# Yu Ji > Product Designer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/yuji A SaaS Product Designer specialize in building success from 0->1 ## Work Experience ### Founding Product Designer @ Hamilton AI Jan 2024 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States Building the world's first intelligent private aviation platform. ### Senior Product Designer @ Zoox Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Foster City, California, United States • As a key contributor to the Operation Design System, I conducted audits and user studies, adopted the Atomic Design approach to define the UI foundation, designed components, created style guides and patterns, and set up Data-visualization. • Over 6 months, I delivered 5 sets of tokens, 49 components, and 6 patterns; I collaborated with the developer team and created a component library in React. The new Design System was adopted by 12 apps across 7 teams. I supported multiple teams transitioning into the new design system. ### Senior Product Designer @ Globality, Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States • As Globality's second founding designer, I led the design of several core product features before and after the product launch, including the "Project Brief Interactive Dialogue" and "Provider Comparison Tool". I initiated a user-centric conceptual redesign of the entire platform, envisioning a future AI-powered product experience. • Upon taking on a senior role, I led key feature designs, including the "Bidding and Negotiation Tool" that addressed major clients' needs. I led cross-functional initiatives, including the "Platform Landing Pages Restructure," to improve UX and up-level platform-wide capabilities. • As the lead designer, I created the organization's Design System from scratch. I designed UI assets and patterns, and built a React component library with the development team. ### UX/UI Designer, User Researcher @ Vaco @ Google Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Jose • As the sole designer and researcher on the "Blackout" team, I worked closely with operators to improve existing apps prior to the "YouTube TV" launch. • I streamlined workflows, updated interfaces, and validated updates with the operations team and developers. The finished product led to an increase in the number of live programs manageable by an operator from 10 to 16, and a 20% reduction in human error. ### Multimedia Designer / TV Studio Director @ KTSF Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco, California • As a multimedia designer at "KTSF", I created broadcast assets, including graphic designs, motion graphics, video editing, and website designs. I contributed to the successful organizational rebranding. • As a Studio Director, I directed the live Evening News and Talk Show programs with outstanding quality. ### Graphic Designer @ Self Employed Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 As a freelance Graphic Designer, I have worked on a range of freelance and group projects, focusing on advertising designs, logos, graphical elements, and illustrations for both print and digital media. ## Education ### Master of Arts - MA in Web Design & New Media Academy of Art University ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Graphic Design & Multimedia California State University - East Bay ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jayji062 - Portfolio: http://rainy-season.deviantart.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/yuji JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yuji/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31