# Vivian Ho

> Senior Product Designer @ Kiddom

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vivianho

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Kiddom
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Designer & Consultant @ Freelance
Jan 2015 – Present
+ Design graphics, visuals, and experiences for print and digital interfaces for various clients (ranging from non-profit organizations to startups)
+ Always open to working on new projects.  Feel free to contact me!

### Senior Product Designer @ Cisco
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Designer @ Cisco
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
+ Designing the next generation of collaboration software for Webex (formerly Webex Teams, Cisco Spark) on both desktop and mobile (MacOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Phone, tablet, and wearable interfaces).
+ Define best practices, guidelines, and processes for the design org, helping everyone work more efficiently and consistently. Review interaction and visual designs from junior designers to maintain a high quality bar. 
+ Contribute and collaborate closely with the Design System team, acting as a bridge between different design teams. Partner with the mobile engineering teams to build corresponding component libraries.  
+ Mentor new team members and interns, assist with their onboarding experience and plan their first projects. Review resumes and portfolios of potential interview candidates.

### Visual Interaction Designer @ Cisco
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
+ Design consistent in-product experience for Webex Teams across all platforms (MacOS, Windows, Web, iOS, Android)
+ Contribute to cross product platform consistency through implementation of design systems
+ Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and other design teams, both locally and internationally
+ Previously worked on Webex Meetings mobile clients, covering both Android and iOS platforms for phone, tablet, and wearables (Mar 2015–Jun 2016)

### Chief Designer & Co-Founder @ Finret, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
+ Develop the first responsive web experience for instant and secure tenant verification screening platform
+ Establish brand identity and application in both product experiences and promotional marketing collateral
+ Introduce design workflow, process, and design system to development team

### Visual Designer @ Visualization Interface & Design Innovation (VIDI) Research Group
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Davis, California
+ Creating web pages for upcoming conferences
+ Redesign aesthetically outdated web pages
+ Design print fliers for promotion
+ Assist graduate students in improving the visual aesthetic of their research projects

### Teaching Assistant @ UC Davis Department of Design
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Davis, California
Aided in the following courses:
+ Coding for Designers: Processing (Fall 2013)
+ Intro to Typography (Fall 2013)
+ Logo & Package Design (Winter 2014)
+ Pattern, Form, & Surface (Winter 2014)

Responsibilities:
+ Aided professor during lecture and with demonstrations.
+ Assisted professor in grading student work.
+ Give feedback for student work and provide assistance in class.

### Freelance Designer @ 5th Avenue Real Estate Services
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Davis, CA
+ Redesign logos for subsections of company
+ Redesign business system
+ Design consulting in both print and web

### Design Manager @ ASUCD Experimental College
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Davis, CA
+ Design fliers and other print material
+ Design t-shirts, pin back buttons, stickers and other promotional collateral
+ Layout quarterly course catalog
+ Manage a team of four design interns and two photography interns

### Teaching Assistant: Graphics and the Computer @ UC Davis Department of Design
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Davis, CA
+ Aided instructor with lecture and demonstrations
+ Give feedback for student work and provide assistance in lab.

### Design & Productions Intern @ VIP Studios Photography
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Davis, CA
+ Photo retouching from shoots of preschool students, weddings, family portraits
+ Managed packaging and shipping of products
+ Designed print products (holiday cards, restaurant promotional cards, engagement notices, graduation announcements, etc.)

### Intern @ Actiontec Electronics
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Sunnyvale, CA
+ Conducted bandwidth and traffic tests
+ Tested functionality of routers
+ Wrote preliminary CGI scripts for a PlugComputer and compiled test cases for router testing


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Design and Visual Communications
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hellovivian
- Portfolio: https://vvnho.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-25