I am a proud New Yorker of Afro-Caribbean descent, committed to curating experiences that resonate with global communities, especially those that are underrepresented. I am pursuing a Master of Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University (graduating August 2025) and preparing for a career as a Product Designer or Product Manager in the media, entertainment, or social impact industries.My strengths in creating impactful digital solutions include Human-Centered Design, User Research, Prototyping, and Data-Driven Decision Making. These skills were honed through my multidisciplinary undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis, where I also served as a Teaching Assistant for a Human-Centered Design course. As a Product Research intern at Figma, I spearheaded end-to-end P0 research, yielding deliverables that directly informed 20+ mind-mapping features in FigJam.Excited to leverage my interdisciplinary skills and passions in my next role. I can be reached best at zmercado@andrew.cmu.edu