Resume

Resume

Education

Education

Michigan State University – E. Lansing, MI | May 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Experience Architecture | GPA: 3.8 | Dean’s List

Michigan State University – E. Lansing, MI | May 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Experience Architecture | GPA: 3.8 | Dean’s List

Work Experience

Work Experience

Information Architect Intern at Michigan State University  – E. Lansing MI | January 2025 - Present

  • Conducting a comprehensive content audit of the university’s advising website to identify gaps, redundancies, and areas for improvement.

  • Developing recommendations for a site redesign focused on improving information architecture, navigation, and accessibility to better serve students.


Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Digital Rhetoric  – E. Lansing MI | January 2025 - Present

  • Prepared lecture slides and discussion activities to support course instruction and enhance student understanding.

  • Facilitated a hybrid learning environment, ensuring accessibility for both in-person and online students.

  • Developed strategies to improve in-class engagement, fostering interactive discussions and participation.


Lead Researcher & Designer at WIDE Research Lab – E. Lansing, MI | May 2024 – Present

  • Reconstructing the Sherlockian.net website and redeveloped a WordPress theme to remove outdated tools for improved performance.

  • Redesigned the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes website, improving usability, accessibility, and content strategy to serve its global community better.

  • Conducted a detailed website inventory audit for Sherlockian.net, cataloging 2,700+ entries across 153 pages, ensuring content accuracy and discoverability while documenting the audit process to improve future maintenance.

  • Led 3 research and design projects focused on improving digital experiences through information architecture, usability, and content strategy.


UX Research Intern at Eli Review – E. Lansing MI | August 2024 – February 2025

  • Conducted a comprehensive content audit of a 104-page website, leveraging user research to enhance content structure and improve user experience.

  • Developed and presented research reports summarizing key findings to stakeholders, facilitating data-driven decision-making.

  • Led regular meetings with supervisors to ensure alignment and incorporate feedback.


Project Advisory & IT Audit Intern at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | May 2023 – August 2023

  • Researched UX & interface experiences, recommending improved internal audit software through user interviews and surveys.

  • Designed and administered surveys and interviews to collect feedback from Enterprise Audit leaders.

  • Presented researching findings in high-level thinking to senior executives utilizing data visualization.

Information Architect Intern at Michigan State University  – E. Lansing MI | January 2025 - Present

  • Conducting a comprehensive content audit of the university’s advising website to identify gaps, redundancies, and areas for improvement.

  • Developing recommendations for a site redesign focused on improving information architecture, navigation, and accessibility to better serve students.


Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Digital Rhetoric  – E. Lansing MI | January 2025 - Present

  • Prepared lecture slides and discussion activities to support course instruction and enhance student understanding.

  • Facilitated a hybrid learning environment, ensuring accessibility for both in-person and online students.

  • Developed strategies to improve in-class engagement, fostering interactive discussions and participation.


Lead Researcher & Designer at WIDE Research Lab – E. Lansing, MI | May 2024 – Present

  • Redesigned the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes website, improving usability, accessibility, and content strategy.

  • Conducted a detailed website inventory content audit for Sherlockian.net, cataloging 2,700+ entries across 153 pages.

  • Reconstructed the Sherlockian.net website and the child theme to pull it out of outdated tools in WordPress.

  • Developed heuristic markups to document the audit process and improve future workflows.

  • Reconstructing the Sherlockian.net website and redeveloped a WordPress theme to remove outdated tools for improved performance.

  • Redesigned the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes website, improving usability, accessibility, and content strategy to serve its global community better.

  • Conducted a detailed website inventory audit for Sherlockian.net, cataloging 2,700+ entries across 153 pages, ensuring content accuracy and discoverability while documenting the audit process to improve future maintenance.

  • Led 3 research and design projects focused on improving digital experiences through information architecture, usability, and content strategy.


UX Content Audit Intern at Eli Review – E. Lansing MI | August 2024 – February 2025

  • Conducted a comprehensive content audit of a 104-page website, leveraging user research to enhance content structure and improve user experience.

