about

i've been designing at the frontier for 10+ years — from Nike wearables to clinical systems to AI products. now i'm building the thing i always wished existed.

10+ years

Seattle (PST), USA

Open to roles

Simon Dai

I design with code, think in systems, and ship with engineers. Over 10 years across healthcare, fintech, and tech, now building Recoup, an evidence-first recovery product for U.S. carriers. Open to founding designer roles at AI-first startups.

May 2026 - Present

Recoup

Founder / Product Builder

Building an AI freight-audit and revenue-recovery product that turns fragmented carrier records into evidence-backed, owner-approved recovery workflows.

2024 — 2026

Zeta Global

Senior Product Designer

AI marketing personalization for Starbucks, KFC, Air New Zealand, Kraft Heinz.

2023 — 2024

US News & World Report

Senior Product Designer

AI financial tools and early conversational UX for millions of monthly users.

2022 — 2023

TigerGraph

UX Design Lead

Built and led 5-person UX team. Enterprise data visualization for JPMorgan & BofA.

2021 — 2022

CVS Health

Senior Product Designer

EMR Canopy — clinical workflow system for 145,000 users across 140 clinics in 20 states.

2017 — 2018

Petronics

Product Designer

End-to-end design of an award-winning interactive pet robot. Contributed to $500K in funding.

2015 — 2017

Nike

Product Designer

Nike Run Club UI and early Apple Watch UX — used by millions of runners worldwide.

Cursor

AI coding

Claude Code

build with AI

ChatGPT

AI workflow

Framer

web design

Figma

product design

After Effects

Adobe & Web

Notion

productivity

Maze

user research

Linear

product management

open to founding designer and lead product roles at AI-first startups. let's talk.