I’ve spent most of my life moving between different schools, states, and countries. These constantly changing environments made me deeply curious about how people think, how they live, and how to connect despite the cultural and language differences.

When I was 14, I discovered animation through a school course, and it unlocked a new medium for me to express myself without needing language. That eventually led me to design school, where I came across product design. It was the same craft of understanding people and their problems, something I had been subconsciously practicing my whole life, but now I could use that understanding to build something that solves or eases the problem and fits into their life.

I was hooked when I saw people use the first product I built and actually enjoy it. That experience led me to pursue my Master’s in Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. Since then, I’ve worked on everything from location based social products and streaming experiences to transportation systems and AI assisted tools. I like problems where I can spend time understanding people, their mental models, the context around them, and the behaviors that shape an experience before thinking about the interface. I enjoy ambiguity, but consumer products interest me a bit more because I want my work to end up in people’s hands and become part of their everyday lives.