# Rui Chen

> Product Design | ex-McKinsey, Alibaba Cloud

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ruichen1

Rui is a product designer with over 9 years of expertise specialized in digital product design. With a diverse background in both tech company and consulting firm, Rui brings a unique blend of design expertise and strategic insight to every project, delivering innovative solutions that enhance user experience and drive business growth.

## Work Experience
### Product Design @ NetBrain Technologies Inc.
Jan 2024 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States
Leads end-to-end design initiatives for key features including AI Insight, Chat, AI-powered automation.

### Design Consultant @ Unknown
Jan 2025 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States
Partner closely with the leadership, product, and engineering to shape product strategy, define scope, and drive iterative releases. 
Lead end-to-end product design for AI-enabled products, translating complex workflows into intuitive UX.

### Associate Design Director @ McKinsey & Company
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Mountain View, California, United States
Led the design workstream to create user-centered design and digitalized solutions for clients across diverse industries to enhance the customer experience and drive business growth effectively.

### Senior Designer @ McKinsey & Company
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Beijing, China

### Senior User Experience Designer @ Alibaba Cloud
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
Led the re-design of the Alibaba Cloud international website to support the globalization strategy.
Designed and shipped various cloud service products and internal products. 
Led the design and launch of PolarBox, Alibaba’s first all-in-one database appliance.

### Product Designer @ The Lighting Loft
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Atlanta Area
Designed and successfully launched the company website with a focus on UX and UI aspects.
Led lighting products design team and collaborated with the engineering team for manufacturing optimization.

### Product Designer @ Saymosaic
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Design Intern @ Glamorsky Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Design Intern @ The Lighting Loft
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Graduate Research Assistant @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
Led the assistive technology project in CATEA (advisor: Dr. Stephen Sprigle).
Led SciSketch project in Synaesthetic Media Lab, GVU Center (advisor: Dr. Ali Mazalek).


## Education
### Master's degree in Industrial and Product Design
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/iamruichen
- Portfolio: http://www.ruidesign.net

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Last updated: 2026-04-13