Karel Barnoski

Head of Design

Dublin, California, United States24 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in design leadership.
  • Expert in user-centered enterprise experiences.
  • Proven track record in driving cross-functional collaboration.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a User Experience Design expert in Industrial IoT and Renewable Energy sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience DesignDesign LeadershipProduct DesignUser ExperienceDesign ManagementSound DesignInteraction Design

Other Skills

PrototypingUser-centered DesignCross-functional Team LeadershipUser ResearchUsability TestingDesign SystemService DesignAnalyticsParticipatory DesignLean UXMinimum Viable ProductsDiagnostic SoftwareAgile DevelopmentApplication DesignInteractive Design

About

With over a decade of experience, currently serving as Design Director for the Office of the CFO Products at Workday, contributing to enterprise UX innovation and strategic design leadership. Previously led UX for analytics initiatives at Workday and directed product design for industrial IoT solutions at GE Digital. Core strengths include prototyping, interaction design, and crafting user-centered enterprise experiences. Passionate about enabling organizations to connect, manage, and optimize complex systems at scale while aligning design solutions with organizational goals. Focused on driving cross-functional collaboration and delivering impactful user experiences that empower teams and align with Workday's mission to support business transformation.

Experience

24 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
7 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Workday

2 roles

Design Director, Office of the CFO Products, Workday

Promoted

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Hybrid

PrototypingInteraction DesignUser ExperienceUser-centered DesignCross-functional Team LeadershipUser Experience Design+1

UX Director, Analytics

Oct 2018Apr 2025 · 6 yrs 6 mos · Hybrid

Ge

5 roles

Design Director, GE Digital

Promoted

Jan 2017Sep 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Led a product design team focused on Predix Edge, GE's industrial Edge to Cloud software platform. Responsible for the design of a suite of applications that enable customers to connect, manage, and optimize their industrial machines at scale. Predix Edge customers span across global GE industries, including Aviation, Power, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, and Additive manufacturing.
Product DesignUser ExperienceDesign Management

Senior Design Manager, GE Digital

Jul 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Led an 8 person product design team focused on Predix, GE's cloud computing software platform. Drove high quality product design across the Predix suite of applications through user research, usability testing, and the adoption of the Predix Design System. Prior to leading the team on Predix, I led a 5 person design team focused on software products for GE Power, GE Nuclear, and GE Wind.
User ResearchUsability TestingDesign SystemUser Experience DesignDesign Management

Senior Staff User Experience Designer, GE Software Center

Jul 2013Jul 2015 · 2 yrs

  • Primary focus was working with GE's Renewable Energy business to drive service offerings through software and analytics. Designed applications for GE’s Digital Wind Farm. Prior to this, I led the redesign of GE’s Blow Out Preventer control system HMI, which consisted of intense survival training, contextual research, and participatory design on offshore oil rigs in South Korea and the Gulf.
Service DesignAnalyticsParticipatory DesignUser Experience Design

Senior User Experience Designer, GE Software Center

Oct 2012Jul 2013 · 9 mos

  • Using Lean UX methods to design Minimum Viable Products, I helped the Advanced Software Technologies team scale up their business in a fast paced, start up environment. Projects ranged from patient throughput optimization in GE Healthcare, to monitoring and diagnostic software for gas turbines and oil wells.
Lean UXMinimum Viable ProductsDiagnostic SoftwareUser Experience Design

Lead User Experience Designer - GE Energy

Aug 2011Oct 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • As part of the Software Solutions Group, I designed applications for several key GE Energy initiatives, including GE’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station. As one of the first designers to join the GE Software team, I helped define best practices for integrating design with Agile software development.
Agile DevelopmentApplication DesignUser Experience Design

Ge

User Experience Designer - Renewable Energy

Jan 2010Aug 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Schenectady, NY

  • Created user centered experiences for GE's Renewable Energy business. I drove an iterative design process using prototypes and customer interviews to deliver high fidelity interfaces that brought value to energy customers though data visualizations and analytics. My primary focus was the design of a monitoring and analytics application for wind farms, which supports the largest wind turbine install base globally.
User-centered DesignData VisualizationUser Experience Design

Element k

Interaction Designer

Mar 2003Dec 2008 · 5 yrs 9 mos · Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • Designed interactive learning solutions for a range of Fortune 500 companies. I created best practices for working with offshore development teams in a fast paced production environment. Served as a mentor to junior designers in the organization.
Interactive Learning SolutionsMentorshipInteraction Design

Rochester institute of technology

Adjunct Professor

Mar 2003May 2008 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • Taught interactive media and animation to R.I.T. undergraduate students in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. Design students learned the skills needed to build interactive portfolios they used to get internships and full-time employment.
Web DesignInteractive Style GuideInteraction Design

Freelance

Sound Designer

Jan 2003Apr 2018 · 15 yrs 3 mos · Various

  • Designed sound for consumer electronics, appliances, and web/kiosk/desktop apps. Notable clients included Medela, Whirlpool, Microsoft, and Kodak. Worked on a consultant basis for award winning visual/interactive design projects with other design agencies.
Sound DesignInteractive Design

Eastman kodak

Interaction Designer / Sound Designer

Jun 2001Mar 2003 · 1 yr 9 mos · Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • Designed for a wide range of Kodak's consumer facing, web and kiosk software. Created an extensive, interactive style guide to support the redesign of 50,000 pages of Kodak content. Other notable projects included the design of a photo-sharing app for the Olympics in Salt Lake City, and a Picture of The Day application featured in Times Square.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

MFA — Interactive development

Jan 1999Jan 2001

Rochester Institute of Technology

BFA

Sep 1995May 1999

Barnstone Studios

Classical Design & Drawing

Jun 1999Aug 1999

Hochstein School of Music

Jazz Piano Performance & Theory

Sep 2002Sep 2003

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