United States

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Product Design

AI Design

University of California San Diego

Yumei Feng

Product Designer

Product strategy

Prototyping

Communication

Problem-solving

Empathy

Team player

Project management

Market research

Webflow

Figma

Framer

Hotjar

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Analytics

Midjourney

ChatGPT

Cursor

Adobe Photoshop

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Presentation skills

AI/ML

Human computer interaction

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

General mentorship

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

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

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

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

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

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

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

Creating a product vision

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

Designing intuitive workflows for accountants on Zip's Procure-to-Pay product — the second product line already serving 400+ users.


Led design at an early-stage startup, working from 0→1 to shape an agentic workflow platform as the team explored product–market fit. Focused on designing human–AI interaction patterns that help users collaborate with AI to automate complex workflows. Worked closely with product, engineering, and AI teams to translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, user-centered product experiences.

Worked as a designer at Deloitte, partnering with large enterprise clients such as Meta, J&J, Chevron etc. on digital transformation initiatives across complex, regulated industries. Focused on translating business strategy and operational challenges into scalable digital products and services, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to design solutions that balance user needs, technical constraints, and organizational goals.

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