# Summer Chang

> Senior Product Designer | AI-Powered Product Experiences, Prototyping, Design to Launch | Google AI Certified

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/summerchang

I'm an AI Product Designer with a founder's mindset — I don't just design interfaces, I help shape the product itself.

Over the past several years, I've led design for AI-powered products end-to-end: from defining user flows for voice-based AI agents, to building scalable design systems, to launching consumer apps from zero to MVP. I've done this as a founding designer, as a consultant to early-stage startups, and as part of teams shipping products used by real people.

What sets me apart is the combination of deep craft (Figma, UX research, design systems, interaction design) and AI fluency — I've designed with and for tools like Claude, Vapi, ElevenLabs, and n8n, and I understand how AI changes what good product design looks like.

I thrive in environments where the problem isn't fully defined yet. I'm at my best partnering closely with founders and engineers to move fast, validate early, and build things that actually work for users.
Currently open to senior product design roles at AI-first startups, with a strong interest in teams building in healthcare, marketplaces, education, or creator tools.

## Work Experience
### PLAYDATES — Founder & Lead Product Designer @ PLAYDATES.site
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
• Led full product lifecycle from strategy and user research through UI design to App Store launch.
• Collaborated with parents through user interviews and usability testing to validate features and product-market fit.
• Improved onboarding flow by restructuring information architecture based on qualitative research insights.

### Summer Chang Design — AI Product Designer & Consultant @ Summer Chang Design
Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
🥇 1st Place, You.com Agentic Hackathon 2025 — Built MINA, an AI startup research assistant in 4 hours using React, V0, and You.com API; selected top project among 300+ global developers
🥈 2nd Place, Chroma Awards Hackathon 2025 (The AI Collective) — Creative Director for team SKAIs The Limit; co-created "The Weekend You Imagined Is Never the One You Tell," an AI short film blending generated visuals, voice, and editing
• TCA (Taiwan CDMO Alliance) — Designed and built the brand website for a biopharmaceutical alliance of 17 CDMOs in Taiwan; developed full visual identity including color system, typography, and multi-section layout to communicate global partnership capability
• Bookee — Designed a voice-based AI booking agent (Vapi, ElevenLabs); led end-to-end UX from conversation flow to UI delivery
• Alacrity Design System — Built a scalable Figma design system accelerating prototyping and implementation across home insurance products
• HOMWORKS — Designed an AI-driven home health app with personalized maintenance recommendations and contractor connections; generated partnership interest from realtor companies
• ReKeepIt — Redesigned merchant onboarding and landing page for a Shopify returns platform; increased rewards program engagement
• Bill Burns Design — Developed Bentgo product lines including a top-selling Amazon backpack; pitch materials secured projects with Target and Hape
• F&B Ordering Platform — Reduced ordering error rates by 85% and drove 16% revenue growth in one month through redesigned UX and menu navigation
• B2B Event Platform — Led product design for an event management platform, driving 300% revenue growth for events with up to 600 attendees
• RSiD — Launched brand guide and design system for healthcare startup Reflexion, focused on accessibility and cancer patient empathy

### Industrial Designer @ Speck Design
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, California
- Contributed to product research and development projects for Google, Ford, Target and Apple.
- Managed relationships with factories and vendors, ensuring efficient execution of design specifications and meeting deadlines.

### Industrial Design Intern @ Speck Design
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto, California

### Industrial Design Intern @ OmieLife
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
- Collaborated with the founder to create a children's bento box through leading to significant product improvements that secured $130K in Kickstarter funding with over 2,000 backers.
- Participated in the complete design and engineering process of the lunch box, leading to successful manufacturing in China


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Industrial and Product Design
Academy of Art University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerchang
- Website: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YyxkydlBChahye6yuS8ykQd8bkJeNvf0_Tmcbx6ICpo/edit?usp=sharing

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Last updated: 2026-04-07