I care deeply about people and my audience, so I felt like it’s my obligation to turn design decisions into stories that engage and influence, and bring the outcomes that move the product and business forward.
Design Crafts
I believe things that functions amazingly well also looks beautiful, and beautiful things attract people and build trust. Outside of work, I take the time to consume beatuful things and I apply them as I design software.
I’ve always worn multiple hats (designer, PM, research, even data analyst) and worked with people across diverse industries (hospitality, healthcare, fashion, HR, etc.). This helped me think in system, tradeoffs, finding clear path from the messy problem, and be their best design partners.
Ownership and scrappiness
No matter where I am or what project I work, I treat them as my own thing and appraoch them through a “figuring out” mindset.
Looking back, it all connects. Growing up in a family doing furniture small business, I was surrounded by well-designed pieces, and felt most excited with artsy and beautiful things. While studying in public health, I was the one student who kept taking other eleactives (photography, graphic design, sculpture, architecture drawing). You could easily spot me because I was the only one person bring prints, models, art board to class.
For example, it comes from the sidewalk fish pond in Brooklyn that brings so much curiosity and joy to local community. It also comes from local architecture that reflects local history and migration of people, even though some look a bit “out of the place”.
Creative Resilient Youth / Product Designer
Justworks / Product Design Intern
Columbia University Irvine Medical Center / Experience Researcher
NYP Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital / Arts Therapy Researcher
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