ShawnSaunders

Open to

→ Freelance design

Hourly

→ Fractional leadership

Monthly

Since

2002

Award

Red Dot

App Store Top App

WebAward

Some Big Brands

Apple

ebay

McAfee

Trane

Some Industries

cloud

Cloud Services

devices

SaaS

lightbulb

Consumer Electronics

factory

Manufacturing

Passions

architecture

Industrial Design

network_intelligence

Optimization

Need proof?

Here’s pudding.

Designs from the past few years.

I led design direction and built teams at the worlds largest heating and cooling manufacturer.

2022-2025

Images

Before

Reference

In 2022, Trane Residential’s website didn’t align with it’s market-leader premium brand aesthetic established in it’s ad campaigns.

We fixed that.

After

“”

Shawn’s design direction and stakeholder mgmt. made exploration, execution, and delivery simple.

Alex Shimotake

Senior Product Designer

The overhaul kicked off with the home page and global navigation with an iterative rollout plan spanning 6-12 mo.

In 2024, our work on the Residential website inspired Trane’s CDO to have us lead the standardization of design company-wide.

Out with the old.

Before

In with the new.

Images

We brought dozens of teams together to kick off in January 2025 with donated time and no official funding.

We audited, aligned on governance, and built foundations.

By July 2025, we had a cross-BU council, feedback loops and sprint cycles, the system in beta across 5 products, and a multi-year rollout plan.

“”

Shawn not only set design direction but also did so many thankless tasks behind the scenes to allow the DS to become real.

Sean Kennedy

Design Systems Manager

© 2025 Sean Kennedy. All rights reserved.

ShawnSaunders

Open to

→ Freelance design

Hourly

→ Fractional leadership

Monthly

Since

2002

Award

Red Dot

App Store Top App

WebAward

Some Big Brands

Apple

ebay

McAfee

Trane

Some Industries

cloud

Cloud Services

devices

SaaS

lightbulb

Consumer Electronics

factory

Manufacturing

Passions

architecture

Industrial Design

network_intelligence

Optimization

Need proof?

Here’s pudding.

Designs from the past few years.

I led design direction and built teams at the worlds largest heating and cooling manufacturer.

2022-2025

Images

Before

Reference

In 2022, Trane Residential’s website didn’t align with it’s market-leader premium brand aesthetic established in it’s ad campaigns.

We fixed that.

After

“”

Shawn’s design direction and stakeholder mgmt. made exploration, execution, and delivery simple.

Alex Shimotake

Senior Product Designer

The overhaul kicked off with the home page and global navigation with an iterative rollout plan spanning 6-12 mo.

In 2024, our work on the Residential website inspired Trane’s CDO to have us lead the standardization of design company-wide.

Out with the old.

Before

In with the new.

Images

We brought dozens of teams together to kick off in January 2025 with donated time and no official funding.

We audited, aligned on governance, and built foundations.

By July 2025, we had a cross-BU council, feedback loops and sprint cycles, the system in beta across 5 products, and a multi-year rollout plan.

“”

Shawn not only set design direction but also did so many thankless tasks behind the scenes to allow the DS to become real.

Sean Kennedy

Design Systems Manager

© 2025 Sean Kennedy. All rights reserved.

ShawnSaunders

Open to

→ Freelance design

Hourly

→ Fractional leadership

Monthly

Since

2002

Award

Red Dot

App Store Top App

WebAward

Some Big Brands

Apple

ebay

McAfee

Trane

Some Industries

cloud

Cloud Services

devices

SaaS

lightbulb

Consumer Electronics

factory

Manufacturing

Passions

architecture

Industrial Design

network_intelligence

Optimization

Need proof?

Here’s pudding.

Designs from the past few years.

I led design direction and built teams at the worlds largest heating and cooling manufacturer.

2022-2025

Images

Before

Reference

In 2022, Trane Residential’s website didn’t align with it’s market-leader premium brand aesthetic established in it’s ad campaigns.

We fixed that.

After

“”

Shawn’s design direction and stakeholder mgmt. made exploration, execution, and delivery simple.

Alex Shimotake

Senior Product Designer

The overhaul kicked off with the home page and global navigation with an iterative rollout plan spanning 6-12 mo.

In 2024, our work on the Residential website inspired Trane’s CDO to have us lead the standardization of design company-wide.

Out with the old.

Before

In with the new.

Images

We brought dozens of teams together to kick off in January 2025 with donated time and no official funding.

We audited, aligned on governance, and built foundations.

By July 2025, we had a cross-BU council, feedback loops and sprint cycles, the system in beta across 5 products, and a multi-year rollout plan.

“”

Shawn not only set design direction but also did so many thankless tasks behind the scenes to allow the DS to become real.

Sean Kennedy

Design Systems Manager

© 2025 Sean Kennedy. All rights reserved.

