Jason Herring

Intuit

Key builder on a 100+ person innovation team called Futures. Leading experimentation where design, AI, and product vision converge — transforming speculative ideas into high-fidelity prototypes that change how leadership thinks about what's possible.

• Led rapid experimentation discovering how voice, vision, and ambient intelligence could reshape financial interactions — real data, natural language, multi-device ecosystems
• Designed and built a real-time AI personality engine — a living framework where natural language, emotional intelligence, and embodied avatars converge
• Pioneered ultra-low-latency conversational pipelines using Vapi, Hume AI, LiveKit, and HeyGen
• Delivered flagship demos across executive forums and summits
• Built learning experiences: Demystifying Python, Shipping Conversations, AI Avatars and Voice

Aleph Incorporated

Led design and technology strategy for the studio, bridging creative direction with modern engineering practices.

KQED

Helped modernize how public media connects with its audience — leading design and technology efforts that transformed KQED.org and the systems behind it.

• Led the multi-year redesign of KQED.org, rethinking the site's most complex experiences
• Rebuilt CI/CD pipeline — migrating Docker containers from AWS to Kubernetes on Google Cloud
• Migrated massive WordPress CMS to GCP Kubernetes powering hundreds of thousands of articles
• Created infrastructure for real-time 2018 election results across every Bay Area county
• Designed the persistent audio player that kept listeners connected across the site
• Spearheaded KQED's interactive voter guide — one of the first SPAs deployed by a public media org

OrdinaryKids

Formed in the midst of the dot-com fallout. Produced a decade of award-winning, thought-provoking work. By developing mostly direct-to-client relationships, OrdinaryKids shaped and augmented brands in skate, architecture, and fashion.

• Clients included MoMA, Nike NSW, Adidas Skateboarding, Arta Tequila, Aesop Rock, Tracy Chapman, Rebel8, The North Face, Stussy, HUF, BART and more
• Multiple FWA Site of the Day awards

DualForces

A creative application studio at the intersection of fashion, streetwear, and emerging culture. Designed experiences that move fluidly between digital, physical, and cinematic worlds.

• Collaborated with Nike, Stussy, UNDFTD, Vans OTW, Pepsi, DreamWorks, and SA Studios

Oven Digital

Lead developer on numerous projects. Primarily developed using DHTML (HTML + CSS + JavaScript) but also coded Java and JSP.

Inspired Arts

Led a small team of creatives and coders building websites for Bank of California and other regional accounts.

iXL

Where I earned my chops. Developed homepages for Holiday Inn, Mazda, AOL, Andersen Consulting and more.