# Kelly Fung > UX Specialist | Research and Design Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kellyfung ## Work Experience ### UX Researcher @ Optum Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 • Drove product discovery and strategy by leading user research initiatives across 10+ B2C, B2B and internal platform products, identifying key user needs and aligning insights with business goals to inform product roadmaps. • Conducted and synthesized 100+ end-user interviews, translating qualitative insights into actionable product enhancements, improving user experience and supporting data-driven prioritization. • Supported roadmap planning through research synthesis, identification of user pain points and clear articulation of product opportunities and design recommendations. • Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, designers and engineers to define product requirements, validate market opportunities, and guide decision making through continuous user feedback and competitive analysis. ### UX Specialist @ Change Healthcare Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 • Lead user-centered research using a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods to address knowledge gaps to make better product decisions—methods include in-depth interviews, surveys, usability testing (moderated and unmoderated), concept testing, A/B testing • Analyze, synthesize, generate insights / opportunities and report on research and usability studies to management and other stakeholders • Participate in design discussions along with product management teams. Provide walkthroughs and demo mockups and deliver research insights to the business stakeholders and product teams. ### Product Designer @ Arrow Birth Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 • Created user flows and wireframes of the onboarding process and dashboard for the client’s new target market • Conducted interviews and research to understand the client’s new B2C target audience • Tested prototype using first-click, preferences, formative, and usability tests ### Youth Development Coordinator @ Boys & Girls Club Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Designed and facilitated engaging lesson plans according to state standards and activities catered to students' interests • Collaborated with other team members to improve classroom management and how to better help students in the program. • Listened to students and gathered their feedback to create the best learning experience ### Culture Orientation Intern @ International Rescue Committee Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Diego, California • Improved the current cultural orientation process refugees go through upon arrival to America. • Shadowed caseworkers to observe the cultural orientation process, volunteered in other departments and researched resources to learn more about what refugees need to help them navigate a new country. ### Lab Assistant @ UCSD Biology Department Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater San Diego Area • Maintained lab equipment, organized office information, and archived articles related to the project • Trained new lab assistants on daily tasks that need to be performed. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Human Biology UC San Diego ### Faculty of Science in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of Singapore ### UX/UI Design Certificate Flatiron School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kellycfung --- Source: https://flows.cv/kellyfung JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kellyfung/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13