Snr Staff Product Design Engineer @ Pendo building AI-powered experiences

Mark Whitley

Designing product experiences that feel calm, clear, and a little bit inevitable.

I design end-to-end product systems with a focus on AI-powered workflows, thoughtful UX, and the kind of visual polish that helps complex tools feel intuitive. My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, interaction design, prototyping, and experimentation.

Currently focused on

Product design leadership, AI experiences, and high-craft interface systems.

Discipline

Product Design Engineering

Specialty

AI + UX

Approach

Prototype early

Location

Open to global work

Selected Work

Product thinking, systems craft, and AI experimentation in one portfolio.

A modular project grid with room to grow into deeper case studies.

About

A design practice shaped by product clarity.

I care about simplifying complexity, building trust through interface quality, and using AI in ways that amplify human judgment.

More about my process

Systems Thinking

Balancing user needs, business constraints, and product architecture.

AI-Native UX

Designing interfaces where intelligence feels useful, legible, and safe.

Prototyping

Using motion and interaction to make product direction tangible early.

Playground

Experiments exploring how AI can change the shape of product design.

A place for prototypes, speculative ideas, and rough edges with promise.

In Progress

Prompt-to-Prototype Studio

Exploring how text prompts, component libraries, and rapid prototyping could converge into a more fluid design workflow for early product direction.

Concept

Intent-Rich Search

A search experience that combines semantic understanding, contextual suggestions, and visual explanation to make AI-assisted discovery feel more navigable.

Explore Experiments

Contact

Open to conversations about product design engineering, AI, and thoughtful collaboration.

Whether you are building a new product, refining an existing system, or exploring AI-enabled workflows, I am always interested in good problems.