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My early career in software sales and strategy helps inform how I design.

Sales taught me how to story tell and be user obsessed.

Strategy taught me data driven decision making and how to marry user needs with business outcomes.

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Prologue

University of Southern California

Marshall School of Business | Bachelors | 2015

Chapter 1

Account Executive @ Medallia

IPO 2019
Top Performing Sales rep
Certified in Net Promoter Score and User Research Best Practices

Chapter 2

Growth Strategy @ Confluent

IPO 2021
Designed and launched training, newsletters, and internal tools focused on new user acquisition
Daily partnership with PMs, PMMs, Engineers, and Leadership team to drive growth

Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Framer.
Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
Ability to conduct comprehensive user research and usability testing.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Chapter 3

Senior Product Designer @ Zippy, Journel, and Yourmove

0-1 AI Design focused on bringing people closer together
Establishing design systems and simplifying complex experiences
Products featured in NPR, The Washington Post, and Newsweek

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Kevin Gao

Kevin Gao

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