Visual-focused UI / UX Designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area

Experienced in visual design, research, with a background in biotech and cybersecurity start-ups. Eager to untangle the technical details to create elegant designs!

A panel showing an illustration of daffodils.An illustration of a woman reading a bookAn illustration of the Golden Gate Bridge

illustrations by me :)

featured work

Visibility Case Study

new product  |  research  |  UI

Designing a completely new UI to help protect 200+ companies around the world from cyberattacks.

enter password :)

Widgets Feature

adding a new feature  |  UI

Creating customizable widgets to help users navigate and filter thousands of assets.

enter password ;)

just for fun

Persona 3 UI Breakdown

UI  |  guilty pleasure  

Analyzing best practices and UI improvements over ~20 years of gaming.

read analysis
The name "Palatino" with typography lines behind it.

about me

I like to think that my last name being a typeface was always a reminder for me to pursue design. Because before my design career, I was a biochemist! One of my side projects was to design UI for the lab's internal tools, and it was only then that I realized that there was an entire discipline behind UX / UI Design. I loved the creative challenge empowered by research, and persistent empathy for others — and I haven’t looked back since!

Here are some kind LinkedIn testimonials from my colleagues. And an article from my mentor if you're still curious about my design journey. Thanks for stopping by!