My path into design is personal. When my father was unexpectedly paralyzed during my young adulthood, I became his full-time caregiver and experienced firsthand what happens when systems fail the people they are meant to serve. That experience didn't just shape my perspective. It gave me a mission.
I believe the strongest solutions come from truly understanding the problem and empathizing with the people living inside it. My work is about making technology feel simpler and more human, building experiences that go beyond the interface to create genuine connections between people and the products that are supposed to serve them.
That mission sits at the center of everything I do. I design at the intersection of innovation and purpose, with one goal in mind: to make complex systems feel less like machinery and more like they were built for the humans who depend on them.
Sierra Hillman
Interaction Designer
recent Experience
iDEO | 2024 - present
senior interaction designer
representEd | 2025 - present
Service Designer
Extra Rep | 2026 - present
Founder
NXSTEP | 2022 - 2023
lead UX designer
health & wellness Promotion, sFSU | 2022 - 2023
web assistant
education
san francisco state university | B.S
visual communication and design
City college of san francisco | A.A.S, A.A
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Communication
certifications
certified personal trainer | nasm
Foundations in Design Thinking | Ideo
from idea's to action | ideo