Dan Gibbons

Product Leader for Learning Experiences | UX Designer & Developer
Dan Gibbons

About

Myself

I create experiences that reduce friction and build confidence, making technology genuinely enjoyable to use across languages, tools, and complex systems.


Before working in UX, product design, and frontend development, I started my career as a teacher. That background grounds my work in learning, clarity, and iteration, and helps me move fluidly from research and strategy to hands-on execution.


Outside of work, I’ve studied five languages, lived in four countries, visited 33 others, and been to all 50 U.S. states. You might find me reading, traveling, collecting useless trivia, or doing stand-up comedy.

Focus

Where I add value

Learning & Experience Design

I help teams design learning-focused experiences that break complex ideas into small, meaningful steps — fostering small wins, sustained motivation, and moments of clarity and delight

Product & Technical Collaboration

With 6+ years in frontend development, I translate complex technical solutions into clear, actionable outcomes for non-technical teams. I lead features from idea to release, grounding decisions in user needs, usability, and performance.

Content, Teaching & Storytelling

I create content that explains, engages, and sticks. Drawing on experience in teaching and public speaking, I blend structure and storytelling to help people truly understand ideas—not just hear them.

Background

Crafting a learning-focused product perspective through lived experience

My experience spans design, technology, research, and teaching. I see these not as separate disciplines, but as interconnected parts of the same system — shaped by a long-standing interest in how people pick up new skills, make them stick, and, most importantly, enjoy the process.


My approach is grounded in years spent as a learner — first of languages, and later of code. I studied German in Germany, and deepened Mandarin, Japanese, and Spanish by living or working abroad. Immersion showed me that progress doesn’t come from memorization alone — it grows when the path feels intuitive and exciting to continue.


After spending years studying human languages, I turned to programming language, hoping to help build better ways for people to learn. That path led me to earn a web development certificate from the University of Pennsylvania and move into development.


Having spent time on both sides of the desk — as both student and teacher — and now working in technology, I’m able to bridge these perspectives when designing experiences that support clarity, confidence, and forward momentum.


Journey

Experience that shaped my approach to learning and product

  • Programming & Design

    As a UX Designer and Front-End Developer, I design and implement intuitive, efficient experiences that feel clear, considered, and satisfying to use

  • Technical Foundations

    Leveraging my foreign language skills, I supported international medical device trials by coordinating communication with clinical teams at overseas research facilities. Working with complex medical databases sparked my interest in understanding and simplifying technical systems, leading me toward programming

  • Teaching

    While working in Beijing and Tokyo, I prepared business executives for international relocation, delivering comprehensive training on negotiation practices, cultural etiquette, and cross-cultural communication in both English and German

  • Learning

    I completed a Bachelors Degree in languages (emphasis on German with a minor in Mandarin Chinese) and international business

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