john K.

Experience

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  Whatsapp

  Design Director at Whatsapp

  Jul 2022 - Present

  WhatsApp

  • I was leading the Product Design teams for WhatsApp Monetization (e-commerce, SaaS, payments, Ads, business discovery, API, SMB App and integrations of business ecosystem with consumer experience.
  • Lead Global serving 3B users
  • Launched Payments platform in Brazil and e-commerce experience with JioMart in India
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  Iv.ai

  Advisor

  Jan 2021 - Present

  From large-scale panels to social and document analysis, IV.AI converts unstructured qualitative data to statistical natural language summaries so you can back up your decisions with the power of AI.

  • Advisor - specialize in growth and product design
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  Amazon

  Head of User Experience Design and Research, Amazon Kids

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Amazon -- world leading commerce, media, devices and cloud company.

  • Lead the Product design, marketing and research teams for Amazon Kids subscription servivce.
  • Creative lead for suite of hardware - Tablet, Alexa kids speakers, wearable and mobile.
  • Lead the development of in house game studio.

• Samsung

  VP, North America Mobile Innovation Head & GM of Samsung's AI Platform (Bixby)

  Nov 2014 - Apr 2020

  Global hardware company

  • During my time at Samsung, I managed the product portfolio at Samsung Next and established the NYC office. I created the North America Mobile Innovation program and design teams driving annual revenue exceeding $100 million from services like Samsung VR,
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  Techstars

  Mentor

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2015

  The worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed.

  • Advised 4 different cohorts of companies
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  Cabin Mobile App

  CEO

  Mar 2013 - Nov 2014

  Mobile App focused to help families stay better connected

  • Company was acquired by Samsung.
  • Voted best App in it's category in Google Play 2014.
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  News Corp

  Senior Vice President -- Executive Creative Director of the the Daily Ipad App

  Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

  Publishing and media company

  • I was the creative and product lead for the first news iPad App. Launched the publication with close collaboration with Apple.
  • Won Webby People's choice award.
  • While at The Daily, we also co-developed iPad apps for the NFL 2012 Super Bowl and Angry Birds Gravity game.
  • TECHCRUNCH: “…this could be the first iPad app to beat Angry Birds and, more important, truly bring journalism into the 21st century.
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  Aol

  Vice President and Group Creative Director for Aol Media

  Nov 2008 - Nov 2010

  AOL Media

  • Served as the creative lead for AOL Media; managing a team of 40+ while overseeing the creative and user experience for all 100+ AOL websites.
  • Played a central role in digital strategy-related needs: managing multi-million dollar outsourced projects, advertising concepts, innovation for new products and set the tone and direction for the entire design team.