# Ben Yee

> Design Lead, Time Tools

Profile: https://flows.cv/ben

I turn ideas into valuable experiences through teamwork. As a player-coach with 15+ years in design, I care about shipping quality work and creating cultures that thrive. I've partnered with top brands, coached design teams, and co-founded a successful startup.

## Work Experience
### Design Lead, Time Tools @ Gusto
Jan 2025 – Invalid Date | San Francisco, United States
Design lead at a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams.

### Senior Staff Product Designer @ Gusto
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, United States

### Consultant @ Gusto
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Oakland, California, United States
Helping small teams and founders elevate user experiences and strategy

### Sr. Product Design Director, Marketplace @ Zola.com
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Oakland, California, United States
Partnered with cross-functional leadership team to drive monetization and growth for wedding vendor marketplace

### Lead Mobile Designer @ Zola.com
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, California, United States

### Design Co-Founder @ Emersen
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, California, United States
Co-led creative vision for profitable company with lead investment from The New York Times

### Design Consultant @ Outlier AI
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Oakland, California, United States
Produced analysis of new ways to search an artificial intelligence platform

### Head of Design / Co-Founder @ The History Project
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Oakland, California, United States
Bootstrapped a passion project from 0 to 1 for preserving life narratives with multimedia artifacts

### Principal Designer @ Peachit
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Oakland, California, United States
First full-time employee at seed stage startup, crafted product experience for shopping toolkit

### Design Consultant @ Peachit
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Oakland, California, United States


## Education
### Master's degree
New York University

### Bachelor of Arts
Tufts University


## Contact & Social
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeeality/
- Email: mailto:ben@placeholder.flows.cv

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Last updated: 2026-01-30