dave tianxiang cai
dave cai

Product Designer

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B2C + B2B

Designing at trofimo

I design complex product systems and stay close enough to the build that they ship intact.

dave

hi.

i’m dave

hi.

i’m dave

resume.pdf
RESUME
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Mobile, WEB, spatial, and in-person

PREVIOUSLY Worked with

PREVIOUSLY Worked with

Tesla
Sony
tms
Lime

Content Creation

Content Creation

EVERY FRAME OF MY LIFE IS CINEMATIC
EVERY FRAME OF MY LIFE IS CINEMATIC
A Tesla vehicle parked outside a building at dusk
Professional Content PRODUCTION

Tesla

Official Video Production

Official videos and motion graphics, produced end to end

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A Tesla vehicle parked outside a building at dusk
Professional Content PRODUCTION

Tesla

Official Video Production

Official videos and motion graphics, produced end to end

Learn More

A waterfall in a canyon at sunset
Personal Photography

Ten years behind a camera

2016 - Present

Landscape, portrait, & street photography (film & digital)

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A waterfall in a canyon at sunset
Personal Photography

Ten years behind a camera

2016 - Present

Landscape, portrait, & street photography (film & digital)

Learn More

Skills

Skills

A designer does more than draw pretty rounded rectangles

A designer does more than draw pretty rounded rectangles

A designer does more than draw pretty rounded rectangles

Product management

Where Design Meets Strategy

Develop and present go-forward recommendations with key stakeholders.

Align cross-functional teams to deliver on a clear, strategic product roadmap.

Run A/B tests to quickly improve key metrics and validate major product decisions.

Experience with Jira, Trello, Confluence, Azure DevOps, SmartSheet, Product Plan.

Illustration of a project management board, by Atlassian

Illustrated by Atlassian

User research

Data-driven Research for Informed Design

User Interviews

User Journey Mapping

Co-Design

Concept Tests

Usability Tests

Turning research insights into design directions

Three people sketching and annotating on paper during a co-design session

Coding

Smoother Hand-off & Communication with Engineers

Vibe Coding & Deployment

Front-end development

JavaScript

Python

Arduino

WCAG Standards & Accessibility

Two people wiring an Arduino breadboard next to a laptop

prototyping

Turning ideas into Reality

Multi-modal Prototyping

Wireframe to High-fidelity Prototyping

Rapid prototyping

Physical Prototyping (Handcrafting, Arduino, Wizard-of-Oz, etc.,)

Prototyping Spatial Experience (VR, AR, MR, Unity)

Editing footage at a dual-monitor desk setup

business strategy

Driving Business Performance

Digital Marketing

Campaign Coordinating

Understanding Data Analytics

Go-To-Market Strategy

Stakeholder Relationship

Investor Pitch

Working at a laptop in the tms office

Testimonials

Testimonials

Testimonials

A master of his craft, from the way he approaches the problems to his visual design skill, Dave really elevated the quality of our product.

Wale, Dave’s direct supervisor at Trofimo

Dave consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to making a significant impact.

Dominic, Dave’s direct supervisor at tms

Way too much value for free to be honest.

Dom

A master of his craft, from the way he approaches the problems to his visual design skill, Dave really elevated the quality of our product.

Wale, Dave’s direct supervisor at Trofimo

Dave consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to making a significant impact.

Dominic, Dave’s direct supervisor at tms

Way too much value for free to be honest.

Dom

If you’re hiring a product designer who can take a system from strategy to shipped — or you just want to talk shop

If you’re hiring a product designer who can take a system from strategy to shipped — or you just want to talk shop

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