About

Curious by nature.
Driven by challenge.

I'm a product designer with a habit of noticing things: the way a menu is structured, how a hotel lobby makes you feel, why some forms feel effortless and others don't.

That curiosity started long before I learned what UX was.

The moment that shaped everything

At 17, I moved to Vancouver alone with one year to graduate, and a counsellor who told me it wasn't a realistic goal. I showed up at his office until he let me try because I knew that my English was limited, but my determination wasn't.

I graduated with a scholarship, and I learned something I carry into everything I do: don't accept what others think is possible for you, go find out for yourself.

Shining Sabre — Leadership Award & Scholarship · Sutherland Secondary School, 2022

Beyond my story

Some experiences change how we see.
Others change who we become.

I refused to accept the verdict and wrote the ending myself. Every place that changes you has a story. Pin yours on the map: a move, a challenge, a fresh start, the moment you became someone different.

Explore the map

How I work

Three principles

Start with the constraint, not the canvas.

I don't open Figma until I understand the system. The best design isn't the most creative, but the one that still holds up once it meets real users, real dev limits, real deadlines.

Use every tool that makes the thinking sharper.

I use AI to stress-test assumptions and explore edge cases, so I can spend more time on decisions that matter most.

Design that survives handoff.

I know enough HTML and CSS to know when a design decision will cost the dev team a week. So I don't make those decisions.

My stack

See it in action

Design

Figma Illustrator Photoshop Miro

UX Research

User research Journey map Personas Sitemap

Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA ARIA Inclusive design

Frontend · handoff

HTML / CSS GitHub WordPress JS / React basics

Data & Analytics

Google Analytics Looker Studio SEO base

AI Workflow

Claude Gemini NotebookLM

Education & Recognitions

Education

Master Web Design & Communication

Nuova Accademia del Design, Verona

2023 – 2025

Specialization in Interaction Design

UC San Diego

2026 · in progress

Certifications

UX Design Professional Certificate Google 2026

Front-End Developer Certificate Meta 2026

Recognitions

Shining Sabre — Leadership & Scholarship

Sutherland Secondary School, Vancouver

2022

"Verona Edition" — Contest Winner

Volotea × Show Us Your Type

2024

Languages

English C1 Cambridge Assessment English

German B1 Goethe-Institut

Outside the screen

The same curiosity,
different terrain.

Mountains & hiking

Long trails teach patience and the value of one step at a time to reach the final goal, the same logic I use when untangling complex user flows.

Volleyball

Years of team sport taught me that the best result comes from reading others, not just executing your own plan, which is exactly what cross-functional design work requires.

Photography

Photography reminds me that perspective changes everything. Sometimes all it takes is looking from a different angle.

Languages & travel

Every new place and language is a reminder that there's always another way to see the same thing.