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Product designer, growth strategist, and fast prototyper — I own the whole loop, so I move fast: idea to shipped without the handoffs.

I treat design, growth, and product management as one job, and I'm at my best moving fast — with AI agents and vibe coding, I compress that loop into hours, not weeks. I scaled Lucens (AI-MathSolver) from 0 to 30,000+ users as founding growth designer, and consult for KidCo on growth for their AI-KID device. That's paired with deep domain knowledge in EdTech and finance: I'm also a Topstep-certified futures day trader, so I read finance products from the user's seat, not just the spec.

On Saturday mornings you'll find me at the local farmers market — I'm the top sales rep at Yeso Coconut, a small organic coconut-pudding brand, and usually sell out about an hour before the market closes. Sales turns out to feel a lot like product design: you have to know your product cold, and you have to know what the person in front of you actually needs. Working with food is also just how I unwind.

Penghua Zhou
Based in
Mountain View, CA · remote across the US (any time zone) · on-site in Bay Area, California
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon University — M.S. Entertainment Technology, 2024
  • UC Davis — B.A. Design, minors in CS & Communication, 2022
Certification
Topstep — Futures Day Trading Certificate
Recent work
KidCo (AI-KID Device) — Growth & Product Marketing Consultant
Past work
  • Lucens AI-MathSolver — Founding Growth & Product Designer
  • Tencent GameLoop — Content Operator
  • Narwhal Smart Home — User Researcher
  • UC Davis ASUCD Aggie Reuse Store — Design Lead
Toolkit
Figma · Framer · Lovable · Klaviyo · After Effects · JavaScript · Mandarin

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Open to full-time roles, freelance projects, and interesting conversations.

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