Recognition · publicly verifiable

In their
own words.

Ten people who worked with Ed — a Managing Director, direct reports, engineers, product managers, marketers — on what it is actually like.

Every recommendation below is signed, named, and live on LinkedIn. No anonymised blurbs, no manufactured praise — real colleagues, reachable by anyone who wants to check.

10
Signed
recommendations
MD → IC
From Managing Director
to direct report
7
Disciplines ·
Eng · Product · Mktg …
2021–26
Across
nearly five years
Live platforms · ACY · Christie's · PawsRoam Awwwards nominee · verify → ASIC-licensed platform · AFSL 403863
The headline endorsements

Three voices, three vantage points.

The person Ed reported into an executive brief for, the designer Ed managed, and a partner on a different team — the widest possible spread of who gets to judge the work.

Trust across the org chart

The work that earns a direct line to the top.

Named details stay confidential — but the shape of the collaboration doesn't need names to be clear.

01 · The CEO

A brief straight from the top

Investor-facing presentation design was routed to me by the CEO directly — no brief document, no PM layer. A need was identified and it came to me. The work ran across multiple revision rounds through to distribution, in English and bilingual editions.

02 · The CFO

In the file, not the inbox

I moved financial-chart review into Figma so it could be annotated in place — the exact data point, not a paragraph describing it. Multi-day email revision rounds compressed to same-day sign-off in a single review session.

03 · The C-suite, in public

Named in company-wide posts

The COO and the Head of Marketing each credited me by name in company-wide announcements — for the site that went on to become an Awwwards nominee, and for a full brand-direction homepage launch.

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2022–2026 · what shipped

Recognition, backed by outcomes.

A 14-day ASIC compliance order — shipped on time

A regulatory directive requiring platform-wide UI change. A modular compliance architecture let a single component update propagate across all five platforms. Zero redesigns.

Design impact
ACY Connect institutional platform — launched 2025

An institutional FIX 4.4 platform for prime brokers and hedge funds. I designed the end-to-end developer experience, API-documentation architecture and credential management. Support tickets fell 67% post-launch (40 → 13/month, production telemetry). Publicly live at acyconnect.com →

Production
8+ regulatory updates, 2+ years — zero structural rebuilds

ASIC leverage-cap changes, ESMA inducement ban, FCA disclosure updates, FINRA suitability revisions — all absorbed by the compliance component layer rather than triggering a redesign.

Design impact
The full record · publicly on LinkedIn

Everyone else who signed.

Engineers, product managers, a marketing manager who managed Ed, and an MFA professor from five years earlier. Expand any card for the full text, or open the profile to verify.

Engineering & Product partners Same team & cross-team
Jim Kao Engineering Frontend Engineer, SDE II · same team March 25, 2026
Ed's implementation of a centralized design system was a game-changer for our team's output. Working where requirements from the CEO and Marketing team moved at a rapid pace, we needed to deliver high-quality results almost instantly…
C-level collaboration, third-party: an engineer independently citing "CEO requirements" — executive-level pace, validated from outside the room.
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How the design system impacted team velocity. By establishing a consistent design system — standardizing typography, color themes, and motion — Ed eliminated the need to reinvent the wheel for every new request. This systematic approach let us move from concept to final Figma sign-off much faster, consistently meeting aggressive timelines.

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White Chen Engineering Lead Software Engineer · same team March 28, 2026
One of the smoothest cross-team collaborations I've experienced. I've worked with designers who just throw designs over the wall and expect magic to happen — Ed is not one of them.
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Engineering-first design. He would join our standups, ask how we structure components, and adjust his design specs so they made sense from an engineering perspective. That alone saved us a ton of back-and-forth. When we ran into tricky edge cases, he jumped in to figure things out together instead of just saying "follow the mockup."

Team velocity. Working with Ed made our team move noticeably faster — not because we worked harder, but because there was far less guesswork. He made that happen. I'm really glad I got to work with him.

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簡豪江 · Hao-Chiang Chien Engineering Frontend Developer · same team April 15, 2026
A highly professional UI designer with a great eye for detail and a deep understanding of UX. He always delivers design specs that consider technical feasibility, making implementation much smoother.
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「作為一名曾經與 Ed 密切配合的前端工程師,我非常享受與他的協同合作。他的設計稿細節紮實、邏輯嚴謹,極大地提升了開發效率。除了專業的技術素養,他具備極強的軟實力,願意傾聽工程端的反饋並共同討論最佳解決方案。這種跨職能的溝通能力,讓產品從設計到上線的過程變得非常順暢。如果你的團隊需要一位既懂設計又能與開發團隊完美契合的設計師,Ed 絕對是最佳選擇!」

"It's my pleasure working with Ed as a fellow Frontend Engineer. Ed is a highly professional UI designer with a great perspective for detail and a deep understanding of UX principles. What truly sets him apart is his exceptional communication and ability to collaborate with developers. He always delivers high-quality design specs that consider technical feasibility, making the implementation process much smoother. I highly recommend Ed to any team looking for a talented designer who excels in both hard and soft skills."

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Jay Wu Product Product Manager · same team March 26, 2026
I'm very grateful to Ed for quickly understanding product needs. He reduces the communication gap between designers and PMs by deeply understanding users — and he's a thoughtful colleague who's always sharing industry insight.
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Hailey C. Product · Fintech Product Manager · Fintech & Trading · same team April 4, 2026
Ed consistently puts users' needs first and delivers thoughtful, high-quality solutions. He approaches experience challenges with creativity and always focuses on solving the right problems.
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Cross-functional collaboration. During my time working with him I was continually impressed by his professionalism, passion for design, and willingness to bring forward bold, innovative ideas. Together we delivered several high-impact products, and he was always a great partner when collaborating closely with engineering teams.

I highly recommend Ed to any team looking for a designer who combines strong user empathy, creativity, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

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Sia Tu Marketing Senior Marketing Manager · managed Ed directly March 28, 2026
He's easy to work with and always open to feedback, which made collaboration smooth across teams. He has a good eye for design and knows how to balance user experience with practical product needs.
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Design–marketing partnership. I worked with Ed when he was a Product Designer supporting the marketing team. He's reliable, thoughtful in his work, and someone the team could always count on. It was great working with him and I'm sure he'll continue to do well in his product design career.

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Academic mentor · five years earlier Written 2021, long before any job search
Claudia Dallendörfer Academic Creative Lead · UX Designer · former MFA Professor September 1, 2021
A thoughtful, hard-working and very motivated student who rose to the intense challenge of his thesis project. His talent, positive attitude and friendly nature will make him a strong asset to any team.
Education: MFA in Web / Digital & Multimedia Design — Academy of Art University (2018–2020)
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