  • Developed and presented research reports summarizing key findings to stakeholders, facilitating data-driven decision-making.

  • Led regular meetings with supervisors to ensure alignment and incorporate feedback.


Project Advisory & IT Audit Intern at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | May 2023 – August 2023

  • Researched UX & interface experiences, recommending improved internal audit software through user interviews and surveys.

  • Designed and administered surveys and interviews to collect feedback from Enterprise Audit leaders.

  • Presented researching findings in high-level thinking to senior executives utilizing data visualization.

Other Relevant Experiences

Other Relevant Experiences

Lead of the Experience Research Team | MSU Designathon | October 2024 – Present

  • Led a team to research and benchmark existing designathons, analyzing how other universities structure their events to ensure the best outcome for the first-ever MSU Designathon, 100+ applicants.

  • Co-designed the official MSU Designathon website, ensuring an intuitive user experience and clear event communication.

  • Built partnerships with companies, organizations, businesses, and industry professionals to secure funding, workshops, and keynote speakers, ensuring a diverse and enriching participant experience.

  • Designed an inclusive event strategy to accommodate students of various backgrounds, skill levels, and disciplines.


High-Fidelity Prototype in Interaction Design | Stardew Fields | August - September 2024

  • Created a project that had to fit the requirements of remixing the game BINGO

  • Developed, researched, and deployed an idea around the video game ‘Stardew Valley’ in mind of creating a mod pack game to play alongside.

  • Created a high-fidelity prototype in Figma with detailed typographies, elements created from scratch.


Design Systems Thinking Research Project | Capital Area Transportation Authority | November – December 2023 

  • Identified and analyzed shortcomings in Lansing’s bus system services using UX research and information architecture.

  • Conducted a survey to gather information on differences in transportation rates, how people access this information, and to investigate user pain points.

Lead of the Experience Research Team | MSU Designathon | October 2024 – Present

  • Led a team to research and benchmark existing designathons, analyzing how other universities structure their events to ensure the best outcome for the first-ever MSU Designathon, 100+ applicants.

  • Co-designed the official MSU Designathon website, ensuring an intuitive user experience and clear event communication.

  • Built partnerships with companies, organizations, businesses, and industry professionals to secure funding, workshops, and keynote speakers, ensuring a diverse and enriching participant experience.

  • Designed an inclusive event strategy to accommodate students of various backgrounds, skill levels, and disciplines.


High-Fidelity Prototype in Interaction Design | Stardew Fields | August - September 2024

  • Created a project that had to fit the requirements of remixing the game BINGO

  • Developed, researched, and deployed an idea around the video game ‘Stardew Valley’ in mind of creating a mod pack game to play alongside.

  • Created a high-fidelity prototype in Figma with detailed typographies, elements created from scratch.


Design Systems Thinking Research Project | Capital Area Transportation Authority | November – December 2023 

  • Identified and analyzed shortcomings in Lansing’s bus system services using UX research and information architecture.

  • Conducted a survey to gather information on differences in transportation rates, how people access this information, and to investigate user pain points.

Skills

Skills

Tools: Figma, Google, Microsoft, WIX, Framer, WordPress, Procreate, Canva, Adobe

Technical (Basic): - Python, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, Advanced - Chinese

Design: Prototyping, Wireframing, Data Visualization, Accessibility, Mobile and Web Design, User Narrative, Task Flows

Research: UX Research, Information Architecture, Content Audit, Landscape Analysis, User Surveys and Interviews, User Personas, Site Mapping

Tools: Figma, Google, Microsoft, WIX, Framer, WordPress, Procreate, Canva, Adobe

Technical (Basic): - Python, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, Advanced - Chinese

Design: Prototyping, Wireframing, Data Visualization, Accessibility, Mobile and Web Design, User Narrative, Task Flows

Research: UX Research, Information Architecture, Content Audit, Landscape Analysis, User Surveys and Interviews, User Personas, Site Mapping