Empathy as method.
Placeholder — a soft-skill statement about listening past what people say to what they actually need.
About · Mengzhe Ye
I design to question the how, and rebuild the normal.
Hi, I'm Mengzhe — a product designer with 5+ years of experience in EdTech, Healthcare and AI, aspiring to shape the future of how people live, learn, and play.
Day job
Currently, I'm a Product Designer working across EdTech, healthcare, and AI tooling. Along the way I've shaped a career-learning platform, an oncology platform, AI mentoring and content tools — leading design from early hypothesis to launch. I hold master's degrees in both architecture and human-computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon University.
Out of office
When I'm not building things, I love traveling, making coffee, finding new bakery shops, and capturing moments through photography. Most designers test what exists. I study what's unknown. If any of that resonates, feel free to reach out!
My Super Powers
Translating chaos.
Placeholder — turning tangled, ambiguous problems into a structure a whole team can move on.
Bias to build.
Placeholder — a statement about shipping and learning fast instead of polishing in the dark.
My Habits
Hiking
Weekends on the trail — long climbs where the best ideas tend to show up unannounced.
Exhibition
Wandering galleries and design shows — collecting ideas from work in every other medium.
Coffee Hopping
Chasing the perfect pour-over, one neighborhood café at a time.
Meditation
A daily reset — a few quiet minutes to clear the noise before the work begins.
Community Love
Contextual Inquiry @Northeast ISD
Field Study with learning experience designers
Sales Conference @SYEP
Customer Discovery process with customer success team
Cross-Functional Workshop
Workshop Facilitation · Product Strategy
Career Weekend @CMU
Career Connection
Present at CHI Paper 2025
Security in HCI
Design Brainstorming @CMU
Design Thinking