# Qirui Wu

> Product Designer

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/qirui

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Kaizen Labs
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
• Designed multiple admin-related features for Kaizen’s largest deployment by far, the Kaizen Recreation Management SaaS product. Collaborated with engineers and PM through multiple iterations in shipping the beta version for a municipal client in MA.
• Owned the end-to-end design of the admin-facing prototype for Kaizen’s first Special Events Permitting software. Empowered the business-critical launch for a municipal client in CO. 
• Maintained and updated Kaizen’s internal components library.

### UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
(contract via Kforce)
• Worked as a designer for Microsoft Teams Ecosystem. Collaborated with 3rd party clients from envisioning to launching their App on Teams, taking full design responsibility for each client project.
• Redesigned the child sign up and profile creation experience for Minecraft. Presented interactive prototype to a team of 7 stakeholders.
• Envisioned Copilot AI experiences with Microsoft Teams third-party apps. Created and updated prototypes for promotional concept demonstrations. 
• Designed graphic and visual assets, maintained and updated design system components.

### Product Designer @ Fundhomes
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States
• Led the 0 to 1 MVP design of a short-term rental investment web platform, collaborating cross-functionally with engineers and CEO in launching the live site in 2022.
• Took full ownership in designing the MVP version of the property investment and new user onboarding flows; created 1st version of branding and design library.

### Product Design Intern @ YIRENTAL
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States
• Designed and prepared for launching 2 new features to help renters manage their living experience.
• Identified 5+ usability issues on the rental listing pages, created iterations that increased conversion rate by 17%.

### Graduate UX Researcher @ Washington 211
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States
• Conducted A/B tests to validate functioning and accessibility compliance of the WA 211 website.
• Synthesized user feedback, created design iterations to improve structure and decrease user friction.

### Graduate UX Researcher @ University of Washington School of Nursing
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, Washington, United States
(Involved as a member of a HCDE Directed Research Group)
• Defined usability testing frameworks for a Tuberculosis patient support platform prototype. Conducted usability sessions and analyzed data.
• Updated design standards and provided actionable recommendations to ensure seamless user experiences.

### UX Designer @ Wazo
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Los Angeles, California, United States
• Succeeded in fully prototyping a peer mental health counseling mobile App with 2 designers in 3 months.
• Outlined design goals from user research, ideated features, defined and documented UI visual identity.

### Graphics Contributor @ Daily Bruin
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, California, United States

### Student UX Consultant @ TTYL
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, California, United States


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Psychology
UCLA
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/qirui
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/qirui/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-30