Sander Chen — AI Product Designer
Portfolio  ·  2014 — 2026

Sander Chen.

AI Product Designer who ships enterprise workspaces, consumer apps, and the occasional piece of hardware, and builds the tools to close the loop between design and AI.

"End-to-end design — transferring UX challenges into user-focused products."

0 yrs
Shipping product
0 MAU
Enterprise AI workspace
0×
Design award juror
Tools I ship

I don't only design with tools. I build them.

v0.1 — v0.2

Two open-source tools for designers and FE engineers running AI-assisted workflows. Both in early access now — the missing infrastructure between AI output and shipped product.

Case Study · Featured
2024 — 2025 · Enterprise AI

AI Training Studio

A file-management workflow redesign for training enterprise AI agents — moving trainers from a spreadsheet-like triage into a dedicated studio where labeling, versioning, and agent evaluation share one spatial model.

AI Training Studio — workspace overview
Problem

Trainers bounced between three tools to label, version, and test agent behavior. Each handoff dropped context; the team shipped slowly and blamed the model. The decision cost — not the compute cost — was the bottleneck.

Approach

Collapsed three tools into one studio with a single state model — every file, label, and agent run hangs off the same timeline. Removed one decision per session (the tool-switch) instead of adding another feature. Shipped the first useful slice in three weeks; iterated with real trainers.

Outcome
+123%
Training efficiency
Fewer tool-switches
Selected work

Five more I'd show first.

5 projects
P / 01
Enterprise AI Workspace
Enterprise · B2B · RBAC

Enterprise AI Workspace

5,000 MAU · Multi-million contract · 2024—2025

Enterprise scale isn't a bigger model — it's a permissioning layer that doesn't drown the admin.

Case study
P / 02
Parking Reservation
Marketplace · Consumer Mobile

Parking Reservation

Featured · Fox 5, Bronx Times · 2022—2023

The first booking landed before the press did — drivers will trust a map if you refuse to clutter it.

Case study
P / 03
Enterprise AI Workspace Mobile
Mobile · iOS + Android

Enterprise AI, Mobile

Shipped in 3 months · RBAC framework · 2024—2025

Ninety days meant fighting the instinct to reinvent the tab bar.

Case study
P / 04
Merchant Management System
Cofounder · Ops Platform

Merchant Management System

0 hardware · 3-sided platform · 2022—2023

Removing the hardware from a parking lot forced the design to earn every tap.

Case study
P / 05
WYSK Mobile
Consumer AI · News

WYSK, Mobile

App Store Top 45 HK · Top 50 TW · 2023

Top-50 only matters if it means commuters chose news over TikTok for ninety seconds.

Case study
Archive · earlier, smaller, quieter
2017 — 2025 · 4 entries
01
whalame
IoT · Smart hydration cushion
2017—2018
02
Party Guru
IoT · Interactive toy
2018—2019
03
WYSK CMS
SaaS · Editorial dashboard
2023—2024
04
AI Trusty
Concept → Launch · Within RBAC
2025

Most designers
hand off.
I ship, and build
the tools.

01
Structural diagnosis before pixels.
Most UX problems are misread as surface issues. I find the root first — in the org chart, the data model, the user's morning — then earn the pixel.
02
Design × PM × execution in one head.
No handoff friction. I carry the decision from whiteboard to shipped product — and I write the PRD, the ticket, and the kickoff myself when needed.
03
AI-first, tool-builder mindset.
I don't just use AI — I build the infrastructure around it when it doesn't exist. sanstudio and freeyourhand are the two I ship publicly.
About

Designer by craft, builder by instinct.

2011 — 2026

"I specialize in end-to-end design — transferring UX challenges into user-focused products."

With 10+ years across startups and tech, I design user-centered products that balance business impact and usability. My work spans B2B enterprise platforms, consumer apps, and web solutions — transforming complex workflows into intuitive, scalable experiences.

Skilled at navigating ambiguity, I translate user needs into shipped products while optimizing for both iOS and Android. By partnering closely with cross-functional teams, I build scalable design systems that improve efficiency and support successful launches across industries.

Sander Chen
Experience
2025 — now
GameGen DIY — Founding Designer
Remote · US
2021 — now
Xtraspots — Co-founder, Founding Designer
New York
2024 — 2025
Personal AI — Sr. Product Designer
San Francisco
2023 — 2024
Wysk.ai — Founding Designer
Texas
2020 — 2021
ATEN International — Sr. Product Designer
Taiwan
2018 — 2019
Compal — Design Lead
Taiwan
2017 — 2018
Whalame — Co-founder, Founding Designer (Backed by Wistron)
Taiwan
2011 — 2018
Wistron — Sr. UI/UX Designer
Taiwan
Education
EMBA
Aalto University
Leadership · Business Management
M.Des
National Taipei University of Technology
Interaction Design · Design Innovation
B.Des
Ming Chung University
Product Design · Interactive Focus
Design Award Jury · 2025
4orgs
Invited to juror panels across product and web design.
2025
A' Design Award and CompetitionJuror
Panel
2025
ODA Design AwardJuror
Panel
2025
ORPETRON Web Design AwardsJuror
Panel
2025
Top Design King Web Design AwardsJuror
Panel
Industry Awards · 2008 — 2024
16wins
Major international competitions across product, interaction, and web design.
2024
NYX Design AwardUSA
Gold
2024
MUSE AwardsUSA
Gold
2024
MUSE AwardsUSA
Silver
2024
NY Digital Design Award — NavigationUSA
Silver
2024
NY Digital Design Award — NewsUSA
Silver
2024
Vega AwardsUSA
Silver
2024
GDUSA In-house Yearly AwardUSA
Winner
2024
International Design Award (IDA)USA
Honorable
2022
Best Choice AwardTaiwan
Winner
2022
Innovative Product AwardsUSA
Winner
2022
Best of Show InfoCommUSA
Winner
2021
Good Design AwardJapan · World-class
Winner
2016
Wistron Innovation CompetitionTaiwan
Gold
2011
Taipei Int'l Modern Ink Painting BiennialTaiwan
Excellent
2009
iF ConceptGermany
Finalist
2008
Taiwan International Design CompetitionTaiwan
Bronze