Designing products 🍕 connecting teams 🍕 building things on the internet 🍕
Hi, I'm Pizza Yap! I'm based in Singapore and currently leading the design team at LottieFiles, where we create innovative motion design experiences.
Hi, I'm Pizza Yap! I'm based in Singapore and currently leading the design team at LottieFiles, where we create innovative motion design experiences.
Age
38
YOE
16
From → To
Malaysia 🇲🇾 → Singapore 🇸🇬
Links
As a designer with over 16 years of experience in the startup and tech industry, I specialize in product design and strategy, focusing on creating simple and enjoyable user experiences.
As a designer with over 16 years of experience in the startup and tech industry, I specialize in product design and strategy, focusing on creating simple and enjoyable user experiences.
LottieFiles
LottieFiles
Timeline
Dec 2021 - Present
Title
Product Design Lead
Location
Remote, Singapore
I lead the design team, which includes visual & motion design, product design, and user research. I defined product strategy for long-term initiatives and sprint planning with all the leadership. I implemented new processes to improve cross-functional collaboration. I was also responsible for hiring and managing the design team, including conducting interviews, providing mentorship, conducting annual evaluations, and holding 1:1 meetings. I reported directly to the founders' CEO and CTO.
I lead the design team, which includes visual & motion design, product design, and user research. I defined product strategy for long-term initiatives and sprint planning with all the leadership. I implemented new processes to improve cross-functional collaboration. I was also responsible for hiring and managing the design team, including conducting interviews, providing mentorship, conducting annual evaluations, and holding 1:1 meetings. I reported directly to the founders' CEO and CTO.
"
"
Pizza always amazed me with his business insight and brilliant problem-solving techniques. He understands complicated matters even when outside of his direct area of expertise. Thanks to his interpersonal skills, he has excellent relations with everyone he works with. He showed a high level of user experience, product design, and team management skills and was a valuable contributor. He shows a very positive attitude towards work. Besides being a joy to work with, Pizza is a take-charge person who can present creative solutions to complex problems and communicate the benefits to the company. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him at LottieFiles.
Pizza always amazed me with his business insight and brilliant problem-solving techniques. He understands complicated matters even when outside of his direct area of expertise. Thanks to his interpersonal skills, he has excellent relations with everyone he works with. He showed a high level of user experience, product design, and team management skills and was a valuable contributor. He shows a very positive attitude towards work. Besides being a joy to work with, Pizza is a take-charge person who can present creative solutions to complex problems and communicate the benefits to the company. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him at LottieFiles.
Shashwat Bhatt
Shashwat Bhatt
Product Manager at IconScout
ShopBack
ShopBack
Timeline
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Title
Lead Product Design
Location
Singapore
My responsibilities in ShopBack are three pillars: the app's new redesigned home screen, internal tools, and design systems. One of the reasons I've hired here is to initiate and lead a working group to build our web and native apps' design systems. In the meantime, I am mentoring one product designer and one intern.
My responsibilities in ShopBack are three pillars: the app's new redesigned home screen, internal tools, and design systems. One of the reasons I've hired here is to initiate and lead a working group to build our web and native apps' design systems. In the meantime, I am mentoring one product designer and one intern.
Grab
Grab
Timeline
Jan 2019 - Apr 2020
Title
Senior Product Designer, DesignOps
Location
Singapore
Lead the initiative and efforts to building and evangelizing Grab Design Systems. It standardizes the way we build products and establishes consistency across all of Grab's design and development.
Lead the initiative and efforts to building and evangelizing Grab Design Systems. It standardizes the way we build products and establishes consistency across all of Grab's design and development.
Design+Code
Design+Code
Timeline
Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
Title
Product Designer
Location
Remote, Singapore
Having been part of the team from the early stages of Design+Code V2, I was fortunate to influence some vital product decisions and help shape Design+Code into what it is today. I design various areas, including in-course navigation, course categories, and design systems, to name a few.
Having been part of the team from the early stages of Design+Code V2, I was fortunate to influence some vital product decisions and help shape Design+Code into what it is today. I design various areas, including in-course navigation, course categories, and design systems, to name a few.
Minitheory
Minitheory
Timeline
Feb 2014 - Dec 2018
Title
Senior UI Designer → Design Consultant
Location
Singapore
Novus Media Solutions
Novus Media Solutions
Timeline
Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
Title
Senior Digital Designer
Location
Singapore
GXM
GXM
Timeline
May 2010 - Sep 2012
Title
Multimedia Designer
Location
Malaysia
Learning Vista
Learning Vista
Timeline
Jun 2008 - Jan 2010
Title
Graphic Designer & Flash Animator
Location
Remote, Malaysia
Side Projects ✨ Side Projects ✨
