Hi, I'm Ivy.Product Designer for Complex Systems.

5SaaS Products
10M+Active Users
3Acquisitions

I have 8+ years of experience building SaaS, AI, and cloud infrastructure products. Most recently led design for AI Security, Observability, and SaaS Growth at NGINX, the world’s most widely used web server.

F5 NGINX
2024–2025Senior Product DesignerSecurity & Observability
Fungible
2020–2022Acquired by MicrosoftCloud Infrastructure
Cloudistics
2017–2020Acquired by LenovoPrivate Cloud
Rent.
2017Acquired by RedfinMobile & Growth
LLM OpsNo-Code Config0 → 1

Unblocking AI Security Adoption

Led the end-to-end design of F5’s first AI security platform. Transformed abstract LLM firewall rules into a visual policy editor, enabling SecOps teams to deploy protection without writing code.

40%Faster Deployment
3Fortune 500 Pilots
0Code Required
Observability for 200+ Metrics
Data VisualizationScaleObservability

Observability for 200+ Metrics

Unified 1M+ fragmented instances into a single pane of glass, transforming raw metrics into actionable insights for DevOps teams.

1M+Instances Unified
200+Metrics Visualized
Launching NGINX SaaS on Google Cloud
Strategic PartnershipCloud NativeB2B

Launching NGINX SaaS on Google Cloud

Led the end-to-end design strategy—from onboarding to billing—for NGINX’s native integration on Google Cloud, driving user acquisition and revenue.

NativeGCP Integration
1stSaaS on Marketplace

Cloud Infrastructure

Early-stage cloud platforms focused on orchestration and scale.

0-1 Hyperscale Control Plane
Acquired by
Cloud InfrastructureComplex SystemsStartup

0-1 Hyperscale Control Plane

Designed the control plane for a revolutionary DPU-based cloud platform, simplifying complex hardware composition into a drag-and-drop interface.

MicrosoftAcquisition
AzureInfrastructure Power
1st DPUInventor
Private Cloud Storage vMotion
Acquired by
Private CloudUX StrategyAcquisition

Private Cloud Storage vMotion

Redefined private cloud management with a consumer-grade interface, making virtualization accessible to non-experts.

LenovoAcquisition
ThinkAgile CPSeries Launch

Growth & Mobile

Scaling consumer-facing platforms across web and mobile.

Search Redesign for 10M Users
Acquired by
Consumer AppMobile DesignGrowth

Search Redesign for 10M Users

Revamped the map-based search experience for Rent.com and ApartmentGuide, improving listing discovery and user engagement.

10M+Monthly Users
RedfinAcquisition
4.5★App Rating
$4B in Giving as Founding Designer
Founding DesignerDesign SystemSaaS

$4B in Giving as Founding Designer

Established the core UX framework that has powered the platform for 8+ years, scaling from 0-1 to global adoption.

$4B+University Giving
8+Years of Scale
0-1Founding Design
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