Evan Sullivan
Product Manager
I take software products from first idea to launch: finding the real problem with stakeholders, aligning engineering and design on a plan, and shipping in small, useful steps.
I'm the Technology Product Manager for UCLA External Affairs, where I've led internal fundraising and gift-processing products from inception. Before moving into product management, I spent a decade as a designer and developer: I led the redesign of Honda's HondaLink and AcuraLink connected-car apps, led design for its in-car delivery partnership with Amazon, prototyped in-vehicle interfaces at Honda R&D, and built an iOS app that Apple featured on the App Store.
I'm open to new product management roles. Get in touch ›
UCLA Auctions
Product Manager · 2025 – present
UCLA Auctions lets UCLA staff run their own fundraising silent auctions on a platform built in-house.
I led it from inception: defining the product with fundraising staff, planning features, writing test cases, and turning stakeholder feedback into each release.
$100K+
raised from individual donors in the 18 months since launch
UCLA Gift Hub
Product Manager · 2023 – present
6,300+
gift transmittals processed since 2024
1,500+
gift agreements generated since 2023
UCLA Digital Receipts
Digital UI/UX Designer · 2020
I replaced UCLA's mailed paper receipts for online donations and pledge payments with automated email receipts. I designed them and wrote the AmpScript in Salesforce Marketing Cloud myself.
Also as Digital UI/UX Designer: designed UCLA Alumni Association sites for Dinner for 12 Strangers registration and Alumni Scholars Club activities.
HondaLink & AcuraLink
Senior UX Designer · 2018
The HondaLink and AcuraLink mobile apps let drivers check on and control their vehicles remotely.
I led a comprehensive redesign of both apps, consolidating them onto shared design components built around how drivers actually use them. After launch, the app’s App Store rating rose from 1.5 to 3.5 stars.
I also led design for Honda's partnership with Amazon to deliver packages directly inside customers' vehicles.
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Honda R&D
HMI & UX Designer · 2016
I prototyped in-vehicle interfaces for autonomous driving and a better vehicle-entry experience, turning user research into product specs engineering could build from.
I started, pitched, and led a project exploring a new infotainment layout grounded in research on human visual perception. In external user testing, the prototype scored significantly higher on usability and appeal than existing infotainment systems.
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Sun Risk
Founder, Interface Labs · 2015
Sun Risk is an iOS and Apple Watch app that uses dynamic color and typography to show your risk of sun damage at a glance.
Apple featured it on the front page of the App Store and in multiple collections, and it reached the Top 15 paid weather apps.
I conceived, designed, built (Swift and Xcode), and marketed the app myself.
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Earlier work: UCLA IT help site redesign · Quick, Press A! iOS game
Open to product management roles
I'd love to hear about what your team is building.