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Christy Yao

Designing the moment before decision.

I'm Christy Yao.

I bring engineering judgment and design craft to AI-native and enterprise products. The ones people open when the data is in but the call hasn't been made, and they need to know what matters and what to do next.

Selected Work

The moment before decision is where products earn trust.

Actian incidents feed — total incidents over time with pipeline and source breakdown.

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Actian · Enterprise AI

Defining the AI foundation behind enterprise investigation.

Agentic AIData Observability~25% faster onboardingReusable AI system
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UX Designer

2025

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ASUS ProArt · Consumer Web

Shaping the global platform behind the ProArt brand.

E-commerceDesign Systems+25% engagement80% accessibility resolved
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Lead UI Designer

2023

Bumble insights — iPhone mockup showing dating overview: match rate, match possibility, and likes received.

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Bumble · Consumer

Designed the insights that help daters swipe less and choose better.

Product DesignData Viz
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Concept

Product Designer

2025

ASUS design system component grid — color, spacing, elevation, checkbox, typography, and dropdown.

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ASUS · Design Systems

Scaling ASUS web experiences through design systems.

AccessibilityDesign Tokens60→95% brand compliance30+ experience templates
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Design System Architect

2022

E.SUN Mobile Banking home in hand — frequently used functions and deposit overview.

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E.SUN Bank · Mobile Banking

Designing financial decisions people can make with confidence.

Mobile BankingFintech3.2M+ digital customers4.9★ App Store
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Senior UX Designer

2024

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I design and build with AI

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About
Portrait of Christy Yao.

Hi, I'm Christy.Product designer in New York.

I started in electrical engineering, where I learned that every system is a set of decisions someone else has to live with. I found I cared more about the someone else than the system, which pulled me toward design and through a Master of Product Innovation at Carnegie Mellon.

Today I design AI-native and enterprise products, and I build in code, including this site, so ideas are tested where they will actually live.

When I'm not designing, I spend a lot of time in museums and trying new tools. I'm mostly looking for the same thing in both.

Currently

Open to new opportunities

Previously

Actian

UX Design Intern

E.SUN Bank

Senior UX Designer

ASUS

Senior UI Designer

How I Work

I design like an engineer.

I was an engineer first, so I know where designs break.

It's rarely in the mockup.

Decide

I design the decision, not the dashboard.

Dashboards show you everything. I care about the one moment you decide.

Most of the projects I work on are about that gap.

I design in working code.

I test ideas in working code, not decks.

You are looking at one right now.