About Marcus Shields

I’m a Senior Product Designer focused on solving complex, constraint-heavy problems inside real product organizations.


Over the past decade+, I’ve worked closely with engineering and product teams to ship scalable, data-driven experiences used by millions of people. Often under tight timelines, technical constraints, and competing business priorities — this is where passion meets purpose.


I specialize in making high-impact decisions when the path forward isn’t obvious.


Looking for a creative expert who can think outside the box and deliver world-class experiences that work in the real world?


Let's work together.

$100M+

$100M+

in Funded Products

100+

100+

Products Shipped to production

8+

8+

Fortune 1000 Enterprise Products

15+

15+

Years of Experience

Experience

2017 - Present

Inkwell Digital

Brand Experience - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Asurion, Amazon, Microsoft, Waste Management, Rackspace, AT&T, Republic Services, and more...

Senior Product Designer | UI/UX Consultant

2017 - Present

Inkwell Digital

Brand Experience - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Asurion, Amazon, Microsoft, Waste Management, Rackspace, AT&T, Republic Services, and more...

Senior Product Designer | UI/UX Consultant

2017 - Present

Inkwell Digital

Brand Experience - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Asurion, Amazon, Microsoft, Waste Management, Rackspace, AT&T, Republic Services, and more...

Senior Product Designer | UI/UX Consultant

2017 - Present

Inkwell Digital

Brand Experience - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Asurion, Amazon, Microsoft, Waste Management, Rackspace, AT&T, Republic Services, and more...

Senior Product Designer | UI/UX Consultant

2024 - 2026

Sekisui House

Brand Experience - Woodside Homes, Shawood Homes, Richmond American Homes

Lead UX Strategist/UI Designer (Contract)

2024 - 2026

Sekisui House

Brand Experience - Woodside Homes, Shawood Homes, Richmond American Homes

Lead UX Strategist/UI Designer (Contract)

2024 - 2026

Sekisui House

Brand Experience - Woodside Homes, Shawood Homes, Richmond American Homes

Lead UX Strategist/UI Designer (Contract)

2024 - 2026

Sekisui House

Brand Experience - Woodside Homes, Shawood Homes, Richmond American Homes

Lead UX Strategist/UI Designer (Contract)

2017 - 2018

Cognizant

Brand Experience - MUFG

Consultant / UI/UX Product Design

2017 - 2018

Cognizant

Brand Experience - MUFG

Consultant / UI/UX Product Design

2017 - 2018

Cognizant

Brand Experience - MUFG

Consultant / UI/UX Product Design

2017 - 2018

Cognizant

Brand Experience - MUFG

Consultant / UI/UX Product Design

2015 - 2019

American Express

Brand Experience - Hilton, Delta, Gilt, OPEN Small Business, Mercedes-Benz, Hilton, Charles Schwab, Universal, Boxed, Starwood

Senior UI Design Engineer — Embedded IC supporting large-scale consumer and enterprise platforms

2015 - 2019

American Express

Brand Experience - Hilton, Delta, Gilt, OPEN Small Business, Mercedes-Benz, Hilton, Charles Schwab, Universal, Boxed, Starwood

Senior UI Design Engineer — Embedded IC supporting large-scale consumer and enterprise platforms

2015 - 2019

American Express

Brand Experience - Hilton, Delta, Gilt, OPEN Small Business, Mercedes-Benz, Hilton, Charles Schwab, Universal, Boxed, Starwood

Senior UI Design Engineer — Embedded IC supporting large-scale consumer and enterprise platforms

2015 - 2019

American Express

Brand Experience - Hilton, Delta, Gilt, OPEN Small Business, Mercedes-Benz, Hilton, Charles Schwab, Universal, Boxed, Starwood

Senior UI Design Engineer — Embedded IC supporting large-scale consumer and enterprise platforms

2011 - 2015

SMP

Senior UX Engineer / Sr. Manager of UX & Product Design

2011 - 2015

SMP

Senior UX Engineer / Sr. Manager of UX & Product Design

2011 - 2015

SMP

Senior UX Engineer / Sr. Manager of UX & Product Design

2011 - 2015

SMP

Senior UX Engineer / Sr. Manager of UX & Product Design

📄 Resume / CV

📄 Resume / CV

📄 Resume / CV

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📄 Resume / CV

Areas of Focus

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Product Design

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Product Design

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Product Design

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Product Design

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UI/UX Design

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UI/UX Design

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UI/UX Design

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UI/UX Design

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UX Strategy

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UX Strategy

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UX Strategy

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UX Strategy

Tools Use to Optimize Delivery

FAQs

What kind of work do you do?

What roles are you open to?

How do you define success on a project?

How do you collaborate with product and engineering teams?

Can you share work that isn’t public?

What kind of work do you do?

What roles are you open to?

How do you define success on a project?

How do you collaborate with product and engineering teams?

Can you share work that isn’t public?

What kind of work do you do?

What roles are you open to?

How do you define success on a project?

How do you collaborate with product and engineering teams?

Can you share work that isn’t public?