Ben Honda Rottler

Founder

OCT 2025 - PRESENT · 1 year

Founder of Design Studio, Decibel. https://decibel.systems/

Collective Member

MAR 2025 - PRESENT · 1.6 years

Baukunst is a collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building at the frontiers of technology and design. Collective members are a select group of top practitioners in their field, invited to advise founders in the portfolio, support company building, and promote collaborative learning across the collective.

Angel Investor / Advisor / Entrepreneur

MAR 2024 - PRESENT · 2.6 years

I work with early stage teams to help them launch successful products. I may provide funds myself, design strategy and product design expertise, advice, introductions.

Design Principal

NOV 2024 - OCT 2025 · 1 year

Spearheading projects to innovate and elevate companies through customer-centric products and services. Leading cross-functional teams, I discover new opportunities within existing client capabilities to delight customers, win market share, and drive business growth.

Advisor

AUG 2023 - AUG 2024 · 1.1 years

Helping Audigo deliver a world class experience

Design Lead, Innovation

MAR 2023 - MAR 2024 · 1.1 years

Working on top secret cool stuff. Systematizing discovery, product incubation, creativity and innovation.

Sr. Manager, UX Design

FEB 2020 - JUN 2023 · 3.4 years

Lead Design Systems and Framework teams in US and Japan UX program level lead for PS VR2 Shipped PlayStation 5

Sr. Product UX Design Lead

MAY 2017 - NOV 2019 · 2.6 years

Design Lead for Product UX encompassing all of hardware experience. Screen, voice, sound, interaction and human-robot UX. Led early to late stage concepting of the Astro UX.

Sr. Design Manager of Product Experience

OCT 2016 - APR 2017 · 7 months

Experience lead for all mobile software and wearable hardware. I led a small team of designers building the future of wearables.

Principal UX Designer

FEB 2015 - OCT 2016 · 1.8 years

Led redesign of core features like sleep and heart rate montoring for the UP system on Android and iOS. Design lead for wearables.

Chief Product Officer

JUL 2014 - JAN 2015 · 7 months

User Experience, Software Design & Development, Product R & D

Director of UX

SEP 2012 - MAY 2014 · 1.8 years

Built a world-class UX team for Samsung Design America from the ground up. Job entailed product conceptualization beyond just pure UX design. Led team to envision the future of mobile, which led to products like the Gear Fit and Gear Circle. Projects ranged from wearables to android app and OS work.

Creative Lead for Cross-Platform Design

AUG 2011 - SEP 2012 · 1.2 years

Design Architect

DEC 2010 - AUG 2011 · 9 months

Senior User Experience Designer

JUL 2010 - DEC 2010 · 6 months

iPod Interaction Design Lead

APR 2007 - JUN 2010 · 3.3 years

Senior Design Technologist

JUL 2005 - APR 2007 · 1.8 years