Don McKenzie

Multi-disciplinary designer & innovator from Waterloo, Ontario. Currently leading product design at Deephaven, with a focus on streaming data experiences.

Background

Don is a seasoned innovator with 12 years of experience as a UX and interaction designer, and over 10 years of experience working as a graphic designer. He spent 8 years of his career at BlackBerry in a variety of roles including multimedia, industrial design, interaction design, UX, and conceptual product development. He is an inventor with over 120 granted patents. Don is a graduate of honours economics from the University of Waterloo. He has worked as a UX developer and founder at a startup. He has worked as a freelance front-end developer and founded and ran a successful e-commerce store. He has spent the last 4 years leading product design at Deephaven, helping to create great streaming data workflows and experiences. He works from his home in Kitchener, with his partner, dog, and two cats.

In his spare time, he enjoys going on long distance motorcycle journeys, sailing his Laser, learning about the science of alcohol, crafting the perfect cocktail and playing video games.