Ying Yao🇺🇸
Product Design Leader at Nextech Systems
About Ying Yao
Product Design Leader at Nextech Systems
Ying (she/her) is an adaptive Lead UX & Product Designer with hard-earned end-to-end skills from working in design agencies and large enterprise organizations. She's currently at Nextech designing tools that help doctors get paid. Previously she was at Office Depot, Honeywell, Coca-Cola, and Sapient Publicis.
In her off-hours, she's the co-organizer of Ladies that UX Atlanta, a design mentor here on ADPList and Design Buddies, and an active, authentic speaker. She has given dynamic talks on her personal career journey as well as design team culture and diversity for BuzzFeed, Interaction Design Association, and Students of UXD.
She was previously the host for the ADPList Career Success series and other events where design leaders share their stories and how-to's of navigating successful careers.
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What mentees say
“I feel so energized, excited and encouraged after speaking with Ying. She is an incredibly supportive, tactful and resourceful mentor who shared some great actionable tips on building a case study while also keeping one's personal brand in mind! One of the best conversations I've had on this platform. Thank you SO much for your time Ying. I cannot wait to connect with you again!”
“Ying was very helpful in providing resources and advice on my portfolio. The mentorship session was an informative and enjoyable one.”
“Ying is a great tutor. She was incredibly helpful in providing specific examples and detailed feedback on my portfolio. She guided me through analysis thinking and broke topics down for me to understand easily. She also provided a new perspective and helped me close the gap between my past work experience with my career transition.”