UCLA Extension UX Design 2022 Los Angeles

I design experiences that feel inevitable.

UX researcher and designer. Research-first, prototype-driven, process-documented.

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Selected Work
01

Hot 8 Yoga

App Redesign UX Research Annotation

Redesigned a yoga studio booking experience with 16 annotated UX decisions to reduce friction and surface what users actually need.

02

Swing With Me

0→1 Product Design AI Product Prototyping

Designed a native iOS app that records your tennis strokes, compares them to a pro's form frame-by-frame, and gives feedback most players can't afford.

CHLA cardiac imaging suite waiting area — animal mural wall with seating
7 Years
Taylor Design · Huitt-Zollars
03

Healthcare Architecture

Healthcare Architecture OSHPD/HCAi 7 Years

Seven years as Architectural Job Captain designing healthcare facilities at Children's Hospital Los Angeles — casework, elevations, MRI suites, and construction coordination.

Synapse
AI · Knowledge · React
10K+ Lines
32 Components · 4 AI Providers · 15 AI Tools
04

Synapse — AI Knowledge System

Product Design System Design AI-Directed Dev

A single-file React second-brain app designed and built from scratch — IndexedDB persistence, four AI providers, fuzzy search, visual mindmaps, and gamification in 10,000+ lines with no build step.

SCI-Arc thesis — exterior render of Cuts, Implied Volumes, Surfaces project on Los Angeles site
M.Arch
SCI-Arc · 2014–2017 · Los Angeles
05

SCI-Arc Architecture Portfolio

Graduate Work Studio Design Visual Studies Thesis

3.5 years of graduate architecture work at SCI-Arc — 7 semesters of design studio, visual studies, and thesis development. Rhino, V-Ray, physical model-making, parametric design.

About

I'm an experienced, empathetic designer based in Los Angeles with 7 years of experience in healthcare architecture. My approach starts with the user — research first, pixels second. Similar to UX, the work I've done in architecture is driven by understanding user feedback, intuitive layouts, scope, and budget.

Before transitioning to digital UX, I spent seven years as an Architectural Job Captain at Taylor Design (2020–2025) and Huitt-Zollars (2018–2020), designing healthcare facilities where patient flow, infection control, and regulatory compliance all had to work in a single floor plan. I led design reviews from ideation to implementation, managed OSHPD Construction Administration, and coordinated engineers' work across change orders, RFIs, and submittals.

I hold an M.Arch from SCI-Arc (where I learned Revit, Rhino, V-Ray, Grasshopper, CATIA, Maya, and physical model-making), completed UCLA Extension's UX Design program, and hold Autodesk Revit Core and Intermediate Certifications (January 2025). I'm a former Division I Women's Tennis player at UC Riverside — which explains the rigor.

M.Arch, SCI-Arc (2014–2017) · UX Design, UCLA Extension (2022) · BA Political Science (International Affairs) + Asian Literature & Culture (Japanese), UC Riverside (2006–2010) — Academic Excellence Award, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Figma User Research Information Architecture Wireframing Prototyping Usability Testing Accessibility (WCAG) Revit (BIM) AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Design Systems
SCI-Arc form study — blush pink sculptural volume, overlapping curved cuts

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Open to UX design opportunities in Los Angeles and remote. I'd love to hear what you're building.

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