Philippine-born designer raised in San Diego.
I'm a new grad, recently graduating from the HCI program at UC San Diego. I'm a firm believer of using design as an effective means to change the world.
I'm currently working on community experiences for Architects and Scientists. But previously, I scaled home energy solutions @Don Norman’s Design Lab.
Apart from pushing pixels, I couldn’t live without bike rides to the beach, deep house music, and iced chai lattes with oat milk.
Philippine-born designer raised in San Diego.
I'm a new grad, recently graduating from the HCI program at UC San Diego. I'm a firm believer of using design as an effective means to change the world.
I'm currently working on community experiences for Architects and Scientists. But previously, I scaled home energy solutions @Don Norman’s Design Lab.
Apart from pushing pixels, I couldn’t live without bike rides to the beach, deep house music, and iced chai lattes with oat milk.
Volunteer
May 2023 - Aug 2024
Develop for Good
User Experience Designer
Designed a mobile app* to connect aspiring social entrepreneurs to renowned business leaders to kickstart development in Philippine grassroot communities.
*Leadership Choice Award
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
Homehub
User Experience Designer
Designed for a startup that provided lease options and vital housing information for homeless students. Built a component and UI library to streamline designer and developer workflows.
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
Design Lab + Sony Electronics
User Experience Designer
Interviewed remote workers about COVID-19 frustrations and mental health, providing insights for Sony’s Human Factor Engineering teams to enhance home devices.
Experience
2023 - Now
Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
Product Design Lead
Shaping product vision and integrating AI with engineering to enhance global architecture research discussions.
2021- 2023
Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
Product Designer
Launched core features for 3,000 users, increasing subscriptions by 2.45x. Facilitated PHP migration, enabling API integrations and speeding development. Designed conference registration/payment system, generating $110K+ in revenue.
2023 - 2024
Don Norman Design Lab
Product Design Intern
Designed MVP for Balto Energy, securing $1M in funding.Launched a Contractor Playbook with North Pacific Power Systems for California solar contractors. Prototyped energy literacy frameworks with Aurora Solar, Bayou Energy, Balto Energy, and WattBot.
How'd I get here?
How'd I get here?
My design journey began in 2013 as a kid creating stories through Minecraft builds. This passion evolved into video production and editing for freelance projects, where I honed my collaboration skills and learned to see projects through from start to finish. However, everything changed when I discovered coding, enabling me to make games and develop engaging websites. Ultimately, all these experiences led me to the field of UX.
Now, I’m combining all these things to produce products and experiences that make the world a cooler place (literally).
My design journey began in 2013 as a kid creating stories through Minecraft builds.
This passion evolved into video production and editing for freelance projects, where I honed my collaboration skills and learned to see projects through from start to finish.
However, everything changed when I discovered coding, enabling me to make games and develop engaging websites. Ultimately, all these experiences led me to the field of UX.
Now, I’m combining all these things to produce products and experiences that make the world a cooler place (literally).
Experience
2023 - Now
Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
Product Design Lead
Shaping product vision and integrating AI with engineering to enhance global architecture research discussions.
2021- 2023
Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
Product Designer
Launched core features for 3,000 users, increasing subscriptions by 2.45x. Facilitated PHP migration, enabling API integrations and speeding development. Designed conference registration/payment system, generating $110K+ in revenue.
2023 - 2024
Don Norman Design Lab
Product Design Intern
Designed MVP for Balto Energy, securing $1M in funding. Launched a Contractor Playbook with North Pacific Power Systems for California solar contractors. Prototyped energy literacy frameworks with Aurora Solar, Bayou Energy, Balto Energy, and WattBot.
Volunteer
May 2023 - Aug 2023
Develop for Good
User Experience Designer
Designed a mobile app* to connect aspiring social entrepreneurs to renowned business leaders to kickstart development in Philippine grassroot communities.
*Leadership Choice Award
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
Homehub
User Experience Designer
Designed for a startup that provided lease options and vital housing information for homeless students. Built a component and UI library to streamline designer and developer workflows.
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
Design Lab + Sony Electronics
User Experience Designer
Interviewed remote workers about COVID-19 and device frustrations, providing insights for Sony’s Human Factor Engineering teams to enhance home devices.