Skills

Skills

Tools: Figma, Framer, Canva, Procreate, Miro, Qualtrics, WAVE (Accessibility Testing), WordPress, Wix, Google Analytics, Microsoft SharePoint, FigJam, Sitecore, Microsoft: Word, Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Notion

Technical: Python, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript

Design: Prototyping, Wireframing, Design Systems, Visual Design, Mobile & Web Design, Accessibility, Interaction Design, Microcopy/UX Writing, Component-Based Design, Task Flows, Storyboarding, Prototyping

Research: Interviews, Surveys, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Card Sorting, Affinity Mapping, Heuristic Evaluations, Journey Mapping, Personas, Site Maps, Content Audits, Competitive Analysis

Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Taishanese)

Tools: Figma, Framer, Canva, Procreate, Miro, Qualtrics, WAVE (Accessibility Testing), WordPress, Wix, Google Analytics, Microsoft SharePoint, FigJam, Sitecore, Microsoft: Word, Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Notion

Technical: Python, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript

Design: Prototyping, Wireframing, Design Systems, Visual Design, Mobile & Web Design, Accessibility, Interaction Design, Microcopy/UX Writing, Component-Based Design, Task Flows, Storyboarding, Prototyping

Research: Interviews, Surveys, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Card Sorting, Affinity Mapping, Heuristic Evaluations, Journey Mapping, Personas, Site Maps, Content Audits, Competitive Analysis

Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Taishanese)

Leadership & Teaching Experiences

Leadership & Teaching Experiences

Designathon Leader | MSU Designathon  | October 2024 - May 2025

Designathon Leader | MSU Designathon  | October 2024 - May 2025

  • Directed a cross-functional team to optimize the end-to-end experience for 150+ applicants, resulting in increased participation and improved accessibility across all touchpoints.

  • Secured $7,000+ in sponsorships by building strategic partnerships, enabling 10+ hands-on workshops and a diverse speaker lineup for student attendees.

  • Directed a cross-functional team to optimize the end-to-end experience for 150+ applicants, resulting in increased participation and improved accessibility across all touchpoints.

  • Secured $7,000+ in sponsorships by building strategic partnerships, enabling 10+ hands-on workshops and a diverse speaker lineup for student attendees.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant | Michigan State University | January 2025 - May 2025

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant | Michigan State University | January 2025 - May 2025

  • Designed weekly lecture materials and facilitated interactive activities for 20+ students, improving comprehension of digital rhetoric, UX principles, and information architecture.

  • Enhanced hybrid learning by implementing accessibility-focused design strategies, increasing student engagement by 50% based on in class participation.

  • Designed weekly lecture materials and facilitated interactive activities for 20+ students, improving comprehension of digital rhetoric, UX principles, and information architecture.

  • Enhanced hybrid learning by implementing accessibility-focused design strategies, increasing student engagement by 50% based on in class participation.

Education

Education

BA Experience Architecture (UX/UI) | Michigan State University | May 2025

BA Experience Architecture (UX/UI) | Michigan State University | May 2025

Dean’s List, Focused in Human-Computer Interaction, User Research, Visual Design

Awards: Experience Architecture (UI/UX) Outstanding Senior Award 2025

Dean’s List, Focused in Human-Computer Interaction, User Research, Visual Design

Awards: Experience Architecture (UI/UX) Outstanding Senior Award 2025

  • Intellectual and creative excellence (in and outside of the classroom, active and sustained effort in leadership activities; and robust engagement across MSU and other relevant professional communities (in and outside the university).

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

Lead UX Researcher & Designer | WIDE Research Lab at Michigan State University | May 2024 - May 2025

Lead UX Researcher & Designer | WIDE Research Lab at Michigan State University | May 2024 - May 2025

  • Directed accessibility-focused redesigns for various high-impact global cultural heritage sites, enhancing usability and clarity for website with over 160,000 impressions per month.

  • Conducted heuristic evaluations and content audit of 2,700+ entries across 290+ pages.

  • Spearheaded redesign of site structures in WordPress, leading to a 30% reduction in user drop-off rates.

  • Directed accessibility-focused redesigns for various high-impact global cultural heritage sites, enhancing usability and clarity for website with over 160,000 impressions per month.

  • Conducted heuristic evaluations and content audit of 2,700+ entries across 290+ pages.

  • Spearheaded redesign of site structures in WordPress, leading to a 30% reduction in user drop-off rates.

Information Architect Intern | University Advising at MSU | February 2025 - Present

Information Architect Intern | University Advising at MSU | February 2025 - Present

  • Auditing 70+ pages of the university advising site, uncovering pain points in 5+ core navigation paths, and proposing an improved IA structure to enhance student user flow.

  • Auditing 70+ pages of the university advising site, uncovering pain points in 5+ core navigation paths, and proposing an improved IA structure to enhance student user flow.

UX Research Intern | Eli Review - Learning Management System | August 2024 - February 2025

UX Research Intern | Eli Review - Learning Management System | August 2024 - February 2025

  • Conducted a content audit of 7,000+ entries across 120+ pages to identify accessibility barriers and restructure content hierarchy, improving clarity and navigation for users.

  • Delivered a 30+ page stakeholder report with prioritized UX recommendations through mixed-methods research, influencing upcoming redesign and improving content discoverability by 40% based on analytics review.

  • Conducted a content audit of 7,000+ entries across 120+ pages to identify accessibility barriers and restructure content hierarchy, improving clarity and navigation for users.

  • Delivered a 30+ page stakeholder report with prioritized UX recommendations through mixed-methods research, influencing upcoming redesign and improving content discoverability by 40% based on analytics review.

UX Research Intern | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | May 2023 - August 2023

UX Research Intern | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | May 2023 - August 2023

  • Researched user experience of internal audit software; made recommendations based on user feedback.

  • Designed and administered surveys and interviews with 10+ Enterprise Audit leaders and presented key research findings to senior executives by employing storytelling and data visualization.

  • Researched user experience of internal audit software; made recommendations based on user feedback.

  • Designed and administered surveys and interviews with 10+ Enterprise Audit leaders and presented key research findings to senior executives by employing storytelling and data visualization.