​​About Rui
Hi, I’m Rui (Ray), a UX designer currently soaking up the California vibes. Over the past three years, I’ve been crafting user experiences for B2B SaaS applications, CRM dashboards, mobile apps, and marketing websites. I've worked both in-house and with design consultancy agencies, and have designed for a variety of industries, including IT management, manufacturing, e-commerce, higher education, and NGOs.
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My absolute favorite part of UX design?
Getting deep into the user's head to figure out what's bugging them. And when I see users seamlessly interacting with something I've designed.That's the magic moment! Life's already a roller-coaster, I’d like to make someone's ride a tad smoother.
Before diving into UX design I wore two other hats:
content marketer and ESL teacher. The marketing gig let me flex my creative storytelling muscles. Teaching? It trained me to be an empathetic listener to my students. Now, in UX, those skills come in handy, making me a better designer for you! 🌟
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​Fun facts about me
I learned Chinese martial arts when I was 5 years old.
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I worked as a chef when I was 17 years old. My signature dish was and still is the Little Pot Rice Noodle Bowl.
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I used to play volleyball in college. We won the Asian Cup on campus that year.
Besides Chinese and English, I speak Thai. I lived in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand in 2011, and since then I left a piece of my heart there.
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I grew up in Yunnan, the birthplace of tea, where humans first figured out that eating tea leaves could be pleasant. I was born to be a tea drinker. My daily routine starts with brewing a cup of tea every morning.
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