# Laiy Joshi > Incoming Design Intern @ IBM | M.S in Human-Computer Interaction @ UCSC Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/laiyjoshi Hello! I am currently pursuing a Master's in HCI, focusing on the interaction between user needs, visual design, and storytelling. I’m passionate about designing intuitive, High-impact end-to-end web and mobile experiences and enjoy turning ideas into wireframes and interactive prototypes. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and am excited to translate user insights into thoughtful customer-centric design solutions. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer, Researcher - Graduate Capstone @ Microsoft Jan 2026 – Present | Santa Clara, CA ### User Experience Research Assistant @ University of California, Santa Cruz Jan 2024 – Present | Santa Cuz Analyzing qualitative/quantitative data and 15 surveys to identify user needs and meaningful patterns. Collaborating with 3 designers, and 2 developers to integrate user-centered design principles into the development process. Integrating A/B testing and stakeholder feedback and analytics into design iterations, improving the intuitiveness and visual appeal of key pages by 50%. Articulating the entire design process, from initial user research to final high-fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes, ensuring cohesive and data-driven design solutions. Contributing to the maintenance of a comprehensive design system, ensuring overall interface consistency. ### UX Design Intern @ Yardi Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Santa Barbara, California, United States Utilized Bootstrap classes to create responsive interfaces. Developed Figma spec guides for card spacing, font, and icons, simplifying developer handoff. Actively participated in 5 QA design reviews, noting constructive critiques and integrating developer feedback to refine design solutions. Collaborated closely with the design lead to establish a scalable style guide and reusable Figma components. Wrote design documentation for using assets such as badges, elevation, input fields to ensure consistency ### Product Designer @ Infinite Options LLC Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Jose, California, United States Storyboarded detailed user flows for 3 interfaces: tenant and property management applications, enhancing user navigation. Mapped user-centric information architecture for seamless transactions for tenant to property manager payment flow. Translated over 50 wireframes into high-fidelity prototypes, adhering to an established design system. Collaborated in daily scrums within agile framework alongside cross-functional teams to address development challenges and iteratively refine designs, reducing implementation time by 30%. Designed dynamic data frames for tracking tenant information, managing and visualizing large datasets, including designing reporting dashboards and creating seamless user experiences for data integration with APIs. ### Lead Graphic Designer @ Yektasonics Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | United States - Worked closely with CEO on a customer outreach strategy and branding. -Aided team with editing and revising documentation and presentations - Created high-quality 3D models of the company's products and technology. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Human Computer Interaction University of California, Santa Cruz Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Game and Interactive Media Design / Film and Digital Media University of California, Santa Cruz Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 ### High School Diploma Santa Barbara High School Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laiy-joshi --- Source: https://flows.cv/laiyjoshi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/laiyjoshi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07