# Yali Chen > Founder at ResumeX.chat | Simplifying resume creation for job seekers Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/yali I have 5 years experience in educational technology and 3 years experience in user experience research. Highly skilled in product development, instructional design, and UX research. Passionate about transferring learning needs into high learning efficacy products. Proficient in leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams. More information about my projects and experience can be found in my portfolio: yalichen.com ## Work Experience ### Founder @ ResumeX.chat Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area My passion for helping others explore their career paths led to the creation of this product. I hope it can assist job seekers in today's competitive job market by making the crucial step of resume creation simpler and smarter. ### Head of Product @ 轻流 Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Shanghai, China Deliver enterprise-level SaaS using no-codel/low code. ### Senior Instructional Designer @ Springboard Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Lead Instructional Designer for UX vertical ### Instructional Designer @ Springboard Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Lead Instructional Designer for the Data Science vertical, created 1,000+ hours of content that contribute 1 Million+ monthly revenue and multi-hundreds enrollments. Main courses include Data Science Career Track, Data Analytics Career Track, and Data Engineering Career Track. ### Product Manager @ Cengage Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area - Developed strategic visions and plans for Biology portfolios including more than 10 titles along with digital learning platform products. Target market with 2 million users and create million dollar brands. - Initiated a series of user research to improve product performance, including key stakeholders interview and surveys, competitive grid, and historical performance analysis. Focus on digital solutions responding to top learning needs. - Experienced in agile development and lead an aligned product team includes Learning Designer, in-house SME, Content Manager, Marketing Manager, and Designer. Manage authors, content development, production, marketing, and sales staff to ensure successful launch and positioning of Biology product line to the marketplace. ### Graduate Researcher @ Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Area Published a paper about public setting peer review motivates higher feedback quality than private feedback condition. Led the design and iteration of a validated coding scheme to measure feedback quality on an experimental study with 65 participants. Public Peer Review Motivates Higher Quality Feedback Wang, X., Chen, Y., Godley, A., Rose, C. (2018) Published in the 13th Inter- national Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS'18) ### Team Lead & Researcher @ Virginia Tech Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Pittsburgh Area Led a team of four to collaborate with the Provost Office at Virginia Tech. Created a technological learning resource solution through user-centered methodologies and survey data from over 500 college students. Produced actionable insights by designing a mobile app that helps students form study groups and facilitates peer learning activities. ### Program Manager @ 学堂在线 Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Beijing City, China Managed international course collaboration at XuetangX.com. Launched China’s verified international course with over 8,000 learners. Conducted market research and localized courses from international platforms such as edX and Stanford Online. ### Graduate Researcher Intern @ Vanderbilt Institute of Digital Learning Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Alumni Hall, Vanderbilt main campus Conducted independent research about Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Chinization. Published a series of articles and a 20-min documentary on the website of Vanderbilt Institute of Digital Learning. ### Chief Campus Ambassador @ Teach For China Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 Supervised a staff of 10, recruited graduates to teach in underdeveloped rural areas in China, and supervised recruitment activities Lectured on Teach for China experience and merits of the program for over 200 students Designed and produced brochures and yearbooks ### Summer Intern @ Toshiba Information Mechanism Corporation Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Received training in general affairs management Worked in enterprise management, 5S management for employees and product logistics, and provided support in customs and tariff information entry ### Business Director @ Pan Yangzi River Delta Model United Nations Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 Organized the ‘Social Events’ project for 350 delegates, supervised welcome party, coffee night and farewell Party, designed souvenirs, and carried out charity sales to raise $600 ## Education ### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### M.Ed in International Education Policy and Management Vanderbilt University Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 ### Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Biological Science Zhejiang University Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ### Bachelor's degree in Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management Zhejiang University Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yali-chen-53231388 - Portfolio: https://yalichen.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/yali JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yali/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25