Summary
Maged Abdelsalam is a product designer and founder with 11 years of experience turning complex ideas into clear, usable B2B and AI products. He has led design teams and launched products from ideation to market-fit, notably pivoting Synapse Analytics’ Konan into an AI credit decisioning tool that secured 10 clients and $250K+ in revenue. Skilled in design systems, research-driven strategy, and rapid prototyping, he built Synapse’s first product design team and a company-wide design system to improve cross-product consistency. His background includes hands-on work with healthcare and government platforms, conducting deep user research and delivering accessible, scalable interfaces. Based in Kirkland, WA, he combines entrepreneurial leadership with a practitioner’s attention to execution, often turning early prototypes into revenue-generating products. Outside product work, his MA in Social Design informs a user-centered approach that balances impact and usability.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Design, Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Design at Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Visual and Performing Arts, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Visual and Performing Arts at The American University in Cairo
English, Arabic