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“To be a designer is to be a steward of possibility. We search for outcomes that do not yet exist and in doing so we dive deep into the unexpected and unknown.”

Me, before diving into the ocean ball pool

(Me, immersed in the “unexpected and unknown”)

(Me, before diving into the “unexpected and unknown”)

As a designer, I uphold the highest standards, constantly striving to craft optimal solutions that balance resource limitations, technical constraints, and stakeholder needs. I reflect deeply on my own and my team’s design processes, always taking the initiative to drive improvements. Continuously, I ask myself, “How can I be more ‘user-friendly’ to my colleagues and make their work easier?” Whether it's providing voluntary training for developers new to Figma or writing comprehensive project journals for future designers, I am dedicated to fostering collaboration and enhancing efficiency.

Here’s what my peers, managers, and cross-functional collaborators say about my work (all from Cisco's employee recognition website, except for the last two).

Chen Li was recognized by Jerry Peng.
Title: 'Beautiful UX'
Body text: 'Hi Chen, it was great having you design the UX for us in the Zeus project. I appreciate how you always take the initiative to gather everyone to review your UX designs and find ways to improve the UI flow. That really makes our job much easier. Although you're switching teams, I wish you the best in your new role. I'm sure you'll be just as popular wherever you go.'

Chen Li was recognized by Mina Yoo.
Title: 'Fantastic Accessibility Strategy for Control
Hub'
Body text: 'Thank you for amazing work to drive Accessibility Strategy for Control Hub. Your proposed strategy with concrete details and actionable steps to follow was very impressive. Your energy and passion on this project would lead us to transform the team and product! Keep up the good consistent work to drive big and difficult initiatives. Love your energy and passion on this area.'

Chen Li was recognized by Julie Fennell
Title: ’Thank you!’
Body text: 'Thank you all your hard work and dedication in improving our design system and UX patterns. In addition, your expertise and attention to detail with accessibility has helped our team learn how to correctly apply these rules to our library and overall improving our process and guidelines. I look forward to working with you in 2022!'

Chen Li was recognized by Mina Yoo.
Title: 'Design Vidcasts throughout 2022'
Body text: 'Thanks for leading accessibility for Control Hub. You empower entire team move toward inclusive product step by step. We are climbing big mountain as big team and you are making a way for us to follow. Can't think we came to this point without you. Looking forward to standing on peak of accessibility mountain in 2023 with you.'

Chen Li was recognized by Calvin G Zheng.
Title: 'Great work in Data Privacy Project'
Body text: 'Webex Data Privacy project will improve customer experience by giving them more control on Webex Meetings usage data and user privacy, while support Cisco Webex to remain as one of the industry leaders in Cloud Collaboration. Your contributions have made it possible for us to move closer to the finishing line, and to ensure that we are meeting our project goals within many constrains. Thanks for your hard work, great advice, and putting your heart into what you do. I appreciate your partnership and support, and look forward to our continued partnership in planning and driving phase 2 deliveries of this project, and many others to come.

Emily Lin recognized Chen Li
Award: ‘Innovate Everywhere. September 15, 2021’
Title: ‘Amazing work on accessibility evaluation’
Body text: 'Thank you, Chen! I am really impressed by your comprehensive and in-depth approach to assessing Ul shell accessibility. We have never conducted this scale of accessibility analysis for Control Hub and your work helps us take a big step forward. Thanks for relentlessly researching WCAG guidelines and Cisco standards, discovering new assessment tooling, and translating your findings into an easy-to-digest format. This amazing work can become a learning guide for CH designers. I appreciate all your efforts and hope we can establish a more robust design and coding practice for CH!'

Nahid Alam recognized Chen Li
Award: ‘Innovate Everywhere. June 13, 2021’
Title: ‘Ideas for a CPOL’
Body text: 'We were a team of 4 people first time trying to come up with a patentable idea. Chen had several ideas that were interesting from a product perspective. Eventually, we selected one of her ideas and worked on it for a CPOL. Chen was keen on CPOL research, finding prior art, and understanding why and where they are different. She also worked on polishing the content of the CPOL during the crunch time of the deadline which really made a difference. I would love to work with her again!'

Emily Lin recognized Chen Li
Award: ‘Connect Everything. April 12, 2022’
Title: ‘Amazing Groups Design’
Body text: 'Thank you for your amazing work on Webex Groups, Chen! I really like your thoughtful approaches to frame the problems in multiple dimensions, from understanding the object relationship / IA, to drilling into every possible scenario to fil gaps. Groups is going to be an efficiency proxy for users thanks to your work. I am also very impressed that you presented a really in-depth competitive analysis to help the leadership team paint a clear winning picture with this feature. This demonstrated your strategic product thinking beyond the UX design. Let's continue pushing the limits and take Control Hub to the next level!'

Chen Li was recognized by Michael Simpson

Michael’s tagline: People call me a husband, author, entrepreneur, CEO, photographer, chocolatier, executive coach, and fly fisherman, but my identity is a man who knows he is truly and completely loved.

January 2, 2019, Michael was senior to Chen but didn't manage Chen directly

Chen was a delight to work with. She's bright, extremely motivated, and her attention to detail is unmatched.
She takes direction very well, and approaches design through a solid focus on research and user feedback.
She has all the elements to give me the confidence that her skills will steadily and rapidly improve with experience. If you have a chance to hire Chen, you will not be disappointed!

Chen Li was recognized by Brandon Keao

Brandon's tagline: Fractional/Interim Head of Product / CPO || Scaling Innovation and Growth || Execution, Operations, Leadership, Strategy I| Product Management, Design, and Research

December 28, 2018, Brandon managed Chen directly

Chen Li is a dedicated UX and Ul designer with an eye for detail and dedicated to producing the best experience possible for users. PAIRIN was lucky enough to have her on our team for a few months in 2018, where she helped us iterate, develop, and test new features within our core platform.
She participated in and drove all aspects of design from design thinking sessions to user personas to user journeys to wireframes to hi-fi prototypes to usability testing. Chen also started developing a new design system to help optimize PAIRIN's design process.
Chen is an asset to any design team and I hope I have the opportunity to work with her again soon.

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