Summary
Erfan Dastournejad is an executive design leader with eight years of professional experience blending UX, XR, and 3D modeling to create human-centered, accessible experiences. Currently Executive Director at TomorrowBorn, he previously led technical design and UX teams at Starbucks and taught UX/XR courses, combining practical product delivery with pedagogy. His background spans research at Google on head-mounted interaction models, hands-on mixed-reality work for studios and institutes, and production-grade 3D modeling and animation—skills that let him bridge visual craft and interaction engineering. Erfan is passionate about exploring AI and mixed reality to push design boundaries, and he often applies animator-level rigging and spatial thinking to solve interaction problems not obvious from standard UX practice. Based in Antioquia, Colombia, he brings a global, multidisciplinary perspective informed by academic work at the University of Washington and a long history in animation and technical art.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at University of Washington
Diploma, Diploma at Farhangian
Associate's Degree, Associate's Degree at Shoreline Community College
English, Persian, Turkish