# Yao C.

> Product Designer at Facebook

Location: Fremont, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yao

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Facebook
Jan 2021 – Present | Menlo Park, California, United States

### Product/UX Designer @ Facebook
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park, California, United States
Worked with 7 development teams and 10+ cross-functional teams, designed infra data center tools that increase workflow/data consumption efficiency.

### Lead Product/UX Designer @ AboveGEM, Inc
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Santa Clara
E-commerce solutions for direct selling companies.

Worked closely with clients, and the internal team; delivered customized solutions for 2 big corporate clients and several small ones.

Led the design of eGEM from scratch, the modularized solution for small clients. Defined the design system for the sales rep web app that increased the UI standard and development efficiency. After the release, eGEM was serving 10+ clients whose businesses run across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. 70% design, 30% pm work.

Mentored a designer to expand his skillset from the graphic design domain to product design.

### Co-founder, Chief Designer @ Hangzhou Duyun Tech Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang/ Hong Kong, China
A mobile/web app to keep track of kindergarten children’s growth at school & home.

Conducted/mentored my partner to conduct user interviews/field research with kindergarten teachers, managers, parents, education bureau, early education professors to define the problems. Brainstormed and co-designed with the multi-type stakeholders. Designed the MVP web app and tested it in a top-tier kindergarten. Designed the mobile app. The next year the app was serving 200+ kindergartens, 100k children’s parents and teachers. 70% design, 30% pm work.

Defined product vision and business strategy together with partners. Received 5M CNY seed fund. Led yearbooks design to generate revenue.

Drew illustration of dudu avatars.

### Interaction Design Intern @ frog
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Shanghai City, China

### Web Designer @ Zhejiang Daily Media Group Co., Ltd.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Participated in web design for metro and land information. Designed webpages of special news topics; drew illustrations for news; designed advertisement banner, magazines, folding and posters.


## Education
### Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Product Service System Design
Politecnico di Milano

### Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, College of Computer Science & Technology
Zhejiang University

### Exchange Student in Industrial Design, School of Design and Environment
National University of Singapore

### M. Sc. in Alta Scuola Politecnica 8th Cycle in Passion Multidisciplinarity Innovation program parallel to the MSc programs of PoliMi & PoliTorino
Politecnico di Milano


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/milacheng

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Last updated: 2026-02-23