# Nisa Andrews > Nisa Andrews is a product designer: someone connecting what people need with what makes a product succeed. She has worked with Google, Uber, Cisco, TestBox, Spin, and Razorfish, mentored for First Round Capital, and founded Design Sensei. 10+ years designing for Google, Uber, Cisco, TestBox, Spin, Razorfish, and early-stage startups. ## About I’m Nisa, a product designer with 10+ years across Google, Uber, and startups. I help teams decide what to build, test the assumptions behind it, and carry the design through launch. At Google, I designed a travel booking experience across products to support a new revenue stream. At Uber, I connected the steps drivers needed to complete a vehicle inspection and start earning. I look at how the experience works across screens, services, and the teams delivering it. I learned to code as a kid and built my career in design. Working with AI as a coding partner, I now take ideas further myself: building prototypes, testing interactions, and developing products. Recent projects include Tend, which estimates the footprint of AI coding, and Finjan, a shared coffee ritual for calls with my mom and our family overseas. I also mentor designers and founded Design Sensei, which connects startups with experienced design advisors. Understand what needs to change. I start with what people need to accomplish and what the business needs to achieve. I map where people get stuck, which teams and systems are involved, and what we still need to learn. Test the direction, then work through the details. With product and engineering, I explore options and test the assumptions most likely to change our direction. I carry that thinking into the flows, language, and interactions that make the product work. Follow through after launch. I use research and product data to understand what changed for users and the business. That helps us decide what to improve, where to expand, and what to rethink. With product: I work with PMs to define who we’re serving, what needs to change, and how we’ll recognize progress. I bring user evidence and design explorations into decisions about scope and priorities, so we can weigh options together. With engineering: I involve engineers early to understand what the system can support and where an idea would require more investment. We explore alternatives together, decide which details matter most, and stay in conversation through implementation. When we disagree: I make the tradeoff explicit: what does each option mean for users, delivery, and the business? We review the evidence, identify what a test could resolve, and make a decision with the information available. I’m comfortable changing my recommendation when we learn something new. I use AI across research, prototyping, and building, while staying close to the people I’m designing for. Timing matters. I give myself room to explore before asking for solutions, then use AI to challenge assumptions, suggest alternatives, and help build working prototypes. With writing, I start from my own notes and use it to question and edit, while keeping my voice. My process keeps changing. I approach new capabilities with a beginner’s mindset: experiment, assess the result, and notice when the tool helps or gets in the way. Let’s talk: A quick Loom or Slack voice chat works well. For a decision with several moving parts, I prefer a conversation. Focus time: I usually protect mornings for focused work and prefer meetings after 2pm PT, with flexibility for the team. Feedback: Direct, specific, and grounded in what we’re trying to achieve. Questions help me understand the concern behind a suggestion. I’m looking for a senior-level consumer product design role where I can work closely with users, shape product direction, and help build and launch. I’m also available for select consulting projects. I’m especially interested in climate, women’s health, marketplaces, and products that help people stay connected. ## Contact - Get in touch: the contact form on https://www.nisaandrews.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisaandrews - Resume: https://www.nisaandrews.com/resume ## Selected case studies - [Google: Hotel Deals](https://www.nisaandrews.com/work/google-hotel-deals): Creating a consistent language for hotel value across Search. Role: Senior User Experience Designer. Outcomes: $16.9M Projected incremental annual Travel Ads revenue; +0.60% Travel Ads revenue lift in the early experiment; +0.24% Peak Travel Ads click lift versus control. - [Uber: Driver Loyalty](https://www.nisaandrews.com/work/uber-driver-loyalty): A two-week trial that let Uber drivers use Uber Pro benefits before earning them. Role: Product Designer, Lead. Outcomes: +29% Program comprehension; +20% Program awareness; 2.5× More likely to engage with Uber Pro after the trial. - [Uber: Driver Onboarding](https://www.nisaandrews.com/work/uber-driver-onboarding): Helping drivers arrive prepared and start earning. Role: Product Designer, Lead. Outcomes: +72% Vehicle inspection completion; +39% First-trip completion; 22% faster Time to first trip. Additional projects across B2B, consumer, fintech, and micromobility are available on request. ## Independent projects - [Tend](https://www.nisaandrews.com/sideprojects/tend): The energy, carbon, and water behind your AI coding. - [Finjan](https://www.nisaandrews.com/sideprojects/finjan): A coffee visit, across any distance. ## Optional - [Full text of every case study](https://www.nisaandrews.com/llms-full.txt) - [Work index](https://www.nisaandrews.com/work)