Eric Joseph Lee — Product Designer, Product Strategist & Experience Designer. With 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS, I drive early-stage innovation and user-centered solutions. Specializing in product strategy, UX design, and AI-driven automation, I’ve led impactful projects across fintech, education, and automotive. I excel in cross-functional teams, shaping intuitive products that meet business and user needs.

Eric Joseph Lee

Eric Joseph Lee — Product Designer, Product Strategist & Experience Designer. With 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS, I drive early-stage innovation and user-centered solutions. Specializing in product strategy, UX design, and AI-driven automation, I’ve led impactful projects across fintech, education, and automotive. I excel in cross-functional teams, shaping intuitive products that meet business and user needs.

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Eric Joseph Lee — Product Designer, Product Strategist & Experience Designer. With 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS, I drive early-stage innovation and user-centered solutions.

Specializing in product strategy, UX design, and AI-driven automation, I’ve led impactful projects across fintech, education, and automotive. I excel in cross-functional teams, shaping intuitive products that meet business and user needs.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

UX Designer at Proto Pie
April 1, 2025 - Present
UX Designer for Proto Pie, a leading prototyping company; built foundational interactive component libraries enabling faster, scalable prototyping workflows; designed high-fidelity, multi-modal prototypes across AI, mobile, and IoT use cases.
UX Instructor at Cornerstone International Community College of Canada (CICCC)
May 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Taught design sprints and UX techniques through hands-on, skills-based learning; revised curriculum to emphasize real-world UX applications and guided portfolio development.
Product Designer & Product Strategist at SPYCE Labs
March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Led product strategy meetings; aligned client needs with actionable development plans; designed an optimized school management system using 30+ years of industry insights; conducted 12+ interviews with top automotive sales professionals to validate ideas; implemented agile design processes, reducing delivery time by 30% for a 10-person team.
Executive Director at Vancouver Design Community
May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2024
Led the community vision for Vancouver's UX designers; organized monthly events, panels, hackathons, and workshops; grew an active network and fostered collaboration.
UX Designer at Central 1
November 1, 2021 - October 31, 2023
Led UX for Central 1's web application platform, optimizing engagement and streamlining key workflows for 300+ credit unions and financial institutions. Redesigned financial calculators, improved security features (Lock & Block), and contributed to anti-money laundering solutions.
Product Designer & Design Lead at Meaningful Work
April 1, 2020 - October 31, 2021
Launched a 3-sided volunteer-connect platform linking SMEs, volunteers, and nonprofits; improved onboarding and platform usability; led a design team of 4; conducted user research to align with user and business goals.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Simon Fraser University
January 11, 2030 - February 11, 2026
Associate of Science: Computer Science at Langara College
January 11, 2030 - February 11, 2026
Foundations in Design Thinking at IDEO U
January 11, 2030 - February 11, 2026

Qualifications

Foundations in Design Thinking (IDEO U Certification)
January 11, 2030 - February 11, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other

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