Jan 2025 - Present · La Jolla, CA

• Working as an instructional assistant for upper-division interaction design course
• Holding discussion and office hours to help students understand fundamentals of user-centered design and cognitive principles

Jun 2024 - Sept 2024 · La Jolla, CA

• Worked closely with stakeholders from MPA Collaborative Network to redesign website
• Gathered 30 survey responses and interviewed 8 MPACN affiliated members to identify potential design/accessibility improvements
• Conducted website audit, competitive analysis, and SWOT analysis to identify potential solutions
• Designed brand new UI elements and restructured site map and prototyped 20+ high-fidelity screens
• Implemented approved design onto MPACN's site using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create and update UI elements

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 · La Jolla, CA

• Acted as an instructional assistant for an introductory design course aimed to teach students fundamentals of design thinking
• Led weekly studio sessions in assistance to TAs, providing students with suggestions to iterate and improve on their projects
• Graded and provided detailed feedback on design journals and assignments for 200+ students

Oct 2023 - Apr 2024 · La Jolla, CA

• Collaborated with team of 4 to create a high-fidelity meal kit delivery service prototype
• Performed user research through running 30+ surveys, 10+ interviews, and 2 rounds of usability testing
• Compiled a style guide to organize color schemes, logos, spacing, typography, and components
• Presented and demoed final prototype at end-of-quarter showcase to ACM members

May 2023 - Aug 2023 · Waltham, MA

• Moderated and observed 10+ internal usability studies on Pegasystems' live software environment
• Conducted regular meetings with product owners and stakeholders to establish measurable project goals
• Designed new components (e.g. authoring additional information in fields, file attachment widget, etc) for Pega's design system
• Collaborated with 7 other designers to align overall UX patterns for Constellation
• Prepared high-fidelity prototypes on Figma for developer hand-off