Chuck Shin

Founding mentor

✨ 10 sessions

⏳ 500 minutes

Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft AI

LinkedIn Portfolio

7testimonials Vancouver, Canada Vancouver (UTC-7) 5+ yrs in design

About

Hello! I'm Chuck, a Senior Product Designer in Vancouver, Canada 🏳️‍🌈 Recently I got a new job from layoff last year! I can help you if you are in the similar situation! I am originally from Korea 🇰🇷 and my background is Visual/Motion graphic design and transitioned to Product design. I have 8+ years of experience in Design. These days I've been focusing on design systems and working with AI agents. Are you not sure yet? I have some reviews about my mentorship here: https://adplist.org/mentors/chuck-shin

How I can help

Resume Portfolio Career advice Mindset/Mental care. How to use AI as a designer. Also, I can share insights about design systems, AI (setup, workflow and harness etc), accessibility and inclusive design.

Ask me about

Agency to in-house

Freelance to full-time

Layoffs

Influence without authority

Stakeholder standoffs

Imposter syndrome

Building a design system

Craft to strategy

Pivot into design

A hard problem I've navigated

Laid off and got a job less than 4 months! I can share my journey if you need a help from layoff!

Expertise

AI design

AI workflow

Harness Engineering

Experience

Product Designer 3 · Microsoft AI
2026 to Present
Product Designer · Versapay
2021 to 2025
Product Designer · TinyWins
2023 to 2026
Contract
Interaction Designer · Airfoil
2021 to 2023
Contract
UXUI Designer · Muuvment
2020-2021
Contract

What mentees say

7 testimonials on Hop · 59 sessions and 5.0 on ADPList, checked by the Hop team. See it on ADPList ↗

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Mentees say:warm · 2prepared · 2honest · 2went over time · 1

If I could write an essay on how amazing Chuck is I would, but I'll just write this: In every step of my job hunting journey, Chuck has been friendly, willing to go above and beyond, and even went over time with me on many calls to give valuable feedback on my portfolio and case studies. And not only that, the feedback he provides feels actionable, easy-to-understand, and has already pivoted me to position myself better in the market. If you're on the fence to book a call with him -- just do it. I can guarantee that you will come away with many learnings from a great mentor.
warmpreparedhonestwent over timefollowed upgreat listener
Maria · Oct 2026 · 1:1 session
Chuck has tons of insight. He is very enthusiastic, he shared very insightful steps and tips. And also, generously shared many of useful resources.
Cynthia · Oct 2026 · 1:1 session
Chuck gave me clear and practical feedback on my resume and portfolio. He showed me how to make both easier to skim and how to present my projects more concisely. He also gave me concrete ways to stay competitive as a junior designer in the AI age. I'd recommend Chuck to any designer who wants honest and actionable advice on getting ready for their next role.
honestpreparedwarm
Ying · Sep 2026 · 1:1 session

Sessions

Intro chatFree
40 min
(30-45min) Let's chat who you are, what you are looking for and what can we do together before we deepdive! If it was helpful, feel free to buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/chuckshin
Coffee chat (1:1)$20
45 min
(30-45min) Buy me a coffee! Let's talk about your current situation, concerns, anxiety or ask me anything about work, career or my cat photos. We will have a chat and bond together. (or could be your therapy session haha) If you are student or unemployeed, feel free to use code: CS50 (max 2)
Resume and Portfolio Deepdive$79
60 min
Let's deepdive and work on your Resume and Portfolio! You will have action items that you need to work on! We can choose only one of them or tailor it what you want to focus on. If you are student or unemployeed, feel free to use code: CS30 (max 2)
Follow up$30
45 min
Anything you want to follow up with. If you are student or unemployeed, feel free to use code CS20
Coffee chat (2:1)$30
45 min
(30-45min) Buy me a coffee! Let's talk about your current situation, concerns, anxiety or ask me anything about work, career or my cat photos. We will have a chat and bond together. (or could be your therapy session haha) If you are student or unemployeed, feel free to use code: CS50 (max 2)
Async$50
Async · video reply within a few days
Have no time but need an insight about your portfolio, resume or even slide deck? If you are student or unemployeed, feel free to use code CS30 We can do this async! I can provide the video or document with action items so that you can take a look and apply it to your resume or portfolio right away!

English, Korean

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