# Chit Meng (Kevin) Cheong > Design Leader | Enterprise Design | Cloud Computing | Multi-Cloud | User Management| Policy Control | Design Mentorship Location: Palo Alto, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/chit Within Broadcom's dynamic design environment, my leadership has been instrumental in navigating the complexities of the Tanzu Business development, focusing on creating user-centric design strategies. Our team has consistently delivered exceptional design solutions, thanks to a robust culture of collaboration and continuous improvement that I've fostered among up to seven talented designers globally. My commitment to elevating product design is reflected in the seamless integration of design operations standards that support agile methodologies. This philosophy has not only improved design maturity but also ensured that our products resonate with users and meet business objectives. Mentoring emerging talents and promoting a connected design community remain at the heart of our collective success. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Infoblox Jan 2025 – Present | Santa Clara County, California, United States * Drove product design strategy and daily operations in the core company domain of DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) * Collaborated with multi-region engineering groups and business leaders to translate technical requirements into effective design planning and decisions * Utilized user research, journey mapping, and prototyping to validate concepts and translate technical business objectives into effective user experiences * Enhanced design quality by introducing process efficiencies and regular review cycles, ensuring consistent integration of user feedback into product design phases. * Formalized cross-functional collaboration workflows, enabling tighter alignment between product, engineering, and design teams to accelerate launch timelines and elevate user experience standards ### Senior Product Design Manager @ Broadcom Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Palo Alto, California, United States •Provided design leadership and supported Tanzu Business development across multiple product lines (Tanzu Application Platform, Tanzu Mission Control, Tanzu Data Services, etc.) •Led the design group through the uncertain time of acquisition and re-organization •Managed a globally distributed design team (up to 7 designers directly) •Improved design team maturity by implementing design processes and best practices to support agile product development •Coached different levels of product designers for their performance and day-to-day activities •Created an effective and connected environment for the design team to collaborate and thrive •Collaborated with product management and engineering counterparts in daily product strategy and roadmap planning • Contributed to Tanzu Design System and design patterns development ### Senior Product Design Manager @ VMware Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States • Grew and built the VMware Tanzu product design teams, with a focus on the Tanzu Kubernetes Platform domain • Managed a globally distributed design team (up to 7 designers directly) • Establish design operations standards, such as design review, development, and delivery process, to support agile product development • Uphold design quality for product development • Elevate design impacts with the business leadership team • Mentored and coached early career designers ### Product Design Manager @ VMware Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States Starting from May 2022 • Led the design teams on VMware Kubernetes Platform, such as Tanzu Mission Control, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, etc. • Drove design roadmap with a business focus • Mentored and coached early career designers • Contributed to VMware Research Initiatives by recruiting target customers, and leveraging customers' feedback for product development Starting from Jan 2021 • Led the design teams on VMware Data Product lines, including Tanzu SQL, RabbitMQ, Greenplum, etc. • Grew and hired talented design in different regions of the world (England, China, Bulgaria) • Create a connected Tanzu Design Community for about 100 designers • Mentored and coached early career designers ### Staff Product Designer @ VMware Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California, United States Promoted to be the Product Design Lead for VMware Cloud on AWS product, I drove the consumption initiatives on this key service. • Drove strategic initiatives from scratch to drive up service consumption, such as Sizing, and Migration • Created design roadmap planning that aligned with business priorities • Mentored and coached younger designers on the team ### Senior Product Designer @ VMware Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto, California, United States First designer of VMware Cloud on AWS, the company’s top project at the time. This project brought together all the essential VMware offerings into one single offering and provided our customers with a strategy to go to the Cloud while keeping their on-prem operations. • Created end-to-end workflows to guide users through the learning, trying, provisioning, and managing experience • Conducted user research with various users on understanding their cloud mandate and challenges when transiting to the cloud • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (including UI development, Product Management, Backend engineering, Information Experience, Technical Marketing, Solution Engineering, etc. ) to innovate and craft product offerings • Pioneered DesignOps available and make it usable with other designers ### Interaction Designer @ VMware Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto, California, United States • Delivered workflows and design mockups to support business priorities • Collaborated with different teams in product development • Facilitated workshop for design brainstorming and iterations ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Symantec Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Mountain View, California, United States Promoted to UX project lead on Trust Service SSL core business • Worked with cross-functional teams, including Project Manager, Development, QA, Marketing, etc., to deliver successful releases • Delivered design concept, user flows, wireframe, and high-fidelity mockup to showcase design solutions • Created design specifications and style guide for solution implementation • Drove productivity and efficiency in the design process and project collaboration ### User Experience Designer @ Symantec Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Mountain View, California, United States Hired as a key designer for mid-level enterprise SSL products of the Trust Services team in Symantec. • Collaborated with project manager, and engineers to create a new generation of online trust management tools • Set up release goals and design delivery schedules • Created concept designs and prototypes to support business development • Evaluated design effectiveness with hallway testing and real-user testing • Established UX guidelines for the UX team to improve efficiency ### Associate Instructor @ Indiana University Bloomington Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 Assisting instructors in teaching undergraduate courses in School of Informatics and Computing. Led students in studying foundation of Human Computer Interaction Design by guiding them in design activities as well as giving critiques ## Education ### MS in Human Computer Interaction Indiana University Bloomington ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Software Engineering Sun Yat-sen University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chit-meng-kevin-cheong-41849119 - Portfolio: http://www.chitmengcheong.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/chit JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/chit/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13