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1# Maya Chen
2Senior Product Designer
3maya.chen@example.com | (415) 555-0132 | San Francisco, CA
4mayachen.design | linkedin.com/in/mayachen
5
6## Summary
7Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.
8
9## Experience
10### Senior Product Designer | Northstar Financial | 2021 - Present
11
12- Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
13- Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.
14
15### Product Designer | Fieldwork Studio | 2018 - 2021
16- Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
17- Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.
18
19## Education

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Typography recruiters notice

Real hierarchy, even spacing, and fonts chosen for print. The Classic template is single-column and ATS-safe for big application portals.

ATS-safe optionA4 print-ready3 accent colors

Templates

Eight templates, typeset by hand.

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Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Single column

The Classic

Centered, restrained, and built to clear every applicant tracking system.

Best for: Big company portals, finance, law, government

Color
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ATS-safe

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Dense & centered

Jake's

The open-source tech classic — tight, centered, made for internships and new-grad roles.

Best for: Tech internships and new-grad roles

Color
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ATS-safe

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Zero decoration

Plain

Nothing but left-aligned text. The safest default when the layout should disappear.

Best for: Any job, when the content should do the talking

Color
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ATS-safe

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Quiet modern

Minimal

No rules, no boxes — just white space and one calm accent color.

Best for: Modern companies that still run an ATS

Color
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ATS-safe

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Heavy rules

Bold

A big accent-colored name and strong rules, made to stand out in a stack of printouts.

Best for: Startups and roles where personality helps

Color
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ATS-safe

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Half-inch margins

Compact

Tight margins and dense spacing for fitting a longer career on one page.

Best for: Fitting 10+ years of experience on one page

Color
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Curriculum Vitae

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

01Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

02Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Right notes

Editorial

Serif headlines and a quiet margin for the supporting details.

Best for: Writers, researchers, and senior leaders

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Résumé

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer

maya.chen@example.com(415) 555-0132San Francisco, CAmayachen
Find me online
mayachen.design

Summary

Product designer with eight years turning complex systems into calm, usable products. Led design for a financial platform used by 1.4M people and cut onboarding drop-off by 38%.

Experience

Senior Product Designer

2021 - Present

Northstar Financial

  • Redesigned account opening from 11 screens to 4, raising completion 38% and cutting support tickets 24%.
  • Built the design system now used by 40 engineers and designers across three product lines.
  • Led research with 60 customers to reshape the mobile portfolio experience.

Product Designer

2018 - 2021

Fieldwork Studio

  • Shipped a scheduling tool for 12,000 small businesses, lifting weekly active use 31%.
  • Partnered with engineering to cut page-load time 45% without losing visual fidelity.

Education

BFA, Interaction Design

2014 - 2018

California College of the Arts

Skills

Design: Product strategy, interaction design, design systems, prototyping

Research: Interviews, usability testing, synthesis, journey mapping

Tools: Figma, Framer, Principle, Maze

Recognition

Core77 Design Award

2023

  • Recognized for an accessible banking interface built for first-time investors.

Indexed

Ledger

A bold masthead and a left-hand index, made for a ten-second scan.

Best for: Engineers and anyone with a lot to show

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FeatureTypical builderRecto
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Watermark on the free planOftenNever
Best features behind a paid planOftenEverything is free
Your resume stored on their serversYesNo, it stays in your browser
Number of templatesDozens to hundredsEight, each typeset by hand

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