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Volunteer Experience

  • Merit Graphic

    Mentor

    Merit

    - Present 2 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Mentors professionals in design and technology with various levels of seniority ranging from Junior to Staff.

  • Emergent Works Graphic

    UX Design Mentor

    Emergent Works

    - 5 months

    Science and Technology

    Mentored a new UX designer twice a week, helping them understand basic design concepts and gain proficiency with Figma. Provided guidance and feedback that helped them plan and complete their final project.

  • Council Member

    NYC Digital Games Industry Council

    - Present 2 years 3 months

    Arts and Culture

  • Mentor

    Made in the Future Fellowship

    - 1 year 1 month

    Helped a fledgling designer find their career footing through coaching and mentorship. Connected them to learning and potential work opportunities.

  • CODE LIBERATION FOUNDATION INC Graphic

    Co-Founder & Executive Director

    CODE LIBERATION FOUNDATION INC

    - 3 years 6 months

    Science and Technology

    * Created resources that helped marginalized genderfolk learn to code.
    * Taught game development classes for JavaScript, C#, and other languages.
    * Organized hackathons that helped students practice their programming skills.

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Honors & Awards

  • #1 Most Innovative Workplace Company of 2021

    Fast Company

    FastCo highlighted Asana for its Goals feature, of which I led the design:

    "The company launched Asana Goals in July 2020, enabling teams to better track progress, and by the end of the year had released more than 130 features, including integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Zoom. While competitors focus workflow around a single area or “container,” Goals, says Asana founder and CEO Dustin Moskovitz, is cross-functional, allowing people to stay on task even while working on…

    FastCo highlighted Asana for its Goals feature, of which I led the design:

    "The company launched Asana Goals in July 2020, enabling teams to better track progress, and by the end of the year had released more than 130 features, including integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Zoom. While competitors focus workflow around a single area or “container,” Goals, says Asana founder and CEO Dustin Moskovitz, is cross-functional, allowing people to stay on task even while working on broader assignments."

  • Technologist of the Year

    Brooklyn Innovation Awards

  • Generation Google Scholarship

    Google

Test Scores

  • Life

    Score: 33%

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Japanese

    Limited working proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Rosenfeld Media

    Editorial Board Member

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    I read design book proposals and shared my opinions about them.

  • The Code Liberation Foundation

    Co-founder, Executive Director

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    The Code Liberation Foundation brings free game development & design classes to women with the goal of enabling more women to independently develop video games. Phoenix Perry, a talented developer, artist, and designer, founded the organization with four ladies, myself included.

  • Tech Under Thirty

    Creator & Organizer

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    Tech Under Thirty was a group for designers & tech-oriented people under the age of thirty. I started this group with two co-organizers named Asia Hoe and Chris Lo. We held monthly meetups to introduce people to new design and tech careers, as well as get them comfortable with networking & surviving in the workplace. We offered informative workshops & talks at no cost to attendees.

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