# Sara Hua

> Product Designer in EdTech

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sarahua

I love uncovering the intricacies in behaviors, emotions, and interactions and crafting them into meaningful experiences.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Padlet
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### UXUI Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Redmond, Washington, United States
Collaborating with XFN on Forza franchise. Presenting intricate game mechanics as an accessible, fun journey to increase over 2 million players' engagement and retention rate.

### UXUI Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Redmond, Washington, United States
Craft engaging social experiences to connect Xbox players in a playful way.

### User Experience Design Intern @ Johnson & Johnson
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
+ Supported medical device (IDHF) team in Surgical Display and Instrument Design under Human Factor Guidelines. Work mainly includes User Flow, Information Architecture, GUI and Micro Interactions.

+ Built a new visual inventory of System Map in Figma - a comprehensive documentation of Product Lifespan Diagram & UX Spec. It's a duplicatable template that suits various internal projects in order to boost collaboration efficiency across Design and Development teams.

### Industrial Design Intern @ Bosch
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
+ Collaborated with engineering and marketing teams on a Construction Site Management Platform through IoT. (Physical device iteration + Digital platform wireframe and prototype)

+ Lead Field Research, Ideation, Prototype and Usability Test in the early phase of a Bosch power tool redesign. 

+ Co-facilitated Design Thinking Workshops for over 200 associates coming from non-design background, as a way to spread creative problem solving mindset internally.

### Experience & Industrial Designer @ Accenture Song
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
+ Delivered Industrial Design and Experience Design solutions for distinctive client projects in multi-scale and multi-medium.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Product Design & Social Innovation Minor
ArtCenter College of Design
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021

### Exchange Program_ Digital Product Management
INSEAD
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Interdisciplinary Study in Med Tech
UCLA
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sara-hua
- Portfolio: https://sara-hua.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-30