Yangyi He
About Yangyi He
Yangyi He is a Senior UX Designer at MassMutual Financial Group and Design Lead at LifeScore Labs, with a background in industrial and product design.
Current Roles at LifeScore Labs and MassMutual Financial Group
Yangyi He holds multiple key roles, including serving as the Design Lead at LifeScore Labs and as a Senior UX Designer at MassMutual Financial Group. Based in the Greater Boston Area, she has been leading design initiatives at LifeScore Labs since July 2018, focusing on enhancing user experiences. At MassMutual, she brings her extensive experience in UX design, contributing significantly to the company’s projects.
Professional Experience at Staples
From 2010 to 2016, Yangyi He worked at Staples in Framingham, MA, as a Product Designer. During her six-year tenure, she played a pivotal role in the development of new office products. Her contributions were integral to various design projects, leveraging her skills to improve product functionality and user satisfaction.
Educational Background and Expertise
Yangyi He combines technical skills gained from her brief study at MIT Sloan School of Management with creative expertise from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Industrial and Product Design. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her work in both industrial and product design, with a specific focus on user experience.
Early Career and Internships
Yangyi He's early career includes various internships and short-term roles that provided diverse industry exposure. In 2008, she interned as a Product Designer at Built NY in NYC for two months. She also worked at Brown University’s Entrepreneurship Program and Nanda Home in 2009, gaining additional insights into industrial design and product design in varied settings.
Diverse Design Experience
Yangyi He possesses a balanced background in both startup environments and large corporations. Her diverse professional experiences range from working as an Industrial Designer at Brown University Entrepreneurship Program to contributing to product design at Nanda Home and Staples. This varied background enables her to tackle design challenges from multiple perspectives.