# William Ngan

> Design at Meta Superintelligence Labs

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/williamngan

## Work Experience
### Design Lead @ Meta
Jan 2017 – Present
Design Lead, Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) and MSL Pathfinding.

### Director of User Experience @ Origami Logic
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017
Head of Design. Responsible for all aspects of design leadership in different stages of a growth company -- from a 10-person startup in the early days to a Series-C company with products serving top enterprises such P&G and Intel. Origami Logic was acquired by Intuit in 2019.

### Senoir Interaction Designer @ Google
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
Shipped the New Google Map in 2013 and led the designs on social map. Worked on the next Gmail which was launched as Google Inbox. 20% time in Google X researching experimental and tangible interfaces.

### Senior Lead Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Lead strategic design initiatives in Bing, with a focus on complex information architecture as well as mobile devices. Received Gold Star award for works on Bing Mobile.

### Senior Lead Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
Provide design leadership and creative direction to 10+ startup teams. Manage designers, schedules, and external contracts. Shipped: Microsoft Hohm, Recite, Tag, .NET Micro Framework.

### User Experience Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2004 – Jan 2008
Designer for Word 2007 in which the Ribbon UI was first launched. Designer at Microsoft Research incubation team with a focus on cutting-edge consumer electronics.

### Interaction Designer / Trainee @ Sony Design Center San Francisco
Jan 2003 – Jan 2003
Research and develop new user interfaces for consumer electronics and digital media. Lead a research project on new organization models for digital media. Building high fidelity prototypes.

### Visiting Researcher @ Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
Jan 2002 – Jan 2002
Lead visual and interface design of the Fluidtime research project. Explore new models of time management services utilizing mobile networks and devices.

### Intern @ Casio Research
Jan 2000 – Jan 2000
Explore new product ideas that incorporate emerging technology and social trends. Evaluate feasibility in commercial and technical aspects.

### Designer @ Ming Pao Daily Vancouver
Jan 1998 – Jan 1999
Produce graphic, information, and advertising design for 2 weekly magazines. Handle production processes and other technical tasks to meet tight deadlines.


## Education
### MA in Interaction Design
Royal College of Art

### BA in Communication Design
Emily Carr University of Art and Design


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/williamngan
- Portfolio: https://ptsjs.org
- GitHub: https://github.com/williamngan
- Portfolio: https://williamngan.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-30