My passion for design began as early as eighth-grade. Being fascinated by the graphical user interfaces of the devices I would use, it inspired me to wireframe and prototype my own solutions to user experience issues in Adobe Photoshop CS4. In high school, I began learning my first programming language, Java, to make a huge step into bringing wireframes to life.
Fast forward to today, I have over 5 years of experience working on enterprise and consumer design systems, AI-powered innovations, and products made for for 2.1 million college students. This journey has been driven by my commitment to user-centered design, effective team collaboration, and a constant drive to learn.
When I’m not designing or programming, I enjoy photography, thrifting, playing video games, listening to electronic dance music, and going out to concerts with my friends (before COVID-19).
Will users understand it at a glance? What are the technical limitations? These are a few of many questions I ask myself whenever I work on a project with a team. Considering practicality at early stages reduces development costs and time.
Inspired by the precision and craft from a few industrial designers, I make sure that every detail matters. Small details like padding, text spacing, and more contribute to a cohesive and well-designed product.
Creating an experience that feels magical to a user has been a goal of mine ever since I got started in this industry. Whenever I’m working on a project, this goal is always considered in every phase of product development.
Figma • Adobe XD • Adobe Photoshop • Design Tokens • Design System Management • Atomic Design • Accessibility Compliance (WCAG)• Gestalt Theory
Cognitive Walkthroughs • Usability Testing • Affinity Mapping • User Interview Transcriptions
HTML • CSS • Bootstrap Framework • Flexbox • Javascript • Accessibility Compliance (WCAG) • Wordpress • DNN • Squarespace • Webflow
Java • C • C# • x86 Assembly • Swift • iOS Development • .NET MVC Development • Entity Framework • MySQL • SQL Server • Git • TFS
California State University, Sacramento
Started in Fall 2014, Graduated in Spring 2019
I designed, developed, and reimagined products that 2.1 million California Community College students use. Key projects include a redesign of a college application portal, redesigned a financial aid resource website, designed and developed a complex web application, and more. Along with these key projects, I influenced a cultural shift to wireframe/prototype before coding a product, kickstarted a new business unit within the company, and wrote internal documentation on accessibility and UX.
Helped faculty with IT-related issues at department in CSU, Sacramento that focused on giving professors the resources they need to teach their students. A key project that was worked on was a redesign of the department's website.
A volunteer for non-profit design organization located in Los Angeles, CA. Participated in fast-paced design sprints that focused on redesigning the UXPA Los Angeles website and created a design system for the organization.
Volunteer, Designer, and Lead Developer for a diverse and inclusive design community located in Roseville, CA. Collaborated with a visual designer to ideate, design, and build a website that doubled in memberships and sponsorships and managed a small website team that assisted in designing the website and managed content updates.
Volunteered with a visual designer to design and develop a new website for a non-profit organization in Sacramento, CA.
A member for FreeCodeCamp Elk Grove, a developer community focused on educating other developers. Along with attending weekly meetings, I gave two talks: one on wireframing/prototyping and an introduction to compiler design.
