David Thomson

David Thomson

Founder/Chief Creative Officer

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
  • Human Factors Designer at Novare
  • User Interface/Interaction Designer at Abilizer
  • User Interface Design Consultant at Critical Arc
Education
  • San Diego State University
Connections
385 connections
Industry
Design
Websites

David Thomson’s Summary

Currently the Chief Creative Officer of Momentum Design Lab, a premier user experience design company located in San Francisco, California. With years of experience, our team members have worked with various successful start-ups and large-scale enterprises to produce graphics and interactive interfaces for web-based products. Because we have worked with companies in industries ranging from software and hardware to social networking and non-profit we are confident our team can help you strategize and successfully take your product to market.

We have worked with companies across industries including: software, hardware, financial services, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, legal, entertainment, media, human resources, social networking, mobile, television, logistics, and non-profit.

Over the three years we have successfully helped the following companies bring their projects to market: Intel, Orange Labs, MobiTV, SuccessFactors, Rapt, Knewco, Adeptra, California Association of Realtors, Barnes and Noble, Ariba, CleverMachine, Biz360, IAC, Involver, Rocketseed, Opposing Views, Marketbright, Databasics, BondDesk, Openwave, VINTek, GoFish, VaultStreet, Polimetrix, SkyData Systems, Atlantis Computing, SelectLeaders, Overstock, Fair Isaac, Conklin Intracom, HedgeOP, Moderati, Walmart, Tript, Club Spaces, LinkStorm, VantageILM, RoadRunner Online, Cerego Japan, SuccessMetrics, VFlyer, Concurro, and NeoClarus.

During the past two years, eight of seventy of our customers have raised over a combined $175 million in venture funding and $660 million in public offerings since working with us to improve or develop their product.

David Thomson’s Specialties:

User Interface Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Product Management, Web Design, Flash, Product Design


David Thomson’s Experience

  • Founder/CTO/CPO

    Voyavo

    (Design industry)

    August 2008Present (1 year)

  • Founder/CPO/CTO

    Kazowie

    (Internet industry)

    August 2007Present (2 years)

  • Chief Creative Officer

    Momentum Design Lab

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

    April 2002Present (7 years 4 months)

    My work has been primarily based upon improving user experience for applications in the business "OnDemand," service provider software, consumer entertainment and portal spaces. I have both managed and participated in large scale software projects.

  • Human Factors Designer

    Novare

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    September 2001April 2002 (8 months)

  • User Interface/Interaction Designer

    Abilizer

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    March 2001July 2001 (5 months)

  • User Interface Design Consultant

    Critical Arc

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2000January 2001 (4 months)

  • Lead Designer/UI Engineer

    NBC Internet

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; nbci; Design industry)

    August 1999August 2000 (1 year 1 month)


David Thomson’s Education

  • San Diego State University

    BA , Applied Arts with the emphasis in Graphic Design , January 1995December 1998


Additional Information

David Thomson’s Websites:

David Thomson’s Groups:

  •    BayCHI
  •    Executive Suite
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    Interaction Design Association
  •    UX Professionals
  •    ----- The Startups & Societal Ventures Network ----- An Innovation Catalyst
  •    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals
  •    Startup Specialists
  •    Fans of Mashable
  •    Outsourcing & Offshore development
  •    User Experience
  •    Travel Insiders
  •    Ex-NBCi-ers
  •    SpinOut
  •    Online Conversion: Landing Pages and Conversion Paths

David Thomson’s Contact Settings

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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
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