• Led early UX definition for an AI platform to clarify user problems, system risks, and core interaction principles in a pre-funding environment, alongside the founder, product managers, and engineers.

• Facilitated structured UX sessions translating business pivots into investor-facing interaction models, prioritizing clarity, trust, and credible value communication while accelerating prototype readiness.

• Synthesized market research and early user signals to inform experience direction and responsible AI considerations.

• Delivered end-to-end UX and UI execution for the prototype, including hands-on frontend implementation using AI-assisted development tools (Cursor AI), aligning product strategy with functional delivery.

• Conducted market research on AI Tools and platforms to inform product design decisions.

• Led front-end design efforts, creating UI wireframes and building a development-ready MVP on Figma

• Represented the team at the April 2025 AI Alignment Evaluation Hackathon.

• Developed skills in UX strategy, front-end design, and prototyping.

• Built and deployed a frontend-only tool simulating dynamic AI-style feedback, intentionally simplifying feature scope under technical constraints while protecting clarity, task flow, and response credibility.

• Own end-to-end development of independent product concepts, converting early-stage feature ideas into defined problem statements, scoped MVP functionality, structured interaction flows, and functional prototypes.

• Define explicit decision criteria and make deliberate tradeoffs across usability, cognitive load, and trust signals to align product behavior with user comprehension and task completion.

• Articles include topics regarding UX and Visual Trends, UX Design Challenges, Redesign Challenges, and general discussions about design, the industry and market, and the intersection of design with multidisciplinary roles and emerging technology (such as AI)

• Defined messaging architecture and visual systems supporting funding, enrollment, and growth initiatives for small teams, restructuring content hierarchy and narrative sequencing to clarify value propositions and strengthen decision confidence.

• Produced decision-oriented pitch decks and growth materials by simplifying dense content, establishing clear information hierarchy, and aligning narrative flow with stakeholder objectives under compressed timelines.

• Increased PMI Silicon Valley Toastmasters Club enrollment by creating 3 versions of flyers designed to communicate both the club's professional offerings and approachable environment by collaborating with club officers, researching the club's website, and engaging with club meetings and members

• Improved the chance of an investment pitch approval by designing visual clarity and appeal for a Google slide deck.

• Designed and iterated a 3D character asset embodying the AI chatbot, translating abstract product vision into interactive brand behavior that strengthened emotional connection and reinforced product identity within the app, in collaboration with the founder.

• Evaluated performance constraints and adjusted visual fidelity to ensure the asset enhanced delight without compromising usability or load efficiency

• Increased the average user engagement time and user retention by animating a walking cycle for the Familiar pet on Blender, which developed an engaging and interactive gamified user experience of the Familiar app

• Guided 30+ undergraduate designers through structured critiques and 1:1 sessions, elevating UX reasoning, interaction clarity, and decision justification while strengthening my ability to diagnose design gaps and navigate strategic tradeoffs.