Thor Lee
Thor Lee
Thor Lee's Portfolio
 

Architecting Human Agency in the Age of Intelligence

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I'm Thor.

Hands-on Sr. UX Design Lead & Systems Strategist

I strategically leverage deep user insights and emerging technologies to turn complex systems into clear, transformative human experiences. With 20+ years driving UX strategy across Silicon Valley and Asia tech leaders, I specialize in bridging cross-functional teams and AI to address evolving real-world needs at scale.

  • Google: Leading cross-platform geospatial ads UX and next-gen cardiovascular UX for the flagship Google Health launch.

  • Amazon Care: Spearheaded nationwide virtual and in-person telemedicine UX during peak pandemic response.

  • Adobe: Orchestrated AI-powered production automation tools and built top-performing design teams.

 
 

Google Health: Cardiovascular UX Framework

Designing proactive cardiovascular intelligence and regulation-compliant health monitoring for Google’s next-gen health ecosystem.

2023 – 2025, Google

Service Quick Access

Designing a quick access experience for common used services for Amazon Care users on iOS and Android mobile apps

2021, Amazon care

Meridian Behavioral Health

Meridian daily lifecycle and health preserving activities

2020 — 2021, personal project

First Mile for Business Administration

A design initiative guided different personas through the Adobe product license deployment journey across multiple surfaces. The solution framework covered the initial setup process and extended itself to be an ongoing contextual guidance standard

2018 — 2020, Adobe

Creative Cloud Automated Task

A design innovation utilizing AI technology and scripts to automate repetitive manual production works for creatives, building an app with AI services from 0 to 1

2018 — 2020, Adobe

Modernized Timekeeping

Taking Design Thinking approach to solve a decade-old problem in the construction industry by designing a mobile app matching users' mental model and diverse workflows

2016 Oct. — 2017 Mar. Rhumbix

Construction Ecosystem

Physicalizing personas and scenarios in the construction industry by building a LEGO model

2016 & 2017, Rhumbix

Designing Leadership and Management

Strategy and tactics as a first-time design manager

2018, Adobe

 
 
 

 

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

 
He is an effective leader. Thor’s A+ talents include transforming creative thoughts into actionable, organized details; managing team and process efficiently; balancing long-term vision with short-term deliverables; turning complex user needs into simple solutions; and identifying work that is needed and just doing it without being asked.
— Reid Senescu, Sr. Director of Product Management

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He has a real knack for researching and visualizing complex ideas.
— Ryan Milewicz, Product Designer

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Thor’s willingness to embrace ambiguity, deeply understand customer problems and our underlying technologies helped him to build credibility with everyone he worked with.
— Matthew Saunders, Director of Design
 
 
 

Life & Perspectives

 

Photography

Amateur landscape and portrait photography. Passionate about culture, performance art, city and nature landscape, and finding love in nature

Wine Tasting

Tasting wine and sharing knowledge with fellow oenophiles

Triathlon & Charity

2012 Lavaman Triathlon, Team in Training fundraising event for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving

My favorite outdoor activity in the beautiful Formosa/Taiwan ocean

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Designing experiences for those in need, opening possibilities for our shared future

 

across generations

 
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San Francisco Bay Area · Tokyo

yumingli.thor@gmail.com

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