# Elaine Z.

> Product Design at Rippling

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/elainez

## Work Experience
### Product design lead @ Rippling
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Product Designer @ Rippling
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Product Designer @ BrightEdge
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Designer @ BrightEdge
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Interaction Designer @ Blink
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Seattle
I interviewed employees at Blink and designed the information architecture and UI of an internal tool. I collaborated with UX researchers on the usability testing plan and iterated on the design according to user feedback.

### Graduate Researcher @ University of Washington
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Use eye tracking technology to analyze the differences in the reading patterns between native speakers and second language learners to inform the adult language learning process.

### UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Beijing
I designed and coded an interactive demo of a tablet app that helps users set up their TV Box and manage TV programs. I also helped with the UI of the TV Operation System.

### Game Designer @ Sinovation Ventures (创新工场)
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Beijing
I designed the visuals and interactions of an Android game, Tap Tap Glider. The original version of this game has been available in Google Play Store since Nov 2011 and has surpassed 5,000,000 installs.


## Education
### Master's degree in Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington

### Summer school in Interaction Design
UCLA

### BA in Digital media Art - Internet Multimedia
Communication University of China


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elaine-z-0b937837

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Last updated: 2026-04-13