United States

Product Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Motion Design

Service Design

Interaction Design

Bachelor of Science - BS

Master of Science - MS Candidate

Yan Yan

Senior Product Designer

Collaboration

Problem-solving

User research

ChatGPT

Figma

Empathy

Communication

Time management

Team player

Organisation skills

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Leading the design of novel features (AI capabilities & modern file experiences) for the future of Windows

Responding to the need to enhance wellbeing within remote collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic, over the course of 2021, Webex undertook a redesign and introduced a suite of AI-powered features known as Collaboration Insights

Research and design of new features (Apple Business Chat, App Clips) across Apple Business partners and industry use cases (Retail, Dining, Banking, Airlines, and Healthcare)

We strive to create the most Human Centered Dining experience. 

What factors of systemic inequity have caused quality ingredients to be associated with a high, often unattainable, price tag? At Creator we believe high quality, flavorful, healthful, and seasonal food cooked with expert culinary technique should be affordable to everyone.  

Our burgers were created by talented chefs who then worked with our designers to engineer a cutting edge device that could reproduce their flavorful creations faster and more efficiently. As such, we can offer gourmet food at the lowest possible price in the most accessible way.

Led pilot UX research to uncover strategic insights, with support from product managers and senior designers. Established a cadence for human centered qualitative research as well as product testing. Led design synthesis workshops that made use of the diverse perspectives at the company. Presented findings to and hosted forums for relevant departments, stakeholders, and company leadership.

Redesigned flagship product labels, working alongside the operations team, culinary production team, and product team to ensure a clean visual design, increased automation, and a reduction of ink waste by ~30%.

Helped launch an impactful brand campaign around a sustainable, local ethos of responsible sourcing dubbed "The Makers" campaign (thistle.co/makers). Furthered Thistle's brand reach through performance marketing campaigns that touched thousands of existing customers and pushed acquisition and retention. Sent critical messages around food safety issues to ensure corporate responsibility.

Applied design sprint methodology to designing a chef engagement app prototype for Pasta Mancini

Designing wireframes and prototypes for understanding growth for three tiers of user activity and contributing qualitative insights to inform strategic decisions with the product team

Sourcing ingredients for Stanford community co-op kitchen

Designing, organizing, managing and publicizing a Stanford course and Alternative spring break service trip focused around activism in public health and food insecurity

Uncovered user needs through qualitative research & data around human stress response to autonomous driving

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