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#Product Strategy
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Xinyu Guo is a full-stack product designer based in Seattle, WA.

💯 I am an international student from 🏡Nanjing, China, and currently enroll in 🧙University of Washington for MS in Human Centered Design & Engineering. I will graduate at June, 2026.
🎨 As a designer, I care deeply about how technology can be translated into a more humanistic language, and how we can better democratize design, creation, and collaboration through creative software.
🧩 Combining my education in art and engineering, I am specialized in Design System, Data Vis, AI Solutions and Vibe Coding for large-scaled, complex systems.
👁️ Moreover, my background in robotics and ⌨️CS also extends to front-end development and AI.  I have experience in the conceptual design of intelligent hardware and multi-modal interaction projects. One of my design "ArthoGlove - Hand Pain Simulation" has won 2nd Prize of 2024 China-US Young Maker Competition.
🗺️ Aside from work, I love exploring 🏖️⛵🐠extreme sports, Art Toys, and metaverse in whatever ways I can.
The Story of how I Become a User Experience Designer

My dream journey was started by a group of friends with the same passion.
The story starts 9 years ago... Strap in.

December 2017
I was always telling people that Vex Robotics Competition was the source of my passion in design and technology.

Girls can do engineering!

Three years experience in high school club allow me to develop from a tyro to an all-around captain capable of design, construction, programming, and operation. I've devote all my spare time into robots.

December 12, 2019
I always remember this day. I got the offer from RISD and the award of VEX Asia Chamiponship.
September 2020
Become a RISD student. But COVID-19 stoped my aborad study. My freshman year was totally online! But luckly, it gave me extra opportunity to keep in contact with VEX Robotics.

I went back to high-school teams to support younger members preparing new seasonal competitions. This is my way of giving back to the community, as I was once helped by selfless alumni and seniors as well.

September 2021
To be honest, I don't really like what I've learned this year. My heart still belongs to Computer Science. Thanks to Brown Univeristy that gives me opportunity to study coding.
March 2022
The final design studio course in my Sophomore year introduced User Experience Design, which I collaborated with Jessie and designed a smart shopping cart. I finally found something I like in Industrial Design Department.
June 2022
I explored more about UX Design and Interaction Design online. I started to know the term "Human Computer Interaction".

I recognized that the Interaction Design program at Parsons that had admitted me was exactly what I wanted to study. And since CMU was my dream school, when I found the HCI program, I regret more that I did not do more to enhance my grades (CMU requires 24 for TOEFL speaking and I got 23).

As a result, I began the arduous journey of standardized exams again.

September 2022
Entering Junior year, I drived my academic focus to UIUX. I was trying to study more digital prototyping techniques as well as user-centered design. I was continuted programming at Brown and self-explored different kinds of technology and AI.
February 2023
Yifan Mei from UCI found me to do start-up. I finally got a chance to do toB UX design.

Thought I am so not sure how much I can get from doing this (will recuriter seriously interested in failed startup projects?), I am passionate about it.

June 2023
Join the Alibaba Fliggy Design group as a UX Designer of school recruitment of interns. Cooperated and designed for 4 different projects. All launched!

Finally got official return offer at Oct, 2023.
February 2024
Had a chance to join MIT Product Design Development course instructed by Prof. Steven D. Eppinger.

I've worked with 5 students from MIT and another RISD designers, designing and prototyping Nimbus. It is a plant-health detector with gamified mobile app. And luckily, we won the final presentation. This is my first-ever chance to collaborate with engineers. I'd love to experience more.

September 2024
Become a graduate student major in Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington!

I received an offer at UW HCDE after being turned down by other graduate programs in HCI. I'm eager to become a full-stack UX designer and learn more about human-computer interaction.

June 2025
Joined Alibaba International Group as a UX design intern. I was full engaged to participate in designing the international version of Taobao.

Thanks for the wonderful team Studio Kio to provide the opportunity to allow me develop and deliver my skills in UIUX for such a large-based popular app.

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