# Thao Chi Vu

> product designer | kleiner perkins design fellow | nyu ms

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/thaochivu

🌷 I'm a Product Designer with 4 years of experience and a passion for crafting intuitive and accessible experiences. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy partnering with cross-functional teams to bring user-centered products to life. My expertise lies in interaction design, user research, and visual design. I'm eager to build scalable, sustainably designed systems and to prototype my way to success.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Minerva Project
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Design Lab Coordinator (Graduate Assistant) @ NYU MakerSpace
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States
- Mentor NYU students on product design principles, portfolio development, and design interview preparation.

- Coordinate and facilitate 60+ workshops annually for NYU students, covering topics like Figma, UX Research, and rapid prototyping. 

- Rebranded the NYU MakerSpace, developing a visual design system encompassing workshop materials, signage, and illustrations to create a more welcoming and engaging environment.

### Designer, Dealer Network Development @ BMW Group
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States
- Improved knowledge sharing and supported system quality management compliance by designing a departmental user-centered intranet site.

- Designed dealer-facing documentation and adapted a communication platform, impacting 410 BMW and MINI dealerships nationally.

### Junior Designer @ Minerva University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area
- Led a website redesign collaborating with an external agency, resulting in a 300% increase in traffic and user engagement by implementing a scalable design system in Webflow. 

- Designed a multi-channel visual design strategy that drove 80% year-over-year growth in student enrollment.

### Junior Designer @ BOND
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
- Scaled Figma adoption across 5 global branches, optimizing design workflows and collaboration.
- Facilitated client discovery workshops and delivered successful branding packages using human-centered design methods.

### Junior Designer @ Open Raven
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States
- Designed the Open Raven Research website, driving 30,000+ monthly visitors and enhancing accessibility.

- Developed a Webflow component library and streamlined workflows for improved website quality. 

- Redesigned the Policies feature based on user feedback through a cross-functional collaborative process with engineers and PMs to implement a new design system.

### Junior Designer @ OAK THEORY
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Design Fellow @ Kleiner Perkins
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Graphic Design & Content @ LEVO Oil Infusion
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | United States
- Developing visual materials for LEVO’s oil infusion products (available in over 1000 retailers in the US and Canada)
- Collateral for tradeshows and events (company presentation deck, cards, brochures)
- Newsletter designs sent out to 20,000 subscribers

### Graphic Designer @ Opportunity Weekend
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Bucharest, Romania
- Visual materials, and marketing collateral for Opportunity Weekend, a Romania-based educational NGO promotes non-formal education

### Visual Designer @ Amplify
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
- Developed an iconography library for collateral serving 5 million students across all 50 US states
- Visuals for the Science of Reading podcast and campaign launched in October 2019


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Product Design & Digital Accessibbility
New York University

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Business, Brand Management & Behavioral Science
Minerva University

### High School Diploma
Masarykovo gymnázium Plzeň


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/thaochi-vu
- Portfolio: https://www.thaochivu.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13