education

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Bachelor of Science, Graphic Communication

Concentration in UX/UI Design

Interdisciplinary minor in Ethics, Public Policy, Science, and Technology

experience

Product Designer

Upperstudy

Interpreted user needs + behaviors to ideate blue-sky solutions in the form of mockups and prototypes, while satisficing with lower budget, iterative variants to aid the small engineering team in delivery.

Explored problem spaces, rapidly iterating on novel mechanics to elegantly reconcile usability with the complexity of a new paradigm.

Established a new design system, incorporating and modernizing the existing design language and branding.

Remote ※ November 2022 – September 2023

Motion Designer

Circle K International, Cal-Nev-Ha District

Motion design for conference.

Remote & Running Springs, CA ※ May 2021 – November 2021

UX Design Intern

Dwolla

Designed a new interaction pattern that resulted in 50% reduction of client onboarding time, conforming to legal requirements while balancing user needs.

Created UI + UX of a testing environment that educates + demonstrates the product (an API) to end users (developers). Collaborated with developer advocates.

Audited accessibility of components in the core design system. Specified + advocated for improvements.

Remote ※ April 2021 – September 2021

UI/UX Designer

Circle K International, Cal-Nev-Ha District

User researched and product designed a new chapter data reporting portal to be used by > 70 chapters.

Collaborated with developers to design UI + UX of a new app for the Cal-Nev-Ha convention with > 700 attendees.

Consulted on member (customer) experience for organizing events, submitting paperwork, and workflows.

Remote ※ May 2018 – April 2020

Intern

Cal Poly, University Graphic Systems

Designed paper inventory management solution with user feedback to optimize for usability and speed.

Researched printing equipment and evaluated repairability.

San Luis Obispo, CA ※ Fall 2019

Editorial Designer

Circle K International, Cal-Nev-Ha District

Editorial design for a conference program.

Remote & Sonora, CA ※ May 2019 – November 2019

Graphic Designer

Circle K International, Central Coast Division

Graphic design for ads and apparel.

Remote & San Luis Obispo, CA ※ May 2018 – March 2019

Boba-rista

Labobatory

Customer experience (customer service, taking orders, point of sales).

Food preparation (making tea drinks, basic cleaning, preparing ingredients).

San Gabriel, CA ※ June 2018 – August 2018

Ice Cream Swirler

The Pond

Customer experience (customer service, taking orders, point of sales).

Food preparation  (making ice cream mix, basic cleaning, preparing ingredients).

Arcadia, CA ※ January 2018 – August 2018

Communications and Marketing Lead

Circle K International, Pasadena City College Chapter

Created graphics system for ads, email campaigns, and presentation decks.

Designed event ads weekly.

Increased attendance of a large-scale event by 10% with effective marketing and branded promotional material (website, social media ads).

Pasadena, CA ※ April 2017 – March 2018

President

Circle K International, Pasadena City College Chapter

Oversaw an executive council of five, collaboratively leading a community service-oriented club of over 50 members.

Empathized with members to create an ideal club experience.

Increased membership retention by 50% year-over-year.

Earned the Distinguished President Award.

Pasadena, CA ※ April 2017 – March 2018

Committee Member

Pasadena City College, Associated Students, Public Relations Committee

Graphic design for ads.

Pasadena, CA ※ October 2016 – June 2017

UI Design Intern

iDigBrand

Designed multilingual website UI and print + web banner advertisements for the launch campaign of an American hotel company’s booking system for Chinese audiences on WeChat, iterating on feedback from stakeholders.

Diamond Bar, CA ※ Summer 2016

Graphic Designer, Video Editor

Apache News

Established an unprecedented unifying brand and collateral (lower-thirds, advertisements, and graphics).

Produced, edited, anchored, or reported for seven episodes of a weekly video news show broadcast to the entire campus of over 4000 students and published online.

Arcadia, CA ※ August 2015 – June 2016

Committee Member

Key Club International, Cal-Nev-Ha District, Graphics Committee

Graphic design for ads.

Remote ※ July 2015 – March 2016

Publicity Commissioner

Key Club International, Arcadia High School Chapter

Graphic design for ads, editorial design for a monthly newsletter and weekly meeting agendas.

Arcadia, CA ※ April 2015 – March 2016