Raf Laus
Lead Product Designer: complex systems, ubiquitous computing, applied AI.
I design the operating systems behind hard problems: federated AI assistants, end-to-end IoT connectivity, and the design systems teams build on. Invisible when it works, expensive when it doesn’t.
M.S. Human-Centered Design & EngineeringUniversity of Washington · Seattle
2020–2023
B.S. General BiologyDominican University of California · San Rafael
Cell & Molecular
Practicing since 2014 · lead for 4y, since 2022 at Elanco.
AI, edge computing, telecom, biotech, e-commerce, payments, education.
Projects to production across 5 industries.
My mental model comes from biology. Before design and engineering, I studied cell and molecular biology, mapping metabolic pathways: how networks adapt under stress.
That shaped how I see products: systems with dependencies, feedback loops, and failure modes, not collections of screens.
I set design direction, build operational frameworks, author the systems teams build on, and mentor designers. I care about durable practice: work still load-bearing years after it ships.
Took a much needed break for a few months and working on two passion projects.
Staff, lead, or principal roles, available now.
Research makes uncertainty visible. Systems make it actionable. Craft makes the result scalable and sustainable.