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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Created a mobile ideation app leveraging AI capability and adhering to established UX patterns.
• Overhauled a drafting system, condensing complex pages into a single, intuitive interface.
• Led physician recruitment and interviewing, revealing market opportunities for a novel health startup product.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Supported 60 students on design methods, visual storytelling, and public speaking skills.
• Developed materials on translating research insights into design solutions that meet project and client goals.
• Hosted lectures on creating narrative-based presentations and advanced prototyping skills to effectively communicate design rationale and ideas to stakeholders.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Successfully rebranded the organizations social media presence, resulting in a 20% increase in engagement and a 15% increase in website traffic.
• Designed all content for the organization, utilizing graphic design, animation, and motion design (Figma, InDesign, AfterEffects, Premiere Pro).
• Maintained and updated the organization's website to reflect current design trends and organizational events.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Conducted mixed-method, qualitative research including interview coding and thematic analysis.
• Synthesized data to identify patterns and insights in the smart home data collection of consumers.
• Research contributions recognized at the 2023 Core77 Design awards for Speculative Design.
• Maintained privacy compliance for all participants.

Washington, United States

• Built a responsive component library with over 200 users, boosting project cohesion.
• Improved collaboration and communication between designers and developers through the shared design system.
• Designed and prototyped the entire design system, ensuring consistency and usability across all components and devices.
• Published the component library for public use via Figma.

Washington, United States

• Led the redesign of the Airflow Dashboard, an enterprise data visualization dashboard for climate researchers, optimizing workflows.
• Worked closely with a team of software engineers and researchers to propose and implement new features.
• Communicated design decisions with cross-functional teams through presentations and reports to ensure mutual understanding throughout the project.
• Designed visual elements and website structure with a focus on creating a streamlined user flow and improved discoverability.
• Implemented design elements into the interface using Visual Studio Code, Java, CSS, HTML, Material UI, and Git.

Richland, Washington, United States

• Assisted in designing and coding the C-START website portal.
• Standardized design elements to create a cohesive interface across multiple web pages.
• Attended weekly meetings to critique and improve upon existing design elements.
• Created mock-ups for new web pages and search engines within the website.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Conducted extensive user research with individuals who have cognitive disabilities to understand their needs, goals, and pain points.
• Designed a visually appealing and easy-to-use interface that accommodated a range of cognitive abilities and preferences.
• Synthesized data to discover and visualize patterns and trends.

Richland, Washington, United States

• Shadowed physicians, nurses, and technicians.
• Observed various hospital departments (hematology, acute care, surgical, OB/GYN, etc.).
• Gained personal connections with hospital staff while learning about hospital procedures.