Hi, I am Vanessa! Senior Product Designer | UI/UX Designer
I turn ambiguous problems into
15+
Production features shipped at TOKU
3,000+
Users researched across projects
50%+
Reduction in QA effort using Typescript
I specialize in IoT platforms and data-heavy dashboards. My real value is bridging the gap between what engineers build, what businesses need, and what users actually do.
Seven years of work experience. Two Master's degrees (MBA + MDes). Chess habit that turns out to be very useful for thinking through complex systems. I care about work that's both technically rigorous and genuinely human-centered.
Dashboard, data-driven design
I design device and dashboard experiences for data-heavy systems.
Project @ TOKU
Turning Grafana's alerting engine into an incident model operators can act on
Product Strategy
Data modeling
IOT Dashboard
UX Research
Product Mgmt
Product Dev
Project @ Illinois Tech
Pawssistant is a platform facilitating informed and confident decision-making in critical pet health care moments.
AI Design
Product Strategy
Healthcare
Product Design
Business Value & Strategy
I design with three checks in mind: is it wanted, is it buildable, is it a creating value.
Research-Heavy
I turn raw research into frameworks other teams can act on.
Coming soon
Mind+ Research
Write-up in progress.
Coming soon
Starbucks Research
Write-up in progress.
Art, Exploration
I explore emerging technology early, to find where it creates fun and joy.
Project @ EXPO x Taiwan
EXPO x Taiwan is a globally published virtual exhibition in MINECRAFT, created by three architecture enthusiasts during the pandemic.
2nd Place, Global Poll
Information + Communication
Visual Design
3d modeling
Thanks for visiting!
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