Francisco Inchauste
About Francisco Inchauste
Francisco Inchauste is a Design Manager at InVision with extensive experience in UX design and team management.
Current Role at InVision
Francisco Inchauste serves as a Design Manager at InVision. In this role, he focuses on managing design teams to enhance user experiences across various projects. His work involves collaboration with different departments to ensure cohesive and innovative design outcomes that meet the company’s objectives and users' needs.
Previous Positions at InVision
Before his current role, Francisco Inchauste was a Lead Product Designer at InVision for 9 months from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Product Designer and Lead on DSM (Design System Manager) from 2019 to 2021, dedicating two years to elevating product design within the company. His tenure at InVision included significant contributions to product development and user experience enhancement.
Career at ConsenSys and Universal Mind
Francisco Inchauste held the position of Product Design Lead & Manager at ConsenSys from 2018 to 2019, where he worked on enhancing product designs in the rapidly evolving blockchain space in the United States. Before ConsenSys, he spent seven years at Universal Mind as Principal, Director of User Experience, from 2011 to 2018, leading UX design initiatives and managing diverse teams on various projects.
Education and Early Career
Francisco Inchauste obtained a Bachelor's degree in Arts from Grand Valley State University. Early in his career, he held roles such as Director of User Experience at RCM Technologies and Design Manager at Crowe Chizek in the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area. These roles allowed him to develop foundational skills in user experience and design management.
Rise iOS Alarm Clock App
Francisco Inchauste created Rise, the first gesture-based iOS alarm clock app, which has been recognized for its innovative design by numerous tech publications and has been featured multiple times by Apple. The app offers a unique user experience by utilizing gesture-based controls, making it a popular choice among users for its intuitive design.
Authorship and Editorial Contributions
Francisco has authored several industry articles and books that significantly impact the design community. His expertise in UX design is also evident from his role as a UX Design Editor at Smashing Magazine, where he worked part-time from 2011 to 2013 in Germany. His editorial contributions helped shape the publication’s focus on user experience design.