About
creating things to brighten your day :~)
Work Experience
2023 — Now
Co-Instructor of CS160 at UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
2021 — 2023
Berkeley, CA
- Teaching Figma mechanics and design principles to over 50 students in a weekly online course at UC Berkeley
- Writing and creating both lecture-based and interactive curriculum for beginner-level designers
- Managing 10 staff members and monitoring course logistics
2021 — 2021
San Francisco, CA
- Designed and tested in-product optimizations which doubled self-upgrade rate in Professional plan users
- Prototyped new concepts for Growth and Community team hypotheses
- Fostered culture through company- and team-wide events
Volunteering
2019 — 2021
Berkeley, CA
- Supporting team of 5 product designers through individual projects and documentation for nonprofit and community organizations
- Educating organization members about the role of design within their development projects
- SP21: President
FA20: Internal VP
FA19 + SP20: Product Designer
2020 — 2021
- Educating and managing a team of 10 associates in developing a brand identity and creating marketing content with a focus on accessibility
- Administering a nonprofit lowering the barrier of entry into design for high school students through accessible education
2019 — 2020
- Directed team of 8 associates to design sustainable products and enhance student body awareness of fast fashion
- Facilitated education and onboarding of Adobe Illustrator
- SP20: VP Design
FA19: Designer
Speaking
2021
Remote (San Francisco, CA)
2021
Remote (Waterloo, Ontario)
Side Projects
2021
Free-to-play virtual escape room made in Figma
2020
Create yourself as a villager, no Switch required
Education
2019 — Now
UC Berkeley
BA in Computer Science
Minor in Theater and Performance Studies
Certificate of Design Innovation
Contact
Email
Figma
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