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Nice to meet you!

My name's Michelle.

I'm a Chinese-Cambodian UX design student from Philadelphia currently studying at Drexel University! Design has always piqued my interest; I'm fascinated with the process and the reasoning behind various design choices. I love picking up on new skills and discovering how to apply new methods to my creatives works.

Outside of design, I enjoy video editing, animating, and the occasional painting. When I'm not juggling my assignments, you can typically find me trying foods with my friends or snuggled up at home watching a show. Once I find the free time, I want to get into polymer clay charm making and more motion graphics.

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Education

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

B.S. User Experience and Interaction Design

Anticipated Graduation: June 2026

Cumulative GPA: 3.98

Skills

Design & Media
  • Interaction Design
  • Wireframing / Prototyping
  • User Research / Testing
  • User Persona
  • Journey Mapping
  • Motion Graphics
  • Animation
  • Video Editing
  • 3D Modeling
Development
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Responsive Web Design
Tools & Software
  • Figma
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Microsoft Office
  • Clip Studio Paint
  • Procreate
  • Wordpress
  • Github
  • VS Code
  • Blender

Awards / Recognition

  • Dean's List | 2021 - Present
  • Founder's Scholarship | 2021 - Present
  • Design for Excellence Award Nominee | 2022
  • Alumni Association of CHS Scholarship | 2021

Work Experience

Motion Graphics Intern | Apr 2023 - Sept 2023

MJH Life Sciences, Cranbury, NJ

  • Utilized assets and animation techniques to craft engaging medical info videos
  • Created logo animations, video intros, and lower thirds, ensuring alignment with client branding
  • Composed 3D models and scenes in Blender to integrate in animations
  • Collaborated with the motion graphics team and other creatives to produce high quality animations

Project Experience

Developer, UX/UI Designer | Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

Cookify Recipe Website

  • Programmed a dynamic recipe webpage using PHP to efficiently retrieve and display data from 37 recipes
  • Integrated a MySQL database for recipe management to ensure quick and reliable access through optimized PHP backend interactions
  • Conceptualized branding and enhanced user experience through responsive and intuitive web design
UX/UI, Interaction Designer | Apr 2023 - June 2023

Dermio Mobile Skincare App

  • Redesigned a skincare app, unifying branding and UI for a cohesive visual experience
  • Developed a seamless task flow, enhancing the overall user journey and interaction
  • Designed and animated engaging microinteractions with Adobe After Effects to illustrate app flow
UX/UI Designer | Sept 2022 - May 2023

Cafe Clover Website Redesign

  • Conducted user research to identify and address key website problem areas
  • Analyzed feedback, reorganized content, and developed sitemaps and low-fidelity wireframes
  • Utilized Figma to redesign brand identity and prototype final website and interactions

Activities

  • Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers | Member, Mentor
  • Asian Student Association | Member
  • Westphal Pilot Peer Mentorship Program | Mentor