3D polygonal avatar of Joe Balich wearing a tan shirt, dark pants, and brown shoes.

📍 Indio, CA, USA

I thrive where clarity is scarce.

I thrive where clarity is scarce.

I thrive where clarity is scarce.

Product Designer translating ambiguity into measurable business wins.

Product Designer translating ambiguity into measurable business wins.

Product Designer translating ambiguity into measurable business wins.

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3D polygonal avatar of Joe Balich wearing a tan shirt, dark pants, and brown shoes.

📍 Indio, CA, USA

I thrive where clarity is scarce.

Product Designer translating ambiguity into measurable business wins.

View Portfolio

3D polygonal avatar of Joe Balich wearing a tan shirt, dark pants, and brown shoes.

📍 Indio, CA, USA

I thrive where clarity is scarce.

Product Designer translating ambiguity into measurable business wins.

View Portfolio

  • Rapid Prototyping

    Data Visualization

    Design Systems

    Collaboration

    Product Strategy

    User Research

    Interaction Design

    Service Design

  • Rapid Prototyping

    Data Visualization

    Design Systems

    Collaboration

    Product Strategy

    User Research

    Interaction Design

    Service Design

  • Rapid Prototyping

    Data Visualization

    Design Systems

    Collaboration

    Product Strategy

    User Research

    Interaction Design

    Service Design

Featured Work

Dynamic Coverage Map

A GIF that shows a mockup of a map zooming into a region where a user clicks through a recreated prototype representative of the shipped version of this product.
A GIF that shows a mockup of a map zooming into a region where a user clicks through a recreated prototype representative of the shipped version of this product.

Millions

Data Points

Real-time

Coverage

Designed an interactive map-based analytics feature to visualize radio signal quality and performance across time and geography. Enabled public-safety teams to spot coverage gaps in real time, reducing costly drive testing and accelerating issue resolution.

Nonprofit Website Redesign

Mockup of the Food Pantry's current website homepage.
Mockup of the Food Pantry's current website homepage.

$97.6k

Donations

478

Volunteers

37k

Visitors

Redesigned and maintained New Hope Food Pantry’s website, turning it into a central hub for donations, volunteers, and client services. Introduced modern donation tiers, mobile-first design, and rapid crisis-update tools.

Device Provisioning Editor Redesign

Image of Device Provisioning Tool dashboard.
Image of Device Provisioning Tool dashboard.

90%+ Faster

Edit Time

150+ Screen

Prototype

Led the redesign of a cloud-based configuration editor for programming radio fleets at scale. Streamlined deep multi-step workflows into a guided flow that reduced edit time 90%+ and shipped on schedule for a federal rollout.

Automation Platform Onboarding

GIF of drag and drop workflow automation being used.
GIF of drag and drop workflow automation being used.

50% Fewer

Touchpoints

Days → minutes

Reduced onboarding time

Reimagined onboarding and product-connection flows across a complex ecosystem of public-safety tools. Replaced multi-day manual setup with a self-serve process that got users operational in minutes and halved support dependencies.

Testimonials

  • “Joe re-imagined our peer-recognition tool with a polished, intuitive flow that made giving kudos fun again.”

    Head of Culture

  • “His prototype and walkthrough gave us the exact feedback we needed. Engineering keeps praising the clarity it provided.”

    Director of Software Engineering

  • “Joe jumped in during crunch time, led daily design sessions, and delivered a workflow the business approved on first pass.”

    Senior Product Owner

  • “He added two critical components and rapidly aligned multiple teams on their implementation.”

    Director of Design Systems

  • “Joe’s deck transformed a complex solution into a clear story the customer immediately understood.”

    Regional Sales Manager

About

Introduction

I'm Joe Balich, a Product & UX Designer who turns complex problems into tools people depend on. With a Master's in Human-Computer Interaction and experience across enterprise platforms and digital products, I think in systems, design for humans, and ship work that scales. I'm seeking a long-term role where I can tackle complex product challenges and do the best work of my life.

I'm Joe Balich, a Product & UX Designer who turns complex problems into tools people depend on. With a Master's in Human-Computer Interaction and experience across enterprise platforms and digital products, I think in systems, design for humans, and ship work that scales. I'm seeking a long-term role where I can tackle complex product challenges and do the best work of my life.

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