Monica Huynh

Monica Huynh

Product Designer in Vancouver and Toronto, she/they

About

In awe of things. Building hopefully.

Contact

Website
LinkedIn

Work Experience

2023 — 2023
UX Design Intern at KindWorks.AI

💡 Gamification
Increased user engagement by 30% by spearheading KindWorks.AI’s first Gamification Design System. Improved UX strategy by leading research on best practices and conducting competitive analyses.

2022 — 2022
Web Development Intern at East Side Games Studio

🕹 Game Pages, Merch Store and UX
Led the UX/UI design and development of ESG Merch Store, a full-stack e-commerce web application for all merchandise to be launched internally to 200+ users and partner studios.

2022 — 2022
Software Development Intern at UBC Department of Psychology

🪐 PolarUs App
Developed native Android frontend components for PolarUs, a mobile application for measuring quality of life with bipolar disorder.

2021 — 2021
Frontend Development Intern at Sendo

💰 Product Ads/ Marketplace - Revenue
Increased take rate from 2% to 6% and improved user experience on Sendo’s seller ads’ pages, a core part of Sendo’s revenue stream, by renovating user journeys and UI.

Side Projects

2024
Poe

👾 Designed a new mobile experience for better user engagement in Poe, Quora’s ultimate one-stop platform for generative AI chatbots.

Volunteering

2022 — 2023
Director of Design at UBC BizTech

⚡️ Designed Data & Beyond, the largest data conference by UBC's largest tech club

2021 — 2022
Vice President Creative at UBC Me Inc.

🍊 Designed UBC Sauder’s longest-running career conference

Education

2020 — 2024
Bachelor of Commerce at University of British Columbia

🎓 Business Technology Management

Certifications

2023
Certificate in User Experience Design from BrainStation

Awards

2018
UBC International Major Entrance Scholar

💫 Awarded to exceptional international students entering undergraduate programs at UBC Sauder