From growing up making handmade gifts for friends to now designing interfaces for everyday software, I’ve always used creativity as the connection between people, technology, and purpose.

Despite growing up in Silicon Valley I didn’t discover how creativity and technology intersected until I transferred to UCLA. My seemingly unrelated community college interests in psychology, computer science, and graphic design converged to the skills I use everyday as a professional UX Designer.

My relationship with design has always been serendipitous. I’ve gotten the opportunity to work in a variety of sectors such as e-commerce, HVAC manufacturing, and nonprofit to name a few. My work connects back to my own life, like my volunteering work in food insecurity or growing up with a dad who worked as an HVAC technician. Experiences like these have helped me see design not just as a career, but as a way to contribute to communities and people I care about.

Since I learned most of my design skills through clubs and webinars, I have a passion for design education to pay it forward by sharing what I learn with other designers. Even with full time work I never stop learning, I go to conferences and develop workshops to teach others and teach myself. I find ways to keep practicing design to communicate my passions, motion design travel powerpoints, crochet pokemon, handknit sweaters, and more I have yet to discover.