Billy Kwok
Design Technologist, Brand Innovation Lab
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBilly Kwok is a design technologist and creative prototyper with 11 years of experience blending product design, software engineering, and emerging spatial technologies. Currently at Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab, he builds scalable 3D, XR, and AI-driven storytelling and creative tools that accelerate artistic workflows and branded shopping experiences. His background spans fintech trading systems at J.P. Morgan, immersive UX work at Logitech and FuturU, and teaching roles at UC Berkeley and XR Bootcamp, showing a rare mix of production engineering and pedagogy. Billy consistently ships hybrid 2D/3D design systems and interactive prototypes, and mentors others in Unity and XR development. Based in the UK, he combines technical depth with design sensibility and an open-source mindset as a product designer and software engineer.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Design (MDes), Human-Computer Interaction and Emerging Technology Design, Graduate Certificate in New Media, Master of Design (MDes), Human-Computer Interaction and Emerging Technology Design, Graduate Certificate in New Media at University of California, BerkeleyHKUST-CAA co-organized Design Thinking course student, Product Design, HKUST-CAA co-organized Design Thinking course student, Product Design at China Academy of ArtBachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Computer Engineering and Business Management, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Computer Engineering and Business Management at HKUST Academy of Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), General Business Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), General Business Management at HKUST Business SchoolMIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExchange Student, Peking University Winter Camp, Exchange Student, Peking University Winter Camp at Peking UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)Exchange Student, Computer Engineering, Exchange Student, Computer Engineering at University of California, DavisBachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Major in Computer Engineering and Business Management, Minor in Design, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Major in Computer Engineering and Business Management, Minor in Design at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Dual Degree Program in Technology & ManagementBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering at HKUST Engineering
English, 日本語 (japanese), 普通话 (mandarin), Spanish, 廣東話 (cantonese)
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Github Skills (114)
parser10
swc10
python10
css-in-js10
typescript-definitions10
styled-components10
deep-learning10
bundler10
javascript10
srcset10
ml10
dynamic-import10
neural-network10
compiler10
ecmascript10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
billykwok/facetat
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
A neat and efficient way to write responsive styles for CSS-in-Js libraries. Like facepaint, but even more powerful.
Contributions:11 releases, 56 commits, 36 PRs in 4 months
css-in-jscssemotionjsjavascriptmedia-queries
billykwok/use-lifecycle-ref
Jun 2022 - Apr 2023
Like useRef, but with lifecycle and ref merging support
Contributions:2 reviews, 22 PRs, 39 pushes in 10 months
useref
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