TakeoffFounder
Feb 2026 — PresentLarkspur, CA
Built and shipped an agentic travel-planning platform across web and mobile; owning product, design, engineering, and go-to-market. Grew to 7,000+ users and 10M+ social media views.
Brad Bitler is the founder of Takeoff and a product-design leader whose experience spans Skydio, Apple, Autodesk, and independent design work. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps.
Brad Bitler is the founder of Takeoff and a product-design leader whose experience spans Skydio, Apple, Autodesk, and independent design work. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps.
Feb 2026 — PresentLarkspur, CA
Built and shipped an agentic travel-planning platform across web and mobile; owning product, design, engineering, and go-to-market. Grew to 7,000+ users and 10M+ social media views.
May 2025 — Feb 2026San Mateo, CA
Owned design across the full autonomous-drone ecosystem (mobile, cloud, controller, and connected-device experiences) reporting to the SVP of Software. Modernized the product information architecture and established a cohesive design language across cloud, mobile, and controller.
2019 — May 2025Cupertino, CA
Led design for App Store commerce infrastructure: subscriptions, in-app purchase, pricing, offers, regulatory compliance, and app distribution. Used by millions of providers and enabling billions of dollars in annual commerce.
Oct 2016 — Jun 2019SF Bay Area
Designed 0→1 NLP-powered capabilities for complex professional workflows alongside machine-learning researchers and engineers — among the earliest production applications of language models to professional design tools.
Aug 2014 — Oct 2016San Francisco, CA
Led interaction design across mobile and web through the company's acquisition by RhythmOne.
Jun 2007 — Aug 2014San Francisco, CA
Led creative, digital, and technical initiatives for RIAA platinum-selling artists, creators, and entertainment brands, from concept through execution.
Aug 2003 — Aug 2007Camp Pendleton · Al Anbar
Led a 64-person technical organization in high-pressure, mission-critical environments. Built classified tracking systems that improved operational visibility and coordination across units.