avalen is the portfolio site for design director, Aynne Valencia
End-to-end product design leadership for human- centered systems that serve people and our planet
What I do
Service design and product leader with experience, delivering future-state strategies across AI, government, enterprise, and education. Currently focused on AI-enabled transformation.
Former Design Director for San Francisco Digital Services, guiding end-to-end digital and service strategy for complex public systems. As Chair at California College of the Arts, driving strategic growth and curriculum transformation.
Experience across Microsoft, AKQA, R/GA, and Cisco, translating emerging technology into scalable, human-centered systems with measurable impact.
Design Management
Leading, mentoring as a hands-on Design leader in technology-forward companies.
End to End Product Design
Systems design and thinking through users complete experience with physical products, services and digital enabled experiences.
From first discovery, to core experience to help and assistance to advocacy.
Future state strategy projects
Competitive research, persona creation, future casting and trend research to tangible, specific, actionable and strategic recommendations and road mapping and planning.
Recent projects, accomplishments, notes & errata
