Contributed to some cool research projects under NDA :)

At Hanger, I led the end-to-end design strategy for a fashion-tech platform that reimagines shopping through an AI-powered search tool. This tool transforms search keywords into dynamic filters, enabling shoppers to discover styles based on color, mood, context, sustainability, and price drops across a variety of brands.

• Spearheaded the product strategy and design to help shape the brand’s web digital identity.

• Collaborated closely with the founding, engineering, product, and marketing teams.

• Designed and implemented a robust design system, balancing clean aesthetics with everyday usability.

• Led user research and testing to uncover insights, validate ideas, and refine the shopping journey.

• Contributed to the development of AI-powered search that scans the internet for fashion items based on color, mood, and context, not just brands.

Our mission: to make discovery-driven shopping effortless, personalized, and exciting.

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions. The company serves approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients and approximately 58 million verified digital users.

New Product Experience Team:

• Envisioned and crafted the E2E discovery and online banking experience for kids, a brand new customer segment impacting million+ users.

• Conducted a competitive audit, interviewed customers (children!), and created customer personas and journeys to understand parent-child banking relationship.

• Redesigned a high-visibility webpage and leveraged existing touchpoints to boost product discovery and enhance onboarding success for 58+ million customers. Presented key concepts at design critiques.

Payments Team:

• Spearheaded exploratory northstar work for Payments iconography system guiding future efforts.

• Collaborated cross-functionally with Research, Brand, and Subject Matter Experts to identify existing gaps and define three solution areas along with a comprehensive testing plan.

Design Innovation is the primary student-led UI/UX design organization at UIUC, operating through semester-long design projects and events. Previous projects have included consulting projects, industry design challenges, and popular app innovations. Community events like socials, Q&As with industry designers, and tech talks occur several times a semester.

• Led and mentored 6 teams of UX designers on varying project timelines ranging from early discovery and ideation to design validation.

• Provided candid and constructive feedback on a variety of projects.