Laurent Baumann
Director Of Product Design (PlayOS) at Nex
Campbell, California, United States
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Top SchoolLaurent Baumann is a product design leader and founder with nine years of senior experience crafting user experiences from discovery through launch, currently directing Product Design for PlayOS at Nex in Campbell, CA. He has a track record of founding and scaling design-led startups—From With Labs (acquired via PopStage/Glue) to Volumetrics.io focused on democratizing mixed reality—while also leading design teams at Western Digital after an early Human Interface Design role at Apple (contributing to AirDrop, Notification Center, Maps, and the App Store). He blends rigorous product validation with aesthetic execution and a bias for shipping on time and acquiring users. Known for advising early-stage startups, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with a studio-trained visual sensibility (BFA in Graphic Design) and a persistent focus on making complex spatial and workshop experiences accessible to everyone.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic design at ECV Creative Schools & Community
French
Github Skills (61)
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productivity-tools9
rust8
macos8
flatpak8
windows8
gjs8
chrome-extension7
nlp6
pygobject6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
lobau/lobau.github.io
May 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:73 commits, 66 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 5 months
lobau/noodle
Aug 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:30 commits, 5 pushes in 1 month
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