Candace Chang
Manager, Design Strategist
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCandace Chang is a design strategist and manager with 12 years of experience blending user-centered product design, technical fluency, and business strategy to shape customer experiences at Capital One and early-stage startups. A UC Berkeley graduate with simultaneous degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration, she moves fluidly between prototyping, user research, and data-informed decision making to align design with measurable business goals. At Capital One she progressed from senior strategist to manager, leading cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive interactions. Early roles—ranging from building a visual programming IDE for student robotics to redesigning medical media workflows—illustrate her knack for simplifying technical systems for diverse users. She’s equally comfortable in code and design tools, and has a track record of improving conversion and operational efficiency through thoughtful interaction design.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Simultaneous Degree: Computer Science and Business Administration (Haas School of Business), Bachelor’s Degree Simultaneous Degree: Computer Science and Business Administration (Haas School of Business) at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor’s Degree Business Administration, Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLynbrook High School
English, Chinese, French
Github Skills (4)
exchange6
react5
typescript3
archived1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
candychang/yiceramics
Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:16 PRs, 45 pushes, 15 branches in 3 months
saasbook/bernal-heights
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:335 commits, 152 PRs, 193 pushes in 7 months
reacttypescript
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