Fred Mchale
Director
School of Interaction & UI/UX Design

Fred has over 20 years of experience as a designer, developer, and program manager. After graduating with a degree in Computer Science, he focused his energy in the area of design and emerging technology. He works with numerous high profile clients in the Bay Area to design and develop web applications, mobile applications, interactive experiences, and manage teams of designers and developers.

Fred enjoys speaking at industry events, contributing to the open source community, major league baseball, and playing guitar in his free time.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science emphasis on Media Technologies, California State University Bakersfield

Industry Credits

• Founder
• Public Speaker
• Collaborated with brands such as Cisco, Apple, Figma, Google, and Audi

Speaking Events:

Product Design Collaborative

• Speaker, Designer to Design Manager
• Speaker, Design Trends 2023

Podcasts

• Guest Speaker, Design Nuggets
• Guest Speaker, Delightful Designs: Design Systems with WebEx Designer Claire Kim
• Guest Speaker, Delightful Designs: Early Career with Amazon/UpWork Design Manager Ting Wei

Adobe Creative Jam

• Speaker, The Product Design Process

Academy of Art

• Speaker, Artificial Intelligence in Product Design
• Speaker, AI in Product Design
• Speaker, Rapid Prototyping
• Lecturer, IXD 755 Product Design Portfolio
• Lecturer, IXD 606 User Experience Design
• Lecturer, IXD 120 Experience Design 1
• Lecturer, IXD 635 Visual Design and Typography 2
• Lecturer, IXD 620 Behavioral Science and UX
• Lecturer, IXD 700 Human Centered Design
• Lecturer, IXD 615 Project Management
• Judge, Spring Show Awards 2019-2024

Cisco Systems

• Speaker, Nerd Lunch: UI Design and Human Factors

CSUB New Media Club

• Speaker, Creative Workflows