Carmen Li

Product Designer

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San Diego, US

About

Highly innovative Product Designer with a B.S. in Cognitive Science: Design & Interaction and Computer Science, specializing in creating intuitive and cohesive user experiences across diverse platforms. Proven ability to merge design principles with technical expertise, driving significant improvements in user engagement, system accessibility, and operational efficiency. Eager to leverage a unique blend of UX/UI design, front-end development, and strategic collaboration to deliver impactful product solutions in dynamic environments.

Work Experience

UI/UX Design Lead

Stealth Startup

May 2025 - Present

San Diego, CA, US

Currently leading the design for mobile and desktop interfaces, creating cohesive user experiences and contributing to product roadmap alignment.

  • Built a comprehensive design system with 50+ reusable UI components for responsive mobile and desktop platforms, ensuring design consistency and scalability across the product ecosystem.
  • Collaborated with cross functional team of 10 designers and 10 developers, effectively communicating design specifications to ensure seamless implementation and technical feasibility.
  • Orchestrated agile project workflows and monthly design sprints, prioritizing tasks, and maintaining strict alignment with product roadmaps, and accelerating feature delivery.
  • Conducted comprehensive user research and usability testing with 20+ participants to inform design iterations, leading to data-driven enhancements.

Web Designer

CS foreach

Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

San Diego, CA, US

Led the end-to-end website redesign and brand identity development for a campus organization, enhancing user engagement.

  • Spearheaded the end-to-end redesign of the campus organization's website using Figma and Wix, significantly enhancing visual appeal and functionality.
  • Revitalized brand identity and developed a comprehensive visual design system, improving user engagement for the campus community.

Digital Media Creator

Personal Brand

Jan 2018 - Dec 2022

San Diego, CA, US

Created compelling video content and built a substantial social media following, demonstrating strong visual storytelling and audience engagement.

  • Created engaging video content using Adobe After Effects, accumulating over 100,000 views across multiple projects.
  • Built an engaged social media following of 10,000+ through consistent content creation and community engagement strategies.
  • Leveraged advanced visual storytelling techniques and audience engagement metrics to create highly shareable and impactful digital content.
  • Executed sophisticated motion graphics and video editing to produce compelling digital experiences that captivated a broad audience.

Software Development Engineer Intern

Amazon

Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

San Diego, CA, US

Developed an audit tool and designed a robust user interface to improve seller performance and user satisfaction.

  • Developed an audit tool that improved seller performance metric accessibility by 90% and reduced seller support tickets by 15%, resulting in faster issue resolution and improved customer satisfaction.
  • Designed a robust user interface that integrated front-end JavaScript with back-end Java and AWS services, leading to a 50% improvement in task completion time for end users.
  • Implemented user-centered design principles to streamline complex metric displays, significantly enhancing data comprehension and decision-making for internal stakeholders.

Computer Science and Engineering Head Tutor

UCSD

Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

San Diego, CA, US

Tutored 20+ students weekly in programming languages and led lab sections, achieving a 100% satisfaction rating.

  • Tutored 20+ students weekly in Python, Java, and C++, achieving a 100% satisfaction rating through clear communication and adaptive teaching methods.
  • Facilitated weekly lab sections and developed innovative programming assignments, enhancing practical learning experiences for students.
  • Cultivated strong communication and pedagogical skills, crucial for explaining complex technical concepts and fostering an engaging learning environment.

Frontend Engineer

Platter

Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

San Diego, CA, US

Engineered reusable React components and advocated for design improvements for a mobile chef marketplace application.

  • Developed and optimized reusable React components for a mobile chef marketplace application, accelerating new feature development cycles.
  • Collaborated closely with product designers, translating complex UI mockups into interactive, high-fidelity interfaces that balanced aesthetic appeal with robust functionality, improving user experience.

Education

Cognitive Science: Design & Interaction and Computer Science

University of California, San Diego

3.8/4.0 GPA

Sep 2019 - Jun 2023

San Diego, CA, US

Certificates

UI/UX for Gaming

ELVTR

Awards

Chancellor's Scholar & Provost Honors

University of California, San Diego

Jun 2023

Recognized for outstanding academic achievement and scholarly excellence.

Skills

Design & Research

  • Interaction Design
  • Visual Design
  • Storytelling
  • Wireframing
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Design Systems
  • Accessibility Design
  • User Research
  • Usability Testing
  • A/B Testing
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Information Architecture

Design Tools

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Framer
  • Miro
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Procreate

Technical

  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • C++
  • React

Process

  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Design Leadership
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Content Strategy
  • Project Management