Hire an Elite AI Designer.
Ship Products That Win.
I produce extraordinary results. Passionate designer with over two decades of experience crafting empathy-driven user centered products. I specialize in translating complex concepts into intuitive, beautiful interfaces, from concept to polished product.
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For examples of my great design work see: https://lofty.cloud
Product + Design + Engineering + Business Sense.
In one person.
Contact Me
courtkizer@gmail.com
760-970-6981 (text/mobile)
What I'm looking for
I thrive at early-stage startups building AI-native products. I prefer wearing multiple hats and working on problems where the roadmap isn't fully defined yet.
I'm interested in:
Design Engineering - Code-fluent designer who ships
Founding Designer - First design hire shaping the product from zero
Lead Product Designer - Senior IC with system-level thinking
Product Designer in AI - AI R&D, prototyping, and exploration
The right opportunity:
AI-native or AI-forward company
Small, ambitious team
Complex problems that need both design thinking and technical execution
Room to build, not just specify
Highlights — what I've done
I led AI design at Harvard Business School. I was the person designing and building their AI-powered products — learning platforms, chatbots, video tools, the works.
I've shipped a lot of AI products. Not concepts or prototypes that sat on a shelf — real things people use. Chat interfaces, AI assistants, video avatars, tools that help people learn and get work done.
I worked on a project funded by the CEO of Moderna. High stakes, real money, tight timelines. I delivered.
I don't just design things — I build them. I write code. I prototype working software. When I hand something to an engineer, it's not a picture — it's a functional starting point.
I work fast. I use AI tools every day to move at a pace that used to require a whole team. One of me gets more done than most people expect.
What I do — how I actually work
I figure out how AI should show up in a product. Not just "add a chatbot." I think through the whole experience — what should feel automatic, what needs a human touch, and how it all fits together.
I make complicated things feel simple. The products I work on are technically complex under the hood. My job is making sure users never have to think about that.
I sit right next to engineering. I understand what's actually possible to build. I don't design things that can't ship, and I don't need a translator to talk to developers.
I own the whole thing from start to finish. I work with PMs, engineers, leadership — whoever's involved — and I stay with it from the first sketch to the day it launches. I also build and maintain design systems to keep quality consistent.
I've worked across a lot of industries and I think like a founder. Healthcare, e-commerce, learning platforms, B2B tools. I've also started my own product company, so I understand what it's like to run a business — not just design for one.