rena kuaiproduct designer, ex-product manager

rena.kuai@gmail.com

703-909-2619

renakuai.com

E x p e r i e n c e

Sr. Product Designer at Gatsby JS Apr 2020 - Present

Currently working on creating the next generation of web dev tools for

Gatsby Cloud.

Sr. Product Designer at 15FiveJun 2019 - Mar 2020

Lead designer for the Reporting squad. Revamped the entire reporting

feature for more robust and actionable insights. Integrated the design

process into development sprints for better transparency and collaboration

and helped implement design system changes and processes.

Product Designer at StatMuseApr 2016 - Dec 2018

Lead and only Product Designer at StatMuse. Responsible for the end to

end design process for all web + mobile products. Notable achievements

included establishing a user research pipeline, overhauling customer

acquisition strategy, and creating a new user experience for mobile + web

Product Manager at BarkboxJan 2016 - Apr 2016

Responsible for the Barkshop.com experience. Created a marketing

campaign that made strong waves on social media and increased website

revenue.

Product Manager at CitibankOct 2014 - Jul 2015

UX focused Product Manager for CitiDirect BE, an enterprise banking

platform with a focus on UX design and product adoption efforts.

Mobile Business Analyst at S&PAug 2012 - May 2014

Mobile Business Analyst for a financial services company. Developed 2

financial data iPad apps for B2B use.

Sr. Product Designer at CloudBeesJan 2019 - Jun 2019

Lead designer for DevOptics. Lead designer for DevOptics, a modeling tool

to help orgs optimize their software delivery process. Achievements

included implementing complex data drill-downs and easier quick-wins for

increased usage.

User Research

Data Analysis

User Interface Design

User Experience Design

Figma / Sketch

HTML / CSS / JS

Whiteboarding

Prototyping

I am also passionate about

improving design processes for

organizations and mentoring

other designers.

S k i l l s

E d u c a t i o n

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of

Technology)

BS in Management Science, 2012