About me

A Lego figure in a unicorn costume

Design lives, breathes, and grows. It needs nurturing and people who aren't afraid to get messy. As a design engineering leader I like creating visions, working alongside engineers, building cultures that scale, and setting people up for success.

Career

  1. Feb 2025 – Oct 2026Senior UX Designer, Ontra
  2. Dec 2021 – Nov 2024Principal Product Designer, Disqo
  3. Sep 2016 – Dec 2021UX/UI Design Lead, K4Connect
  4. Sep 2014 – Sep 2016Associate Visual Designer, CEB
  5. Sep 2009 – Mar 2015Senior Leader (combat medic), U.S. Army
  6. 2008 – 2009Visual Designer, CISYS
  7. 2006 – 2008User Interface Designer, Brightdoor Systems

Education

  1. 2015M.A., Design Management, Savannah College of Art and Design
  2. 2006B.A., Art Application, North Carolina State University
A teal typewriter, a wall of hand saws, and a portrait of Khoa holding a mechanical keyboard

Serial hobbyist

Typewriters, woodworking, and keyboards.

Khoa in a U.S. Army uniform sitting in an ornate chair

Combat medic

For a while, I took a break from design and joined the U.S. Army.

Khoa on stage in costume next to another actor

Theatre kid

I like being on stage.

The best way to reach me is khoa@khoadpham.com. My work history is on LinkedIn.