Orkhan Mammadov

About

Design leader and design engineer with 15+ years building products for creative professionals, AI practitioners, developers, and technical users. Leads teams shipping complex, system-oriented workflows including node-based interfaces and developer-facing platforms. Known for translating complex ML capabilities into intuitive UI/UX and for building design systems and design operations from the ground up. Founder with experience building and scaling an AI-native workflow startup for creative professionals, plus prior product leadership at ComfyUI.

Experience

• Founder & Head of Product & Design · Genieart, inc2024 – 2025

  Founded and scaled a 10-person startup building an AI-native workflow platform for creative professionals Built and led cross-functional team: 2 designers, 4 engineers, 2 AI researchers, plus community and marketing Designed complex node-based interface for multi-modal workflows (image, video, audio, 3D generation) Created design system from zero - components, tokens, patterns, and documentation Established design operations: weekly critiques, 1:1s, eng pairing, and async design reviews Shipped product to early adopters; generated $500K+ in revenue through client services while building core platform

• Senior Design Engineer · ComfyUI2024 – 2025

  Led design & product for AI prototyping tools and "vibe prototyping" workflows enabling rapid creative experimentation Designed consumer-facing features for 10M+ users and enterprise API interfaces for B2B customers Built and new maintained design system, components, patterns, documentation Coordinated with 5+ engineers on feature development Translated complex ML capabilities into intuitive interfaces for technical and non-technical users

• Head of Design & Product · AprilUV2018 – 2020

  Led design for enterprise software products in government and defense sectors Managed team of 20+ across product design, UX research, and front & back-end development Shipped secure web and mobile applications for Ministry of Culture and defense clients Conducted training workshops for government stakeholders on emerging technology adoption

• Art Director · Lunchmeat Studio2016 – 2018

  Created concepts & designed interfaces for interactive touch screens, AR/VR experiences, and digital installations Delivered design solutions for Nike, Adidas, Microsoft, Skoda, and Preciosa Collaborated with cross functional teams, outsourced and managed freelancers and creative coders.

• Art Director · Leo Burnett2012 – 2015

  Led design team of 5 producing brand systems and campaigns for government and enterprise clients Delivered brand guidelines and digital products for Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Culture, and Ministry of Economics Coordinated with engineering teams to ship web and print projects on deadline Ran weekly design critiques; mentored junior designers on craft and presentation skills Promoted from Senior Designer to Art Director within 18 months

• Junior Designer to Senior Designer · Studio Recode (Istanbul), McCann (Baku), DreamArt (Baku)2008 – 2014

  Progressed from junior designer to senior designer across agency environments Designed brands, websites, and marketing systems for global clients including Coca-Cola and P&G

Education

• Global School for EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship in Innovation
• Prague CollegeFine Arts & Experimental Media
• Istanbul Bilgi UniversityBA, Visual Communication Design
• Khazar UniversityBA, Computer Science

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