Aaron Lee

Synopsis

Experience

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Product Designer
Digital Artist

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Fleetline (YC 25)

Innovative Design

USC GSCM

Guardian

Education

University of Southern California | Iovine and Young Academy

B.S. in Product Design and Entrepreneurship | GPA: 3.85 | Expected Graduation: May 2028

Coursework: Human Centered Design, Ethnographic User Research, Product Management, Mobile App Development, Designing Interactive Data Systems, Motion Graphics

Experience

Guardian Inc. (Educational AI Technology)

Founding Product Designer

Oct 2024 – May 2025 | Los Angeles, CA

Shipped an offline learning platform for low-internet schools in South Sudan and Tanzania, designing user flows, curriculum integration, and AI features with 100+ resources impacting 200+ students and teachers

Established an end-to-end workflow using annotated Figma files, preserved iterations, and a Notion system documented LLM latency, hardware limits, and research to support rapid, informed decision-making

Created a unified design–engineering alignment process that propelled the development of Nova under shifting technical constraints, enabling teams to assess feasibility quickly and adapt flows without sacrificing usability

Led design critiques and cross-functional standups, using international user research, technical findings, and culturally adaptive UX principles to drive tradeoffs such as WhatsApp-inspired interfaces, must-have vs. nice-to-have features, and interaction patterns for low-literacy users

USC Global Supply Chain Institute

UX/UI Designer

May 2025 – Aug 2025 | Los Angeles, CA

Redesigned USC's supply chain website with developer teams, restructuring complex information architecture, prototyping user flows, and integrating content management system with iterative design

Created customer funnels between print, website, and mobile app to enhance the largest supply chain summit's experience for 600+ attendees from corporations like Amazon, Niagara, and Maersk

Raconteur Animation

3D Experience Designer

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 | Austin, TX

Designed an immersive VR experience for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, prototyping traffic integrations and airborne driving experience through consumer research

Drove 3D product visualization based on competitor research, visual feasibility, and appeal to technology-forward audiences

Innovative Design (Student-led Design Agency)

Design Director

June 2025 – December 2025 | Los Angeles, CA

Managed UI/UX and brand design teams to launch product for 3 consumer-tech startups by building client-to-project manager communication channels, ensuring alignment in cross-division projects, and bridging UX and brand teams

SC Formula SAE Electric

Design Lead

September 2024 – May 2025 | Los Angeles, CA

Directed brand identity and visual design across the website, vehicle livery, merch, and social channels, strengthening team presence and driving $8,500+ in funding and sponsorships from partners including Tesla and Chevron

Expanded online reach by 60% and generated $10,000+ in fundraising by leading design and media teams in campaign strategy, high-quality visuals, and cross-platform content execution

Skills

Prototyping, Product Strategy, Wireframing, Visual Design, Design Systems, User Research, Usability Testing, UI/UX Design, Interaction Design, Systems Thinking, Information Architecture, Product Management, Brand Design, 3D Design, Iterative Design, Project Management

Tools

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop), Blender, HTML, CSS, Tailwind, React.js, React Three Fiber, Swift UI, Framer, Notion, Cursor, Python, Fusion360, Shapr3D