# Qi Gao

> Freelance Product & UX Designer | Motion Graphics, Visual Design

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/qigao

As a Freelance Product & UX Designer with over a year of experience, I specialize in delivering end-to-end UX/UI solutions and crafting scalable design systems (0→1) to enhance user-centered products. My expertise lies in motion graphics, visual design, and After Effects, which I leverage to create impactful and visually compelling designs.  

Collaborating closely with teams, I focus on seamless design implementation, ensuring quality and consistency across projects. My mission is to design intuitive experiences that address real-life challenges while maintaining a strong emphasis on aesthetics and functionality.

## Work Experience
### Freelance Product & UX Designer @ Self-Employed
Jan 2024 – Present | Remote
Design and deliver end-to-end UX/UI solutions, building scalable design systems (0→1) and collaborating with teams to launch user-centered products.

### Senior UX | UI Designer @ Sonatus
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Built the company’s design library from 0 → 1, establishing scalable design systems and UI components to ensure consistency across products.

Partnered with fellow designers to define and deliver the end-to-end design flow, from concept to final implementation.

Collaborated closely with engineers and QA teams to bring designs to life, ensuring high-quality execution and smooth handoffs.

Led design efforts showcased at CES, presenting innovative user experiences and strengthening Sonatus’s brand presence in the automotive technology space.

### Staff Product Designer @ VMware
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Senior Product Designer @ VMware
Jan 2015 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto
Currently, I'm designing the business intelligence project for the IT Admins to help improve their end to end work experiences in the current digital workspace.

### UX/Visual Designer @ TIBCO Software Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto,California
Designed enterprise-facing products to bring data to every question, decision, and action across the organization.

### UX Designer @ AppDirect
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed a productivity app launcher for Windows 10 desktop to help end-users increase app usage and adoption, allowing them to customize the marketplace seamlessly.
Role: UX Designer (Contractor)

### Visual Designer @ Viscira
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed the app user interface and produced design assets for various pharmaceutical apps for the medical industry.
Role: Visual Designer (Contractor)

### Visual Designer @ Design Reactor
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Campbell, California
Worked on various motion projects for the client like Hyatt, Nike, Google.
Role: Visual Designer (Contractor)


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Web Design & New Meida
Academy of Art University

### Design thinking
Cooper Professional Education

### Dale Carnegie Course
Dale Carnegie Training


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13