Beijia Gu
Product Designer · Architect
Education
Google UX Design Specialisation
Professional Certificate
Experience Haus
Professional Certificate for Product Design
Harvard University
Master of Architecture
Faculty Design Award Recipient
Pratt Institute
Bachelor of Architecture
Graduated with highest honour, awarded academic merits.
Design Kit
Prototyping
Figma · Framer · Sketch · Adobe XD
2D/3D Graphics
Photoshop · Illustrator · Indesign · Rhino · Spline · Enscape · 3Dmax Studio · Maya
Fabrication
3D Printing · CDC · Laser Cutting
Language
English · Mandarin · Cantonese
Experience
UX/Product Designer · Eilla AI, 2024.2 - now
Led end-to-end design for the Eilla AI platform, transforming concepts into a market-ready app with 8+ automated workflows tailored for financial analysts.
Collaborated closely with the commercial team to align on user needs, iterating rapidly from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes for an intuitive user experience that boosted engagement and satisfaction.
Established a comprehensive UI asset library, ensuring design consistency, and partnered with product management to implement a framework that enhanced team efficiency and met key project milestones.
Freelance UI/UX Designer, 2023
Partnered with startups to create custom design solutions enhanced user experience through research, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
Sole designer for a 0 to 1 Ecommerce native app project.
Designer · Skidmore Owings & Merill, 2019 - 2022
Key designer for award-winning projects in the US, played an essential role in all stages from competition to construction. Led client presentations and design pitches. Successfully coordinated with consultants and engineers to ensure seamless integration of design and engineering elements.
Developed and maintained a robust design system utilised by a team of over 10 designers for increased efficiency and consistency..
UX Designer · Josh Wood Colour , 2022
Collaborated closely with the product director to develop a popular subscription feature. Conducted comprehensive user research, testing, and interface design within 3 months.
Presented design to CEO and stakeholders, receiving their endorsement and recommendation for implementation by the engineering team.
Design Associate · Johnston Marklee, 2018 - 2019
Contributed to winning design competitions through research, design development, and presentations.
Acted as junior project manager, effectively liaising with contractors and consultants.