ShawnSaunders

Open to

→ Freelance design

Hourly

→ Fractional leadership

Monthly

Since

2002

Award

Red Dot

App Store Top App

WebAward

Some Big Brands

Apple

ebay

McAfee

Trane

Some Industries

cloud

Cloud Services

devices

SaaS

lightbulb

Consumer Electronics

factory

Manufacturing

Passions

architecture

Industrial Design

network_intelligence

Optimization

Need proof?

Here’s pudding.

Designs from the past few years.

I led design direction and built teams at the worlds largest heating and cooling manufacturer.

2022-2025

Images

Before

Reference

After

In 2022, Trane Residential’s website didn’t align with it’s market-leader premium brand aesthetic established in it’s ad campaigns.

We fixed that.

“”

Shawn’s design direction and stakeholder mgmt. made exploration, execution, and delivery simple.

Alex Shimotake

Senior Product Designer

The overhaul kicked off with the home page and global navigation with an iterative rollout plan spanning 6-12 mo.

In 2024, our work on the Residential website inspired Trane’s CDO to have us lead the standardization of design company-wide.

Before

Out with the old.

In with the new.

Images

We brought dozens of teams together to kick off in January 2025 with donated time and no official funding.

We audited, aligned on governance, and built foundations.

By July 2025, we had a cross-BU council, feedback loops and sprint cycles, the system in beta across 5 products, and a multi-year rollout plan.

“”

Sean Kennedy

Design Systems Manager

Shawn not only set design direction but also did so many thankless tasks behind the scenes to allow the DS to become real.

© 2025 Sean Kennedy. All rights reserved.

ShawnSaunders

Open to

→ Freelance design

Hourly

→ Fractional leadership

Monthly

Since

2002

Award

Red Dot

App Store Top App

WebAward

Some Big Brands

Apple

ebay

McAfee

Trane

Some Industries

cloud

Cloud Services

devices

SaaS

lightbulb

Consumer Electronics

factory

Manufacturing

Passions

architecture

Industrial Design

network_intelligence

Optimization

Need proof?

Here’s pudding.

Designs from the past few years.

I led design direction and built teams at the worlds largest heating and cooling manufacturer.

2022-2025

Images

Before

Reference

After

In 2022, Trane Residential’s website didn’t align with it’s market-leader premium brand aesthetic established in it’s ad campaigns.

We fixed that.

“”

Shawn’s design direction and stakeholder mgmt. made exploration, execution, and delivery simple.

Alex Shimotake

Senior Product Designer

The overhaul kicked off with the home page and global navigation with an iterative rollout plan spanning 6-12 mo.

In 2024, our work on the Residential website inspired Trane’s CDO to have us lead the standardization of design company-wide.

Before

Out with the old.

In with the new.

Images

We brought dozens of teams together to kick off in January 2025 with donated time and no official funding.

We audited, aligned on governance, and built foundations.

By July 2025, we had a cross-BU council, feedback loops and sprint cycles, the system in beta across 5 products, and a multi-year rollout plan.

“”

Sean Kennedy

Design Systems Manager

Shawn not only set design direction but also did so many thankless tasks behind the scenes to allow the DS to become real.

© 2025 Sean Kennedy. All rights reserved.

ShawnSaunders

Open to

→ Freelance design

Hourly

→ Fractional leadership

Monthly

Since

2002

Award

Red Dot

App Store Top App

WebAward

Some Big Brands

Apple

ebay

McAfee

Trane

Some Industries

cloud

Cloud Services

devices

SaaS

lightbulb

Consumer Electronics

factory

Manufacturing

Passions

architecture

Industrial Design

network_intelligence

Optimization

Need proof?

Here’s pudding.

Designs from the past few years.

I led design direction and built teams at the worlds largest heating and cooling manufacturer.

2022-2025

Images

Before

Reference

After

In 2022, Trane Residential’s website didn’t align with it’s market-leader premium brand aesthetic established in it’s ad campaigns.

We fixed that.

“”

Shawn’s design direction and stakeholder mgmt. made exploration, execution, and delivery simple.

Alex Shimotake

Senior Product Designer

The overhaul kicked off with the home page and global navigation with an iterative rollout plan spanning 6-12 mo.

In 2024, our work on the Residential website inspired Trane’s CDO to have us lead the standardization of design company-wide.

Before

Out with the old.

In with the new.

Images

We brought dozens of teams together to kick off in January 2025 with donated time and no official funding.

We audited, aligned on governance, and built foundations.

By July 2025, we had a cross-BU council, feedback loops and sprint cycles, the system in beta across 5 products, and a multi-year rollout plan.

“”

Shawn not only set design direction but also did so many thankless tasks behind the scenes to allow the DS to become real.

Sean Kennedy

Design Systems Manager

© 2025 Sean Kennedy. All rights reserved.