# Kei Yamagishi

> Senior UX Designer at Elsevier

Location: Japan, Japan
Profile: https://flows.cv/kei

Digital Product Designer drawing on experience in UX design, design systems, accessibility, and front-end development. With a background in application development across startups and agencies, I transitioned into UX and product design to create scalable, user-centered experiences.

As a Senior UX Designer, I lead the design of digital healthcare products in Japan. My work integrates user research, participatory design, and accessibility standards to deliver solutions for medical professionals.

My interest in healthcare innovation and community-centered design is grounded in practice and research, as my master’s thesis examined how healthcare organizations conceptualize and implement community-based care. I’ve also contributed to UX education as a part-time lecturer, supporting undergraduate students in a UX design course.

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer @ Elsevier
Jan 2023 – Present | Tokyo, Japan
As the first designer based in Japan, I lead product design and workflow improvements within the Health Division, focusing on digital services for medical professionals, such as medical education and medical reference tools.

■ Key Responsibilities:

- User Research & Analysis: Conduct user research and interviews to identify needs, behaviors, and pain points, translating insights into design improvements.
- Localized Design System: Develop and expand a design system tailored for the Japanese market, aligning with global design guidelines.
- Data-Driven: Implement usability evaluations and user behavior analysis with Pendo/Adobe Analytics.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align with directors and content managers for strategic product planning based on business objectives.

■ Additional Roles:

- Brand Guidelines: Develop localized brand guidelines that ensure consistency with global standards.
- Global Feedback: Offer Japanese market insights to global teams, ensuring local relevance and acceptance.
- Acting Product Manager

### Parttime Lecturer @ Musashino Art University (MAU)
Jan 2025 – Present | Tokyo, Japan
Teaching an undergraduate UX design class
- Discuss course planning with the professor and lead instructor
- Conduct classes in collaboration with and in support of the lead instructor

### Teaching Assistant @ Musashino Art University (MAU)
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Tokyo, Japan
Assisted in an undergraduate UX design course by supporting the professor and the instructor, providing feedback and evaluations for assigned student groups.

### Product Designer @ MICIN, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Tokyo, Japan
Leading the design direction for SaMD-regulated products in the Digital Therapeutics Department 

- Accessibility Guideline / Writing Guideline / Design System 
- UI design on web and mobile apps
- User interviews with patients and healthcare professionals
- Patient journey maps
- Workshops on service concepts and naming
- React Native component development (TypeScript, NativeBase) and PR review

### Frontend Developer / UI Designer @ one visa, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Tokyo, Japan
Left the company because they could no longer sustain the team due to COVID impact on business 

Dev
- React with Hooks / TypeScript / styled-components
- Storybook
- Figma
PO
- User Interviews
- Specification decision
- Wireframing

### UI Developer / Designer / Design Engineer @ Farmnote
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Japan
- Creating design system by Figma (Material design based components)
- Buiding Flutter component catalog based on the design on Figma
- Building herd management mobile app by Flutter / Dart
- Design sprint and user research in cooperation with UX Researcher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmnote.farmnote2
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/farmnote-color/id1472094804

### Frontend Developer @ Nulab
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Japan
Frontend Developer working on Cacoo, Cloud-based diagram software
https://cacoo.com

- Bridge the gap between designers in NYC and engineers in Japan
- Develop web app with TypeScript, Riot.js, PostCSS, and webpack
- Implement Micro interaction
- Mock up IA / UI

### Web Developer @ Burnkit
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | バンクーバー, BC
Responsible for development of website/application in front/back end

– CMS theming based on WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify
– Prototyping web app (Vue.js)
– Interaction and animation with CSS3 and JavaScript (including GSAP and Vue.js)
– Performance optimisation in front-end
– Creating internal coding guideline for CSS and JavaScript

### System Engineer @ NTT Comware
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
Software Design and Project Management on billing and operations support system for telecom companies

– Software Design/Specification
– Project Management for System Integration
– Setting Security Measure Guideline for Web Application   
– Negotiation with Client
– Budget Control


## Education
### Master of Arts - MA in Creative Thinking for Social Innovation Courses, Creative Leadership
Musashino Art University

### Certificate Program (Non-degree) in Marketing Data Science / Marketing Analytics
University of Tsukuba

### New Media Design and Web Development
British Columbia Institute of Technology

### Bachelor's Degree in International Law and Legal Studies
Sophia University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/keikay

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Last updated: 2026-03-31