David Taylor

Product Design & Research

david@germaniastreet.com

David brings hands-on product design and research expertise to engineering and science teams, working closely to shape technology that adapts to people, not the other way around.

NOTABLE WORK

• BI platform that uses machine learning and predictive AI to monitor and optimize system infrastructures, anticipating and solving issues without human intervention (Tibco).
• Deep learning-powered skin analysis and recommendation platform; developed a novel human-machine, relationship-building-based UX based on immersive observation studies in Chinese and American homes and department stores (P&G).
• Transformative ocular drug-delivery device that uses novel (FEA, ML, CV) technology for precise therapeutic volume and deposition; pioneered ethno-usability testing using proxy-prototypes (Alcon).
• Conversation analysis and annotation platform to support user research and experimentation frameworks, aligning machine learning algorithm development with real-world usage (Xerox).

EXPERIENCE

Design and Research Consultant   |   Germania Street

Applying human-centered design, ethnography, and emerging technologies to develop AI-driven platforms, services, and interfaces (e.g. novel CPR training device for University of Nevada Medical School).

Director of User Experience   |   ZS Associates

• Co-led launch of a multi-modal clinical trial platform as part of a global R&D consulting company.
• Developed strategy integrating sensor devices to expand patient reach and automate quality behavior data generation.
• Introduced development processes aligning Product, Design, and Engineering to real-world performance metrics.

Director of User Experience & Research   |   Otsuka Pharmaceutical

• Digital Medicine leader within a multinational pharmaceutical company, overseeing design, research, regulatory submissions, and alignment across clinical, business, and manufacturing teams.
• Redesigned an ingestible-sensor based medical device; conducted mixed-method research to validate AI-supported patient workflows and synchronization with clinician-pharmacist operations.
• Implemented human factors SOPs combining usability and trust principles with therapeutic safety, precision, and reliability.

COVID Break   |   Dad, Home School Teacher

• Career interruption to focus on family.

Head of Design   |   Bluescape

• Built an elite multidisciplinary team of designers and technologists for a late-stage startup.
• Defined strategic design vision, novel virtual interaction and navigation models for a visual collaboration platform.
• Founded a CX Council to address customer needs, continuously gather product insights and influence product roadmap —instrumental to retaining marquee client, Ford Motors.

Advisor   |   BioTrillion

• Advised the CEO of a seed-stage startup. Led design and strategy of a CV/ML-powered mobile diagnostic platform for early disease detection, integrating AI and machine learning into patient and clinician decision-making.
• Formed BioTrillion’s product management and engineering teams. Defined product vision and roadmap.

Co-Founder   |   PatientCare

• Co-developed safety-critical platform that identifies high-risk patients and, after discharge, delivers tailored prompts and recovery questions, alerting caregivers to potential issues and guiding next steps
• Co-developed product concept, roadmap, business and VC funding plan. Principal designer and ethnographer.

Principal, Innovation Services   |   Xerox PARC

• Senior scientist within the renowned R&D institution: led design and commercialization of agentic systems and other frontier technologies (ML, AI, CV, NLP, AR, FEA) for corporate, startup, and government clients.
• Collaborated with visionaries across machine learning, linguistics, data science, microelectromechanical systems, fluids, sensors, energy, and imaging labs.
• Designed user-facing feedback mechanisms for model refinement and behavioral correction.

Principal   |   Germania Street

Led a venture designing large-scale enterprise systems, consumer applications, and data analysis tools using

user-centered design to deliver competitive advantage. Clients include Cisco, Brocade, Tibco, Qiagen, BD, Nike and Intuit.

Director of Design  |   Netscape / America Online

Established an internal design consultancy; partnered with executive stakeholders across business units on strategic, global-scale services; worked directly with AOL CEO.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Patent US2018/012028A1: Computer-Implemented System, Method For Automatic Patient Querying.

Patent US20171221US01: Handheld Filament Extension Atomizer for Precision Therapeutics Delivery.

Patent US20100083145: Service Performance Manager w Obligation-Bound  SLAs and Patterns for Mitigation and Autoprotection.

Xerox PARC Innovation Award  (’14, ‘16, ’17) for projects of greatest creativity and impact on PARC legacy.

Grand Prize, Furniture Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.