# Vinson Ye > Staff Product Designer @ Calix Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/vinson I'm a user experience professional & enthusiast living in San Francisco, CA. I received my bachelor's degrees in Cognitive Science (Human-Computer Interaction Specialization) and Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. My expertise is in designing the user experience and interaction design of web-based software applications. I'm fascinated by human behavior and the influences it has on our experiences with digital and physical artifacts. I enjoy the process of gathering and analyzing data from user research and testing to improve the interactions between products and the people using them. For detailed information on the projects I've worked on, visit my portfolio: https://www.vinsonye.com ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Calix Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior UX/UI Designer @ remot3.it, Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led the UX design of the web portal, desktop application, and mobile app. Includes conceptualizing new features and improving existing features. • Designed the Organization feature for IT Admins to manage the user access for their company. • Updated the native mobile app to a modernized UI. • Designed the Global Search for users to quickly and efficiently access services from anywhere in the application. • Coordinated and conducted remote usability tests with internal and external users. • Designed the Networks feature for owners to organize and manage groups of services. ### User Experience Designer @ TIBCO Software Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California • Created concepts for redesign of reporting tool based on requirements by Product Management. • Introduced and incorporated usability testing to the existing design process. • Developed wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes to demonstrate concepts and ideas. • Delivered design specifications to Engineering team and supported implementation. ### User Experience Designer II @ Enphase Energy Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Worked primarily on Enphase's Enlighten platform that helps monitor and maintain over 300,000 Enphase systems worldwide. • Designed solutions for installer and homeowner web experiences, including dashboards, design tools, and admin portal. • Led projects from early concept explorations to visual QA. • Coordinated and conducted in-person usability test sessions and generated design ideas from test results. • Transformed requirements into wireframes and interactive prototypes to ensure understanding between designers and stakeholders. • Trained and led team members on data gathering for a customer research initiative to identify product and process improvements. ### User Experience Designer @ Enphase Energy Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area ### User Experience Designer @ Cyan, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 As a member of Cyan’s UX team, worked to improve the usability and user experience of Cyan’s suite of web applications through formal and informal studies to reduce customer support overhead and increase revenue. • Interaction Design: Created sketches, wireframes, prototypes, sitemaps, card sorts, process flows, and detailed specifications for various projects. • User Research: Drove user research on multiple projects: conducted user interviews (both remote & in-person), led usability test sessions, created wireframes and clickable prototypes for use during tests, and advocated for changes and direction based on test findings. • Collaboration: Worked closely with documentation team and programming team members to implement intuitive user experiences as well as establish standards going forward. • Users have included Cyan employees who use in-house Cyan applications and Cyan customers (Time Warner Cable/DukeNet, TDS, Comnet, and Lumos). ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction UC San Diego ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology UC San Diego ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vinson-ye - Portfolio: http://www.vinsonye.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/vinson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/vinson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25