Education
Aug 2023 - May 2025
Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Human-Computer Interaction
Atlanta, GA
User Experience Design · eXtended Reality (VR/AR/MR) Design · 3D Modeling · Motion Design · Animation · Speculative Design · Participatory Design · Service Design · User Research · Interactive Narrative
Sep 2019 - Jun 2023
Xi'an International Studies University
B.A. English Literature & Applied Linguistics (honors degree)
Xi'an, China
Feminist and Post-Colonial Literary Criticism · Queer Theory · Scholastic, Late-Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy · Romantic Poetry · Regional and Area Studies · Sociolinguistics · Psycholinguistics · Stylistics · Semiotics
Work Experience
Oct 2025 - Present
Founding Designer @ Leaf Education Technologies, Inc.
United States (Remote)
Building Visual Identity from 0 to 1 for 2 AI Products
Sole designer for two AI platforms, a student task manager, and a college prep tool, owning product, brand, and marketing design from 0→1 to establish early user trust and clarity.
Built a design system with 40+ reusable components, 10 mascot variants, and scalable layouts to unify product and web, reducing design time by 35% and accelerating MVP development.
Created 10+ visual templates and 20+ marketing assets to streamline content workflows and support storytelling across landing pages, onboarding, and outreach.
Sep 2024 - May 2025
Lead UX Designer @ The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA
Improving the Way-finding Experience for Visitors to the High Museum of Art - Thesis Project
Designed an interactive kiosk and web app to help visitors navigate the museum independently and locate exhibits with ease, boosting user satisfaction by 92%.
Created 40+ animated screen prototypes, including an interactive 3D map, transitions for wayfinding, buttons, and icons, to support an intuitive and seamless experience.
Jan 2025 - May 2025
Lead UX Designer @ Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Efficiently Incorporating Graphical Abstracts into the Molecular Vision Journal - Client Project
Designed an interactive graphical abstract (GA) experience to help the Molecular Vision Journal incentivize author submissions by increasing visibility and reducing design barriers.
Created a GA section on the homepage to highlight accepted GAs and designed interactive annotation features to help authors balance clarity and technical depth, while improving reviewer usability.
Developed a ready-for-dev design system and ran 3 feedback-driven iterations, raising user satisfaction by 97%among authors and reviewers.
May 2024 - Aug 2024
UX Design Intern @ Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Lead Designer for Campus Recreation Center Website
Redesigned the Campus Recreation website to address user confusion, content clarity, and accessibility gaps, streamlining 60+ pages and increasing satisfaction by 25%.
Created a new design system with color schemes and reusable UI components, and led weekly critiques for quality and alignment.
Successfully launched in Fall 2024, driving a 30% boost in user engagement, validated by page views and time on site.
Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
UX Designer @ FanDuel
Atlanta, GA
Enhancing User Experience of Fantasy Sports Through Generative AI - Client Project
Designed AI-powered interactive dashboards to help fantasy sports users quickly interpret performance insights and make informed lineup decisions.
Conducted 6 research methods to identify usability gaps, including interviews and surveys, translating findings into design insights.
Led 3 design iterations with user testing, expert reviews, and heuristic evaluation, achieving an average SUS score of 72.5 and improving feature clarity.
Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
Participatory Designer @ DEAR Lab, Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Designing and Facilitating a Participatory Design Workshop
Designed and organized a participatory design workshop, bringing together designers, HCI researchers, urban planners, activists, and data specialists to explore civic data challenges.
Designed and iterated workshop activities, developed visual & textual materials, and ensured a seamless collaborative problem-solving process.
Facilitated interactive sessions, guided discussions, and activities to generate actionable insights on eviction data and public civic data.
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
UX/UI Design Intern @ PIQS Intelligence (Shenzhen) Co.
Shenzhen, China
Designing Interactive Web Dashboard for a 3D Laser Profiling System
Created Hi-Fi prototypes with new UI and dashboard layouts to communicate design solutions with PMs and developers, resulting in an 83% increase in usability and user satisfaction.
Conducted user research with 10+ users to uncover key pain points, leading to well-defined design challenges and opportunities.
Persuaded the team to implement a higher-effort design by proving its long-term value, earning stakeholder alignment through data-based user insights.
Academic Work
Sep 2023 - May 2025
Research Assistant @ College of Computing, Georgia Tech
Graduate Research Assistant at the DEAR Lab
Atlanta, GA
Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
Teaching Assistant @ College of Computing, Georgia Tech
Graduate Teaching Assistant for CS 6755 HCI Foundations
Atlanta, GA
Skills
Design
Visual Design, Prototyping, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Storyboarding, eXtended Reality Design, 3D Modeling, Design Systems
Research
Quantitative Research, Competitive Analysis, User Interview, Literature Review, Critical Discourse Analysis, Usability Testing, Diary Studies
Tools
Figma, Sketch, Qualtrics, Framer, Blender, Unity, Rhino 3D, Fusion 360, P5.js, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, DaVinci