# Alena You

> Design @ Please

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alenayou

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Please AI
Jan 2025 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States

### Product Designer @ Dream Build Actualize
Jan 2023 – Present
Lead UX initiatives for mission-driven startups, grounded in research.

### Product Designer @ Heartland
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Math & Economics Tutor @ Personalized Prep
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Newport Beach, California, United States

### Design Engineer @ Du Mont Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Orange County, California, United States

### Design Engineering Intern @ Watry Design, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Irvine, California, United States

### OAI Student Assistant at Henry Samueli School of Engineering @ UC Irvine
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | University of California, Irvine

### Sound Broadcast Peer Teacher @ Youth Radio
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | 1701 Broadway Oakland, CA
-Responsible for running weekly radio shows (Youth Radio Raw).	
-Instructed students how to work the sound board, broadcasting programs, and produced public service announcements.
-Learned and practiced multi-media, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Final Cut Pro.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
UC Irvine

### Certificate of Completion in UX Academy
Designlab

### Certificate of Completion in Graphic Design
ilovecreatives

### High School
Oakland Technical High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alena-you
- Portfolio: https://www.alena-you.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13