Hi, I am Vanessa! Senior Product Designer | UI/UX Designer
I specialize in IoT platforms, data-heavy dashboards, and 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.
15+
Production features shipped at TOKU
3,000+
Users researched across projects
50%+
Reduction in QA effort using Typescript
I design with three checks in mind: is it wanted, is it buildable, is it a real business.
Project @ Neopenda
NEOMITA is a healthcare wearable for rural Africa — built around what's locally available, accessible to all ages, and designed to actually sustain itself.
Award-Winning Project
Healthcare
Business Strategy
Product design
I design device and dashboard experiences for data-heavy systems.
Project @ Illinois Tech
Pawssistant is a platform facilitating informed and confident decision-making in critical pet health care moments.
Healthcare
Product Strategy
AI Design
Product design
Project @ TOKU
Turning a Grafana alerting engine built for tuning rules into an incident model operators could actually trust
Product Strategy
IOT Dashboard
Data Modeling
UX Research
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.
I explore emerging technology early, to find where it creates real value.
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
Interested in working together?
Shoot me an email if you'd like to chat.
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