A little about me
The story so farHi, I’m Dimitris.
A systems mind.
A creative eye.
I’m a product design leader with 15+ years of experience, from founding designer to Sr. Director leading a team of 11 at Orfium.
MathematicsDesignWorking code
- Shaping products and teams
- 15+ years
- Built and scaled across industries
- 04 systems
- Led as Sr. Director at Orfium
- 11 designers
01 / Perspective
Design is where
the pieces connect.
Where I work
Most of my work has been in complex B2B platforms. I now work independently across three concurrent engagements: Databricks, ProxyFoods and Dialectica.
What I connect
I’ve built and scaled four design systems, most recently Lungo at Dialectica, a multi-theme system supporting five products. I connect product design, engineering and the ways teams work together.
How I think
Four years of university mathematics and a BA in Graphic Design shaped my engineering mindset and creative eye. Today, I use AI tools to turn design ideas into working code, alongside the research, systems thinking and craft behind them.
02 / Strengths
What I bring
to the table.
- Design Systems & Multi-Theme Platforms
- 0-to-1 Product Design & Scaling
- AI-Driven Workflows & Dev Collaboration
- Leadership & Team Development
- Strategic Design Planning
- Data-Informed UX Decisions
- Complex B2B Product Design
03 / The toolkit
From design to delivery.
- Design
- I turn messy problems into clear flows and interfaces, using Figma and FigJam to explore, prototype, and work through the details.
- Code… Well, vibecode ;)
- I use AI to turn ideas into working prototypes with React and Next.js. Then I try them, break them, and keep refining.
- Design systems
- I connect tokens, components, and guidelines so products feel related and teams can build consistently, without starting from scratch.
- AI tooling
- Claude, Cursor, and MCP help me move between design and implementation, automate repetitive work, and spend more time on the decisions that matter.
- Version control & delivery
- I keep changes traceable in GitHub and GitLab, and share working versions through Vercel so ideas can be reviewed in the browser.
- Planning & documentation
- I capture the why behind decisions, make the next steps clear, and keep teams aligned through Jira, Confluence, and Notion.
04 / Experience
My journey so far.
Databricks
Sr. Product Designer (Contractor)
- Continued with Databricks after the acquisition, designing the ingestion pipeline for Lakewatch, the successor to Panther.
- Design and build all user flows in a working prototype using Cursor.
- Contribute components and patterns to the Lakewatch design system.
ProxyFoods
Principal UX Designer (Contractor)
- Design agentic UX flows that let food scientists experiment, create, and iterate on recipes and formulas with AI in the loop.
- Built the 'Proxy Digest' design system directly in code using Claude and custom skills, unifying components and patterns across the product.
- Prototyped the complete product experience in Claude Design and Claude Code, then handed the code to engineers for implementation.
Dialectica
Principal Product Designer
- Audited, refactored, and rebuilt Lungo, Dialectica's design system, directly in code using custom Claude skills, scaling it from a basic component library into a multi-theme system supporting 5 products.
- Led the end-to-end UI design of the Origin platform, evolving it from a single-purpose product into a scalable platform enabling multiple workflows for internal and external users. Used Claude Design and Claude Code to create high-fidelity prototypes for testing and concept exploration.
- Built and deployed custom AI-powered design automation tools, streamlining collaboration and reducing handoff time.
- Established AI-enabled design and engineering collaboration workflows, accelerating implementation and reducing design debt.
Music Rights Platform
Sr. Director of Design
- Joined as the founding designer and mapped all creative directions across the organization, including web, product, and marketing.
- Built, scaled, and directed the Ictinus design system, enabling cross-product consistency and build quality.
- Architected CODA, a unified design and front-end team supporting all value streams through dynamic allocation, Shape Up alignment, and hybrid federated design system governance. Restored delivery predictability and increased organizational efficiency during resource shortages.
- Led a team of 11 designers, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth while driving strategic design initiatives across multiple B2B platforms.
- Contributed to product strategy in partnership with the SVP of Product, supporting a 3x increase in platform adoption.
Panther, acquired by Databricks
Sr. Product Designer (Contractor)
- Joined as the first designer and built the first version of the product, contributing to a $1.4B valuation and $120M Series B funding.
- Designed, scaled, and maintained the 'Pounce' design system, increasing design and engineering velocity.
- Mentored and onboarded four new designers, ensuring successful scaling of the design team during hypergrowth.
- Designed the core SIEM data ingestion and enrichment flows.
Pixelocracy
Sr. UX & UI Designer (Contractor)
- Worked as lead UX designer in large government projects, including national motorways and Citizens' Service Centres.
Xray
UX & UI Designer
- Designed the user interface for Xray, a platform combining CMS, ERP, and CRM capabilities.
- Built client websites, portals, and mobile apps on top of Xray.
Propaganda
Graphics & Digital Media Designer
- Worked across digital and classic design for advertising and BTL events.
- Delivered mobile app design, animation, and website design for brand campaigns.
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