# Isha Chury

> Product Designer | MS HCI @ UC Santa Cruz

Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ishachury

## Work Experience
### Product Designer | Capstone @ Microsoft
Jan 2026 – Present

### User Experience Designer @ LIVING STONES FOUNDATION
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Lead Project/Social Media Assistant @ SlugCents Financial Wellness Program
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | University of California, Santa Cruz
• Developed Instagram content and promotional flyers that increased program visibility and connected students to financial resources

• Partnered with social media interns, providing design feedback to enhance consistency, engagement, and overall quality

### CUIP Project Assistant @ SlugCents Financial Wellness Program
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | University of California, Santa Cruz
• Designed and implemented targeted social media campaigns to promote financial wellness resources to UCSC students, alumni, and affiliates, significantly increasing the number of followers and engagement on various social media platforms

• Assisted in planning the program’s website, integrating diverse sets of resources and tools tailored to student needs, enhancing accessibility to financial resources and providing references for the user base

### Undergraduate Research Assistant - Gratitude @ Tech4Good @ UCSC
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
• Assisted in conceptualizing various ideas for the Gratitude platform, and contributed to creating potential user flows across various web pages
 
• Contributed to the user interface design by incorporating insights gained from the previous research study alongside additional features such as ChatGPT integration for generating compatible recipient groups

### Undergraduate Research Assistant - Cosmic Cafe @ Assistive Sociotechnical Solutions for Individuals with Special Needs Using Technology (ASSIST) Lab
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | University of California, Santa Cruz
• Gained proficiency in Unity to navigate and make targeted improvements to the existing codebase, improving code structure and maintenance

• Contributed to ideation sessions, proposing mechanics and features to enhance gameplay and functionality, gradually scaling the user’s difficulty across various proposed levels

### Undergraduate Research Assistant - Acculturative Game Design @ Assistive Sociotechnical Solutions for Individuals with Special Needs Using Technology (ASSIST) Lab
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
• Conducted qualitative coding of interviews to identify overarching themes and analyze data trends across diverse participants groups

• Designed and developed thematic maps to effectively visualize and communicate research findings, including recurring patterns, key insights, and anomalies highlighting unique participant experiences

### Group Tutor and Acting Teaching Assistant @ Business Strategy and Information Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
• Tutored and evaluated four student groups, providing comprehensive feedback on student performance and written assignments, including the development of a professional proposal for a digital platform

• Participated in TA meetings to review student progress, evaluate project proposals, and establish grading criteria for key project components, including overarching prototype design, thematic analysis, and prompt engineering

### Assistant Lecturer @ FILM 185X Seminar, University of California
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
• Collaborated with organization members to design and present course lectures, activities, and workshops, teaching essential skills including InDesign and effective writing strategies to enhance the quality and coherence of student work

• Provided detailed feedback on student designs and written content, offering constructive suggestions for improvement and iterative development

### Undergraduate Research Assistant - Annota @ Tech4Good @ UCSC
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
• Conducted qualitative coding of user transcripts to analyze platform perceptions and synthesize key pain points for design improvements


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Human Computer Interaction
University of California, Santa Cruz

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science: Game Design
University of California, Santa Cruz

### High School Diploma
Washington High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/isha-chury
- Portfolio: https://ishachury20.github.io/Portfolio

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Last updated: 2026-04-13