Donnie Suazo
Product design lead with experience across marine tech, consumer electronics, education and creative tools.
For the past seven years, I’ve led the design of a modern marine operating system, used in Simrad, B&G and Lowrance products. These include on-water displays, mobile apps and desktop tools. I was the first design hire and helped grow the team to over 20 people.
Alongside this, I built and now manage Argon, a customisable design system used by in-house teams and external boat builders. It supports embedded, mobile and web platforms, with adaptive themes for day, dusk and night use.
I focus on reducing friction, creating structure, and helping teams design and deliver with clarity.
Tools
Familiar with a wide range of tools across design, delivery and documentation.
Figma, Adobe CC, Protopie, Jira etc
Skills & Methods
Understand - Research, Discovery, Mapping. Design - Ideation, prototypes, testing. Deliver - QA, launch, monitor, refine.
Leadership Style
Hands-on and proactive, focused on leading by example. I utilise storytelling and asynchronous feedback to foster clarity and momentum. I like creating space for teams to showcase their work and align growth through clear, objective-led coaching.
Employment History
Navico Group Design Director
April 2022 - Present
- Designed and launched Neon OS, now powering Simrad, B&G, and CZone systems.
- Built Argon Design System, automating 80% of delivery and supporting design-to-code workflow.
- Reduced design file load by 50%, increasing Figma performance and team efficiency.
- Mentored product designers across teams and built an internal showcase platform to present work.
- Shaped product strategy and vision in collaboration with engineering and product leads.
Previous roles
Navico Group Principal Designer & Senior Designer
2018 - April 2022
Bought by Many Product Designer
March - April 2018
TomTom Senior Designer
April 2015 - December 2017
Kano Computers UI/UX Designer
January - April 2015
Swiftkey (Microsoft) Visual Designer
April - December 2014
9 Yards Creative Digital Designer
Febuary 2013 -April 2014
Abbey Mill Studio Web Designer
January 2010 - Febuary 2013
Are you free to grab a coffee and talk design?
hello@suazo.design