# Mingcheng Guo — Design.md

> A machine-readable summary of how I work, what I've shipped, and what I believe about design.
> Built for AI agents, collaborators, and anyone doing a fast first-pass read before we talk.

## About

I design high-stakes systems — and ship them in code. Ten years across enterprise
platforms, consumer products, and AI-native systems. I work end-to-end: from 0→1
strategy and interaction design to live prototypes built in code.

## Design Beliefs

1. **Attention is a design resource.**
   Every interaction asks users to spend attention. Great products don't minimize
   interactions — they ensure every interaction justifies the attention it requires.

2. **Complexity belongs behind the interface.**
   Users shouldn't have to understand the complexity behind a product. Great systems
   absorb complexity internally while exposing only what users need to accomplish
   their goals.

3. **Automation should amplify judgment.**
   Automation shouldn't replace people — it should eliminate repetitive work and
   support better decisions. Human attention should be reserved for moments where
   intent, creativity, and judgment matter most.

4. **Taste is precision.**
   Taste isn't decoration or visual trends. It is the discipline of creating products
   that are coherent, intentional, and crafted with consistency down to the smallest
   detail.

5. **Design serves intention.**
   Great design helps people focus on what truly matters. It reduces unnecessary
   effort without taking away clarity, confidence, or control.

## Experience

### Rubrik — Senior Product Designer
**Jun 2024 — Present · Palo Alto, CA**
- Designed and launched a 0→1 usage-based licensing and metering platform, driving
  $2M+ revenue recovery within the first two weeks.
- Led design for Rubrik's MSP platform, delivering the initial MVP and redefining
  multi-tenant accounts for scalable service-provider operations.
- Drove adoption of AI-native design workflows across the entire design org, cutting
  prototyping time and enabling faster iteration cycles.

### Tesla — UX Designer
**Feb 2023 — May 2024 · Bellevue, WA**
- Led end-to-end design of Tesla's global pricing platform as the sole designer,
  powering pricing decisions across vehicle, energy, and charging businesses
  (98.2% of company revenue).
- Designed and shipped a remittance management system from scratch, reducing
  reconciliation time by 41% and processing errors by over 50%.

### Vizzy Labs — Founding Designer
**Selected work · 2026**
- Led design of an AI-native marketing platform from 0→1, evolving from insight
  SaaS tooling to an agent-driven system that automates UGC video campaigns,
  scaling to $1.8M+ ARR.

### InsForge (YC-backed) — Product Designer
**Selected work · 2026**
- Designed key platform experiences including usage visibility and onboarding
  flows, improving activation and integration success.

### Intuit — Product Design Intern
**May 2022 — Aug 2022 · Mountain View, CA**
- Redesigned the onboarding experience for QuickBooks Live across platforms,
  improving conversion by 18.2%.

## Education

- **Carnegie Mellon University** — M.S. Integrated Innovation for Products & Services
  (2021 — 2022, Pittsburgh)
- **East China University of Science & Technology** — B.A. Industrial Design
  (2016 — 2020, Shanghai)

## Awards

Red Dot Design Award · Muse Design Awards · UXD Award Nominee

## Early Internships

OPPO (2021) · NIO (2020) · SONY (2020) · Honeywell (2018)

## Contact

- Email: mitchellguo24@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcguo
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/MitchellGuo24

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Available for select work starting Q3 2026 · Based in the Bay Area, CA