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ImmerX (XR Designer, UXUI Designer)

Jan 2025 - May 2025 (5 months)

• Designed a 20+ minute XR experience over 12 weeks in a multidisciplinary team, building multiverse travel interactions tailored for users aged 18–35. Created spatial UI flows, in-world interfaces, and adaptive transitions across multiple worlds to enhance immersion and intuitive navigation.

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Step Up (UXUI Designer

Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 (5 months)

• Researched African hygiene practices and educational gameplay through 5 SME interviews with Rwandan teachers and health experts. • Designed user interfaces and educational flows for a transformational hygiene game. • Facilitated 4 rounds of playtesting with 190 Ghanaian students, with 96% demonstrating improved hygiene behaviors.

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Founding Product Designer

AgWise

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 (3 months)

• Led redesign for responsive design system of an AI SaaS program, reducing design-to-development handoff time by 25% and increasing team efficiency by 40%. • Designed and developed a 0-to-1 Carbon Intensity calculation tool by incorporating AI-driven insights and user-friendly dashboards, enabling businesses to measure and optimize sustainability goals. • Conducted a UX audit and redesign of B2B and B2C platforms by identifying pain points through stakeholder interviews and analytics, increasing user satisfaction.

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(Producer, UXUI Designer

OurBlues

Jan 2024 - May 2024 (5 months)

• Led a 6-member cross-functional team through all project phases, enhancing collaboration by proactively aligning with clients, instructors, and peers. • Conducted brainstorming and playtesting sessions with 49 users; iterated the app over 3 major versions to refine interaction and clarity.

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UXUI Designer & Producer

Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center

Aug 2023 - May 2025 (1 year 10 months)

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Artist, Producer

Building Virtual Worlds

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 (5 months)

• Co-developed 4 AR/VR games in rapid 2-week sprints with rotating interdisciplinary teams. • Designed interaction flows and UI for each experience; created 2D and 3D assets including environments, props, and characters.

UX/UI Design Intern

Monks

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 (3 months)

• Designed tablet UX flows and UI for Riot Games' Shanghai Bund event, leveraging user research and iterative prototyping to engage 10,000+ attendees and increase brand visibility. • Delivered polished UX and UI prototypes for Under Armour's WeChat mini-program pitch by applying design systems and creating high-fidelity visuals, leading to a higher pitch success rate.

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Product Designer

School of Visual Arts,

Jan 2023 - Mar 2023 (3 months)

• Designed accessible ride-hailing experiences for patients with mobility disabilities by collaborating with Uber and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, enhancing comfort and customization in rehabilitation transportation.

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Product Designer

School of Visual Arts,

Oct 2022 - Dec 2022 (3 months)

• Developed an AR-powered museum application to engage younger audiences and boost visitor interaction, using the Tenement Museum as a model, earning 100% stakeholder satisfaction from the museum's VP, who found the app engaging and innovative.

Product Design Intern

Wix.com

Jun 2022 - Jul 2022 (2 months)

• Created a case study for Editor X by conducting competitive analysis and presenting strategic design solutions, resulting in a 25% increase in user onboarding success.

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