David Streshinski

• Design complex operational planning, Gantt, chat, and data interfaces for reserve Unit 1337 and the Mazpen unit.
• Conduct user research and translate operational needs into workflows and interfaces for complex, high-stakes environments.
• Take on product management responsibilities for an operational product, coordinating requirements, prioritization, and design decisions.
• Founded and lead the IDF UX Guild, establishing shared design standards and organizing workshops to improve UX practices across teams.
• Introduce industry-standard product design methods into a constrained, classified environment.

• Lead independent product design engagements for startups at different stages, from product strategy and early discovery to hands-on UX/UI design.
• Translate business objectives and user needs into product concepts, user flows, prototypes, and implementation-ready designs.

• Worked with early-stage startups through an EdTech innovation accelerator, helping teams shape and validate product concepts.
• Defined user needs, personas, business requirements, product positioning, and user flows.
• Designed end-to-end product experiences, including brand identity, UX architecture, and UI design.

• Led client projects from stakeholder discovery and project kickoffs through iterative design sprints and final deliverables.
• Worked as an embedded product designer for startups and enterprise clients across gaming, cybersecurity, health tech, and other industries.
• Translated complex business and user requirements into structured, usable digital experiences.

Independently researched and built a working web and mobile prototype in five weeks, exploring how communities could coordinate local emergency response.

• Conducted desk research using public reports and documented operational needs.
• Designed the product experience and implemented the prototype using AI-assisted coding tools.
• Evaluated the concept through three stakeholder interviews.
• Identified a lack of a clear buyer and institutional mandate, and recommended not proceeding with further development.

Focus: Product discovery, UX research, end-to-end design, AI-assisted development, product judgment.

Designed an AI-assisted decision-support concept within KYRON’s incident workflow, focused on helping coordinators evaluate recommendations without surrendering control.

• Designed a distinct, clearly labeled AI assistance layer.
• Incorporated supporting evidence alongside recommendations.
• Kept human approval as a required step before actions could be sent.

Focus: AI UX, human-in-the-loop interaction, trust, explainability, decision support.

Led security operations in complex, high-pressure maritime environments across more than 80 countries. This experience informs my approach to operational workflows, situational awareness, and command-and-control interfaces.