Spikes

My early career in software sales and strategy helps inform my designs.

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

Strategy taught me 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

Instructional Designer and Program Manager @ Confluent
- IPO 2021
- Designed and launched two newsletters and three dashboards key to scaling revenue growth
- Daily partnership with PMs, PMMs, and Leadership team

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 Design
- Establishing design systems and iterating on existing products
- Products featured in NPR, The Washington Post, and Newsweek

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Kevin Gao

Kevin Gao

Kevin Gao