emerging AI technologies and aligning products with users' values.
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Previously, I was one of the first employees at the startup Natalist, which I was instrumental in launching and growing until its acquisition.
📨 austinledzian@g.harvard.edu
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📋 Resume (PDF)

Experience

AccessPass
Cofounder & Product Designer
4/23 - Current
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Product Designer Intern, AI Pedagogy Project
5/23 - 11/23
Harvard University School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Teaching Fellow
9/22 - 5/23
Natalist
Design Lead
4/19 - 10/21
Smart Design
Contract Industrial Designer
2/18 - 5/18

Education

Harvard University, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences,
Graduate School of Design
Master in Design Engineering
9/21 - 12/23
Virginia Tech, School of Design
B.S. Industrial Design
9/22 - 5/23

Skills

User Research, Digital Prototyping (Figma, AfterEffects), Physical Prototyping (Solidworks, Keyshot, 3D printing, Arduino), Data Analysis (Excel, Python), Technical Writing, Literature Review (HCI and AI papers), Product Management, Change Management, Computer Programming (Python, C, OCaml, HTML, CSS)
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