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ashley zhu

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product designer & design systems advocate

Design system education lead at Capital One   

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Elevating design system education

Led Capital One enterprise design system education rooted in the idea of fluency by design, making system learning intuitive, engaging, and scalable. From onboarding to advanced expertise, the training program boosted confidence and adoption across design, product, and tech.

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Design leadership

Speaker & Facilitator

Instructional UX

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Empowering brand theming

Pioneered migration of the Capital One enterprise design system to Figma variables to enable theming, dark mode, and future brand flexibility. This work set a scalable foundation across platforms, giving designers and engineers the tools to move faster with greater control and consistency.

Figma expertise

Design systems

Project manager

Standardizing design, one file at a time

UX Research

Figma Design

UX Infrastructure

Created the first enterprise-wide documentation tools library that solved major pain points in file setup, collaboration, and developer handoff. Grounded in research, the library became a Figma resource that 119+ teams now rely on to streamline workflows, reduce designer confusion, and improve cross-functional communication.

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Side of desk work

Community-driven design projects

Social impact for safe housing 

Service Design

Journey Mapping

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Bringing design to life

Physical Experience Design

Community Leader

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