# Sumi R. > Principal Product Designer | Design Manager | User Experience Expert | People Leader | Former Meta, Samsung, Intuit, Symantec, Yahoo, eBay Location: Mountain View, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sumi I have many years of professional design experience which has given me a high regard for innovative design through form and function. User experience, mobile, e-commerce, responsive and product design is my background but I love all aspects of design and visual problem-solving. I am a huge advocate for creative collaboration and team transparency to promote a healthy and successful work environment. I have had the privilege of art directing and managing up to six designers. I also have hiring experience. STRENGTHS: + Customer-driven + Trustworthy + Action-oriented + Strong communication skills + Proactive + Self-motivated and a quick-learner + Clear presentation skills + Visual mockups/prototypes, user-testing, quality assurance and metrics + Team-player: respect for team trust, professionalism and project transparency + Project process experience for short and long-term projects I have always been a part of Fortune 500, global companies which require iron-clad design/product solutions for the best and worst case scenarios. TECHNICAL SKILLS: + MAC & PC user. + Sketch, Zeplin, Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and knowledge of code and development. + Mobile design (iOS and Android), responsive design for tablet and wearables. + Expertise in identity, typography, color theory, icon design and the creation or advocacy of brand guidelines/documentation. + Extensive experience in user interface, user research, usability testing, development, QA, project processes and SEO. + Great conceptual, visual, presentation & communication skills. + Excellent teamwork and art-directing skills with valuable leadership qualities (received Top Talent Award). + Strong design, collaboration and ideation to launch process background. + Many years of experience in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments: proactive, self-motivated and a quick-learner. + Extensive issue tracking experience using JIRA, eTrack and Remedy. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Meta Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Menlo Park, California, United States Enterprise product design utilizing machine learning and more to advance easy, automated, and friendly experiences. ### Lead/Senior Product Designer in IoT - Samsung SmartThings @ SmartThings Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area On Samsung's IoT side, I am designing experiences that span across hubs, devices, appliances, voice, phones, tablets and much more. I think and deliver high-fidelity (UI and Visual design), end-to-end ideas for iOS and Android. From on-boarding to migration flows. I have the privilege of working with product managers, cloud engineers, hardware engineers, to front-end and back-end engineers. ### Creative Lead, Principal Visual Designer @ Intuit Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA 2015-2016: Creative Lead for Online Acquisition • Improve conversion through persuasive design and beautiful brand execution • Provide creative direction to agencies • Build the processes for OA creative execution 2013-2015: Product experience design for QuickBooks which includes customer interviews, journey mapping, visual concept development and end-to-end designs flows. I have designed and impacted the 2015 and 2016 product experience. In-product discovery and Enterprise subscription designs have also been a focus for me. ### Visual Design Manager (Online/Interactive Strategy & Design) @ Symantec Jan 2006 – Jan 2013 | Mountain View, CA User experience design for www.symantec.com, m.symantec.com, social media areas like Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Youtube for Symantec. I've been a part of many projects and teams which have paved the way for arenas like mobile, responsive design, browser policies and accessibility. I have also had the privilege of working for both the Consumer (Norton) and Enterprise side. Most of my high-profile projects have included usability testing, quality assurance and prototypes. My work always included a hands-on end-to-end design cycle (requirements, research, sketching, comping, spec work/markups for development, localization, quality assurance, launch and polishing). Brand consistency and standardization is a must. ### Senior Designer @ Yahoo! Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Sunnyvale I worked for the Mobile Group to redesign and enhance their mobile site. I documented the user flows in order to identify design enhancements I initiated for development. I also worked with the Broadband Group to design for the FIFA site and form flows. I created documentation for site maps and form flows. ### User Experience Designer, Senior User Experience Designer @ eBay Jan 2000 – Jan 2004 | San Jose Designed for both the buying and selling arenas in User Experience for ebay.com. Several homepage redesigns included. Also, designed print/collateral and trade-show artwork for business groups/initiatives within the company. Art directed junior level designers on projects and website maintenance work. Redesigned and built the strategy for eBay Giving Works which was the non-profit arena of eBay. ## Education ### BS in Environmental Design (UX Design) University of California, Davis ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sumirhee --- Source: https://flows.cv/sumi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sumi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23