# Annie Chen

> Product Designer @ Chronosphere | CMU MHCI '22

Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anniechen

Annie has a passion for design and engineering with a focus in accessibility. She is currently working on her Masters in Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. She works well with both technical and non-technical peers and loves collaborating on cross-team projects. She has over 5 years of industry experience working as a UX Engineer, combining her front-end software engineering skills with her user experience research and design skills.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Chronosphere
Jan 2023 – Present

### Product Designer (via Carnegie Mellon MHCI) @ NASA Ames Research Center
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Developed and executed research plan for Mars mission to keep astronauts in contact with loved ones
• Conducted semi-structured and directed storytelling interviews and synthesized findings into actionable insights
• Created wireframes based on found insights
• Conducted usability testing
• Designed and developed working prototype in React and Firebase

### UX Designer & Front-end Engineer @ BloomBoard, Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California
• Designed and developed 3 iterations of the primary product as user needs and product focus evolved over 4 years
• Led the development of the front-end style guide and components using Storybook
• Conducted user testing sessions, user research, and competitor analysis
• Led accessibility initiatives and mobile responsiveness
• Assisted with branding by designing and illustrating mascot, emojis, and email templates

### Software Engineer Intern @ BloomBoard, Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto, California
• Designed and developed full stack internal tools in AngularJS and CakePHP.

### Research Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
• Designed wireframes and data models for a peer evaluation application.
• Developed a full stack educational web application in Django.


## Education
### Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Information Systems
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anniechen0502
- Website: https://annie-chen.me

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Last updated: 2026-02-23