Nisa Andrews
Senior Product Designer
Systems Thinking · AI Product Design · 0→1 Design
10+ years across Google, Uber, and startups. I help teams define what to build and design how it works across screens and services, from onboarding to consumer workflows.
“Nisa’s work directly impacted the successful global expansion of contextual educational experiences for Uber Drivers.”
Andrew Dinh, Product Marketing, Uber “Nisa consistently demonstrated a unique blend of creativity and technical skill, transforming complex ideas into visually stunning and effective designs.”
Nora Nguyen, Product, TestBox “Nisa is not only one of the most talented data-driven designers I’ve worked with, but she can also provide critical feedback that embodies the user’s needs.”
Barney Garza, Product Designer, Spin
Experience
Between full-time roles, lead end-to-end product design for clients including Google, Cisco, TestBox, and Spin, alongside developing independent products.
- Lead projects from discovery and product definition through prototyping, validation, launch, and ongoing product improvement.
- Use AI-assisted development to turn independent product ideas into working prototypes across personal style, health, and cultural experiences.
- Founded and designed Design Sensei (opens in a new tab), a marketplace connecting startups with 50+ vetted senior design advisors, owning product strategy, service design, core marketplace flows, and product prototyping.
Designed ad experiences across Google Search & YouTube, designing scalable booking and hotel deals systems with projected multimillion-dollar revenue impact.
Doubled vendor win rates at TestBox, from 13% to 29%, and increased trial-to-purchase conversion by 15%.
Reduced Spin fleet loss by 30% · increased labor efficiency by 20%.
Raised Uber Driver Loyalty comprehension from 62% to 80% · increased Uber Rentals conversion by 40%.
Helped win a $1.6M engagement and designed responsive frameworks for HP, Honda, and T-Mobile.
My journey into design
As a kid, I taught myself HTML, coded websites, and spent hours experimenting with graphic design and Myspace layouts.
A hackathon changed the direction of my career
While working in sales at Trulia, I pitched a tour-booking feature at an internal hackathon and recruited engineers to build it with me. We won first place. The feature shipped in the Trulia app, and people still use it today.
That was the moment product design became a career I could see for myself. I wanted to keep finding problems worth solving and working with people to turn ideas into something useful.
I sought mentorship from senior designers and took on paid and pro bono projects alongside my full-time job. That practice and feedback helped me make the move into design.
Mentorship, awards & engagements
- Mentorship
- First Round Capital Mentor; mentored junior designers at Uber, Spin, and Razorfish
- Award
- 1st place – Trulia’s Innovation Week Hackathon; feature shipped in the Trulia app
- Speaker
- Adobe Design Community Events
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Marketing
CUNY, Baruch
PM Masterclass for Designers
Ryan Scott
Front-end Web Development
General Assembly