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KEVIN GAO

Las Vegas,NV

Summary

Enterprise UX/Product Designer with 5+ years of experience designing B2B SaaS tools for financial and operations teams.


At Origence, I led UX for arc OS, a lending platform used by hundreds of credit unions processing over 10,000 loan applications monthly. My work focused on simplifying complex internal workflows, enhancing compliance accuracy, and scaling design systems.
Key achievements include a 25% drop in support escalations, 30% faster fraud resolution, and a 20% improvement in design-to-dev efficiency through design system enhancements.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Designer

Origence
12.2021 - Current

Led UX design for arc OS, a web-based loan origination platform used by hundreds of credit unions. Designed and launched responsive workflows that supported 10K+ monthly loan applications.

  • Conducted research with 50+ CU users to identify pain points in fraud resolution, directly shaping roadmap priorities.
  • Delivered two fraud resolution workflows that reduced internal support escalations by 25% and cut resolution times by 30%.
  • Built and scaled the Arc OS Midline UI Library, improving design consistency by 35% and reducing design-to-dev handoff time by 20%.
  • Partnered with compliance, legal, and engineering teams to ensure regulatory alignment in sensitive flows.
  • Facilitated cross-functional workshops to align teams on journey improvements and system-wide consistency.

Product Designer

Launch CG
06.2021 - 12.2021

Designed a centralized operations platform for Bowlero, consolidating 50+ spreadsheets into one SaaS dashboard used across 300+ venues.


  • Conducted stakeholder interviews and legacy audits to define MVP features and streamline workflows.
  • Helped secure $400K in additional scope by improving operational reporting tools.
  • Improved efficiency by 20% by merging siloed workflows into a unified experience.

Production Designer

Apple
02.2019 - 03.2020

Produced high-fidelity visual assets for Apple News and OS campaigns during iOS 14 and macOS Catalina launches.


  • Delivered 100+ weekly assets, including localized iconography, responsive layouts, and promotional imagery.
  • Maintained pixel-perfect execution and visual consistency across tight deadlines.
  • Collaborated with editorial, localization, and dev teams to ship creative on time and at scale.

Education

Master's of Science - Human-Computer Interaction

DePaul University
Chicago, IL
06.2021

Bachelor's of Fine Art - Animation and Special Effect

DePaul University
Chicago, IL
06.2017

Skills

  • UX & Product Design
  • End-to-End Design
  • UX Strategy
  • Wireframing
  • Design Process
  • Mockups and Prototypes
  • Responsive Design
  • Mobile UX
  • Visual Design
  • User Research
  • User Interviews
  • Usability Testing
  • A/B Testing
  • Journey Mapping
  • Information Architecture
  • Personas
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Design System
  • Component Library
  • Handoff to Dev
  • Cross-Platform Consistency
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Design Thinking
  • Figma
  • Adobe CC
  • FullStory
  • Miro

Timeline

Product Designer

Origence
12.2021 - Current

Product Designer

Launch CG
06.2021 - 12.2021

Production Designer

Apple
02.2019 - 03.2020

Master's of Science - Human-Computer Interaction

DePaul University

Bachelor's of Fine Art - Animation and Special Effect

DePaul University