Product Owner | UX Strategist
I'm an avid acrobat, adventurist and lover of both nature and technology. My goal is to make the world a better place than I found it. Where I go I build community, most often by sharing the practice of partner acrobatics. One of my great joys in life is seeing the glee on someones face when they do something they never thought possible.
In my professional life, I’m a Product Manager with a foundation in UX, frontend development, and cognitive science. I’ve led cross-functional teams to deliver secure, intuitive, and impactful tools—ranging from transit infrastructure to game development platforms to enterprise level energy monitoring systems. I believe great product design—like great performance—is about flow, focus, and collaboration. When we are motivated with passion, we can create the impossible.
M.S. in Human Factors, Bentley University
B.S. in Cognitive Science, UC San Diego
15+ years in UX, Product Strategy, and Development
The tools I use to bring ideas to life
Driving clarity, vision, and outcomes across cross-functional teams
Designing intuitive experiences informed by real user needs
Leveraging analytics to inform strategy and optimize outcomes
Collaborating deeply with developers and contributing full-stack
Some projects I’ve led and helped shape
Designed and launched a nationwide app for smart bike parking solutions, integrating mobile app, transit card support, embedded kiosk UIs, and secure ID verification.
Led roadmap and UX for a suite of tools used across global DeNA game studios to develop, tune, and deploy mobile game titles.
Redesigned dashboards and workflows for energy reporting tools, streamlining interfaces and reducing support load by over 30%.
I love community and human connection
I'm always working to make the world a better place and continuously seeking opportunities to contribute to impactful initiatives, develop stronger communities and improve my personal and professional skills. Please reach out, I'd love to hear from you.
Zac.Diener at gmail
(510) 388-11 nine five
San Francisco Bay Area, CA