Howdy

I'm a product designer with 20+ years of experience crafting thoughtful, human-centered experiences across web and mobile. These days my work runs the full stack of product design: research, strategy, UX, UI, and front-end. I'm currently a Senior Product Designer at Prompt Health, building the leading EHR in rehab therapy, where I work on enterprise RCM features and our design system, Omni.

I got my start designing apps and video games for clunky mobile phones with tiny screens, four years before the iPhone. A lot has changed since then, and this past year most of all. With the addition of AI in my toolkit and a team that trusts designers to own more of the build, the gap between my designs and the product has never been smaller. But through all the change, one thing holds true: the best products solve real problems for real people, with clarity, efficiency, and scale.

Before transitioning to digital health in 2015, I worked with clients like Cava, Mammoth Lakes Trails, and AccuTerra through my studio, Hold Fast Creative.

Derek Balmer in the Colorado foothills

In real life

Outside of work, I'm raising two teenagers alongside my far more patient wife. One just shipped off to college; the other's close behind. We call Colorado home and can usually be found snowboarding, slashing trails, or getting lost in the mountains. Often on purpose.

Trestle ski resort
San Juan mountains
Golden, Colorado
Marshall trail

Experience & Recognition

Awards

2009

Apple Design Award

AccuTerra for iPhone

Best iPhone OS 3.0 Beta App, won at WWDC alongside apps like Tweetie. The App Store was one year old. Still counts.

2006

BREW Developer Award

RealTone JukeBox™

Best Ringtone Application. It was 2006. Ringtones were serious business.

Experience

2025–Present

Senior Product Designer

Prompt Health

Designing enterprise RCM features and Omni, our design system, for the leading EMR in outpatient rehab. As an AI Champion, I pilot AI tools and workflows, then share what works to lift quality and efficiency across the design team.

2021–2025

Senior Product Designer

Cadence Solutions

Founding designer at a Series A HealthTech startup. Shaped the remote clinical care platform from early product through 70,000+ enrolled patients.

2020–2021

Staff Product Designer

Teladoc Health

Created Pulse, a multi-brand design system unifying Teladoc, Livongo, and myStrength products across consumer web and mobile.

2019–2020

Senior Product Designer

Livongo Health

Designed the all-new consumer web app for diabetes, hypertension, and obesity management, growing monthly active users +26% month over month.

Acquired 2020, Teladoc

2015–2019

Creative Director

myStrength

Owned design across iOS, Android, and web behavioral health products, shipping brand-new native apps in 12 months. Also led branding, marketing, and B2B portals.

Acquired 2019, Livongo

2012–2014

Senior Designer

RoundPegg

Designed the culture management web application alongside leadership and engineering, plus design support for marketing and sales.

2007–2012

President

Hold Fast Creative

Ran a boutique studio delivering design and development for web and mobile clients including Cava, AccuTerra, and Car Toys.

2003–2007

Creative Director

9 Squared

Led and grew the design team at one of the first mobile content distributors in the US, covering web, native mobile, and brand.

Acquired 2007, Zed Group

Elsewhere

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