2026 - Present
CADDi Inc.
Product design for an AI platform for manufacturing. I also explore AI-native specification design using Claude Code and Storybook.
Ayana Yamazaki
Product Builder
Turning complex frontline work into products that work
From field research and product definition to roadmaps, code-based prototypes, and implementation.
About
Ayana Yamazaki
I am a product designer who translates complex frontline operations into products people can use.
I have helped build products in agriculture and customer success from their earliest stages. My work spans field research, understanding operational constraints, problem definition, roadmap planning, prototyping, and UI design. Today, I use AI and code to make not only screens but product behavior tangible and testable.
I moved from Tokyo to Hokkaido in 2021. I focus on B2B products shaped by complex workflows and domain-specific constraints, including manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and rail.
GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2025 Gold Award (Top 20)
Experience
2022 - 2025
EZOWIN Inc.
Joined as the first designer for an agricultural operations product. Led user research, UX and UI design, and onboarding, contributing to a Good Design Gold Award.
2021 - 2022
Freelance
Designed UX and UI for B2B products.
2019 - 2021
HiCustomer Inc.
Joined as the first designer for a customer success SaaS product.
2017 - 2019
Hitachi, Ltd., Research & Development Group
Led user research and UI/UX design for railway systems. Contributed to new product capabilities and contracts, and was granted patents and design rights.
2017
B.A. in Product Design, Kanazawa College of Art
2014 - 2015
University of Toronto Lab
Took a year away from university to build an app with a multinational team.