# Yuting Mao > Product Design at Qualcomm｜Design Systems Enthusiast｜SaaS Expert｜AI ｜DevTools Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/yutingmao With 10+ years of work experience in Product Design ## Work Experience ### UX Design Lead, Infrastructure @ Qualcomm Jan 2025 – Present Skill: Claude, Figma, GitHub, VS Code, Playwright, MCP Server • Led the design of user experiences for Qualcomm’s advanced software platforms, enhancing usability and performance. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop robust CI/CD tools, streamlining development workflows. ### Lead Product Designer @ Cisco Meraki Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Cisco Meraki MS ### Product Design Lead @ Cisco Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco SD-WAN ### Senior Product Designer, Design System Lead @ Ford Motor Company Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area • Enabled the Ford Commercial Solution Team employers to deliver consistent and scalable products by working on the full lifecycle of the Design System across usage guidelines, design contribution, design reviews & tech alignment. • Led designers and software engineers to create the design system and iterate user flow and design as needed for Ford Pro Global UI; worked with product manager to implement user stories. • Created and maintained documentation, consulted with designers and engineers, monitored use cases, and iterated design systems. • Explored user needs with product owners and UX researchers by conducting various interviews and surveys. • Solved business problems by focusing on user-centered product design with an evidence-based approach to software development. ### User Experience Designer @ WPP Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Kansas City, Missouri Area Client: Sherwin Williams, Colgate, Metro by T-mobile • Led design for product-wide experiences and branding that shipped Sherwin-Williams’ eCommerce site, web-based applications, and mobile apps. • Led the end-to-end product design process starting from user research, product requirements gathering, wireframes, and design system, to client’s executive reviews and global launch. • Conducted accessibility testing together with data scientists, software engineers, and UX researchers to create design systems from 0-1. • Achieved a 51% higher average order value (YTD), compared to in-store, and 20% more premium products were sold with 69% of orders from new consumers by spearheading the launch of a new DIY eCommerce site. ### UX Designer @ Ealai Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Conducted interviews for user research to establish the best approach for the app and website creation. • Developed wireframes for the mobile app to help facilitate layout and flow for user interface, enabling engineering team with clearer objectives. • Utilized design strategy knowledge to perform usability testing with users in order to assess how to engage users. • Collaborated with marketing and engineering teams to ensure understanding of design strategy and overall business goals, creating clear communication between departments. ### Co-Founder, Design @ Facula Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | United States ### Senior Product Designer @ Chinese Academy of Science and Energy Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | Beijing City, China • Conducted interviews with three Chinese energy companies spanning 20 employees to assess the human impact concerning energy consumption. • Researched 10+ academic journals to supplement and support group interview research. • Carried out team selection, vetting one designer, five mechanical engineers and one electrical engineer for team selection. • Utilized Autodesk 3D MAX to design product shape and concept of a double shell multi-functional power ball, used to harness ocean energy. • Optimized museum and gallery space, effectively generating efficient and user-friendly exhibition setups, through gathering of UX informational interviews. • Designed exhibition and stage layout using honeycomb design, following hexagon structural principles to maximize small space restrictions ## Education ### Master of Design in HCI Institute of Design (ID) ### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction Illinois Institute of Technology ### Self-taught ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Industrial and Product Design Wuhan University of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yuting-mao - Portfolio: https://calendly.com/yutingmao0218/30min --- Source: https://flows.cv/yutingmao JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yutingmao/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13