# Allison Dai > Product Designer for HP & California State Gov | Sustainable Environmental Design @ UC Berkeley Location: Berkeley, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/allisondai Hi! I am currently a senior at UC Berkeley, experienced in product design. In the past, I've worked with companies like Google, SunPower, Jubilee, Stanford, and AI startups. Now, I work with UC Berkeley and *more* AI startups. I care about creating and building products in the AI space that increase accessibility and understanding for all audiences. Please feel free to reach out to: allisondai@berkeley.edu. I'd love to connect! ## Work Experience ### AI Product Designer @ HP Jan 2026 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States Creating a tangible solution in Berkeley's Human-AI Design Methods (DESINV 190) to solve the following pain points in Shared Living & Invisible Work with the aid of AI in the HCD process: - Visualizing Invisible Labor: How can we manifest "mental load" (such as restocking, tidying, and planning) into visible, appreciated contributions? - Frictionless Interaction: How can design trigger proactive behavior without the need for verbal "nagging" or confrontation? - Ambient & Calm Technology with AI: How can interaction be seamlessly integrated into the home environment (with tangible objects, ambient feedback) rather than relying solely on screen-based interaction? ### Product Designer & Consultant @ Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) Jan 2026 – Present | Berkeley, CA ### VP of Development @ Business & Software at Berkeley Jan 2025 – Present ### Senior Product Analyst @ Business & Software at Berkeley Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States Senior Analyst on Google project for Fall 2025 ### Web & Content Designer @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2025 – Present - Manage digital presence across LinkedIn, email newsletters, and the official website for the NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest - Led UX-focused updates to improve accessibility and navigability of educational resources - Coordinate comms strategy with Berkeley faculty and NSF-affiliated leadership to maintain brand alignment and outreach growth ### AI Product Design & Growth Intern @ Karis Jan 2026 – Jan 2026 - Designing & developing B2C agentic AI plug-in-and-prompt desktop application ### AI Core Creator @ Pika Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### Prompt Artist @ Pika Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States - Selected to join Pika’s Creator Circle and contribute Gen Z–oriented video templates for the launch of their social AI video platform. - Produced and published 40+ cinematic, trend-aware videos leveraging prompt engineering and creative direction. - Collaborated with the product and creative teams, providing early user feedback to shape features and creative workflows. ### AI Design Hacker @ Rilo Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 Placed top 10 among 750+ Hackathon submissions in Rilo's 2 day online hackathon and created an automation program that automatically parses through a user's emails and turns them into tasks or Google Calendar events, along with a summary digest email afterwards. ### Product Designer @ Google Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States Strategizing MVP for product growth of Google Cloud's Agentic AI capabilities, identified friction points and proposed solutions through gamification and other metrics to combat user onboarding difficulties. ### Founding Designer @ Koliso Inc. Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 - Designed the MarkeTeller web and mobile platform, focusing on marketing feature discoverability for real estate and end-to-end user flow - Collaborated with C-suite and engineers to iterate on MVP designs through usability testing and early feedback ### Product Designer @ The Design Kids Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Stanford, California, United States Project designer of Corners, the team project that won 1st place @Stanford's 2-day designathon. Pitched and prototyped an in-app gamified concept encouraging user onboarding and decision-making friction. Designed 10 screens while leading presentation slides in 17 hours. ### VP of Finance @ Invention Corps Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 - Led UX section redesigns for edtech platforms Alison and MyBraven, launching 9+ new features to support student learning and admin workflows - Conducted user interviews, prototyped UI flows, and facilitated usability tests across two full product cycles - Managed $5K+ budget and finance operations for a 40+ member nonprofit team - Raised $300+ from external sponsors through cold outreach and pitch material development ### Product Designer @ Invention Corps Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 ### VP of Education @ UX@Berkeley Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 - Redesigned e-commerce experience for Singers.com, increasing product discoverability and improving purchasing UX for 1K+ monthly users - Mentored 10+ junior designers via formal curriculum covering user research, wireframing, and design critique ### Product Designer @ UX@Berkeley Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 ### Product Designer @ Braven Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States Designed and prototyped a mobile hub redesign to improve outreach for underrepresented students. Focused on creating personalized, accessible, and transparent career resources while simplifying networking access. ### Product Designer @ Goodnotes Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Berkeley, California, United States Project designer of Goodnotes Archetypes, the team project that won 3rd place @Berkeley's 1-day designathon. Pitched and prototyped an in-app user personalization process with the feedback of Goodnotes product designers to increase connection and participation amongst future classroom settings. Designed 3+ screens while leading presentation slides in <5 hours. ### Product Designer @ Alison Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Berkeley, California, United States Designed and prototyped an educator-facing platform for career educators in developing countries, applying user-centered design to streamline how they support students in defining career aspirations. ### Product Strategist @ DAVIDHUGH LIMITED Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Pudong, Shanghai, China - Conducted ethnographic research to reframe luxury product website (Aiora, Elysium) - Proposed 5+ design concepts to C-suite in weekly reviews - Mapped competitive landscape and suggested new market segments for expansion ### Product Strategist @ CBi China Bridge Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Pudong, Shanghai, China - Identified 30+ actionable strategy cases via user interviews and sector-specific research for MSD - Facilitated bilingual design workshops for 50+ Mandarin/English stakeholders - Created cross-functional design decks and reports for strategy and client presentations ### UX Researcher @ College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Shanghai, China - Collaborated with the Director of Innovation Field and professor of Tongji's College of Design and Innovation (D&I), Dr. Zhou Hongtao for his upcoming exhibition
 - Conducted research and collected data regarding user experience for the visually impaired through artistic expression
 - Designed a piece regarding the expression of color and its interpretation for the visually impaired through the combination of braille and other sensors
 - Created an original universal design product with the aid of the CAD software Rhino 8 ### AI Product Manager @ Zelia Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 - Designed and piloted a comprehensive campus ambassadorship strategy for the marketing and outreach of Zelia AI - Managed ambassadors to generate User Generated Content (UGC) to increase brand awareness and engagement in around 50+ videos - Scouted around 50+ user discovery calls to increase brand awareness and engagement of Zelia AI - Presented efforts to Zelia AI for project deliverables in a 10-week process with planning, execution, and evaluation programs ### Product Ambassador @ Jubilee Media Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Berkeley, California, United States - Promoted Jubilee’s Nectar app through on-campus activities and collaborated with other creators and cohorts on marketing campaigns - Created content online on platforms with 100+ followers consistently for at least 2+ hours weekly - Strategized growth with the CEO of Jubilee through meetings and professional development - Collaborated with Berkeley’s on-campus consulting group, Piedmont Consulting Group, for professional development and consulting experience ### Product Strategist @ SunPower Corporation Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Berkeley, California, United States - Pitched new potential areas and US states for expansion of solar panels and systems for multi-family homes for the company Sunpower - Led the research and decking for two potential US states for Sunpower expansion and analyzed the company for potential opportunities - Presented multiple states to the final panel of Sunpower consisting of their COO to expand operations in the multifamily industry ### Design Intern @ INMAPZ Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Berkeley, California, United States - Created and designed InMapz app user manual and Navigator kiosk infographic shared with a mailing list of 10,000+ potential users - Organized mailing lists through Mailchimp and Hubspot and managed 2,000+ potential and current investors through Microsoft Excel - Sourced and pitched potential company collaborations for the annual International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) event ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Environmental Design University of California, Berkeley ### Concordia International School Shanghai ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allisonlitingdai - Website: https://allisondai.framer.website/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/allisondai JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/allisondai/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05