About me
My Story
I come from a family of teachers. Growing up, I watched my parents find ways to make difficult concepts click for students who were struggling. That probably explains why I ended up in design: I'm drawn to the moment when something confusing becomes clear.
My path wasn't linear. I grew up in Shanghai, studied abroad in Sweden, and landed at CU Boulder, where I discovered I loved the intersection of human behavior and technology. Each place taught me that context matters more than frameworks. What works in one culture, one industry, one workflow doesn't automatically transfer. You have to understand before you solve.
My real design education came at Nutrien, where I spent four years working on agricultural technology. The problems were complex: field workers with unreliable connectivity, seasonal workflows that shifted constantly, and legacy data systems that didn't always cooperate. I learned to love that complexity because simplifying it genuinely helped people do work that mattered. Feeding the world isn't abstract when you're designing for the people making it happen.
My Values
Clarity over cleverness - The best design isn't the most innovative solution. It's the one people understand immediately. Transparency builds trust faster than polish.
Make the team faster, not just the product better - I care about what ships, but I care just as much about how we work together to ship it. Decision documents, shared models, onboarding resources, and knowledge-sharing sessions: these aren't extras. They're how good work scales and how collaborative cultures get built.
Stay uncomfortable - Every time I've grown, it started with discomfort. Pitching to executives for the first time. Leading design across four squads. Moving to a new country. I seek out the edges of what I know because that's where perspective comes from.
My Hobbies
Outside of work, you'll find me feeding my growth mindset by traveling to explore new cultures, diving into music production and live shows, or channeling my competitive spirit through table tennis, ultimate frisbee, and Rocket League. Games have taught me to adapt quickly and think strategically under pressure, which are skills that have translated surprisingly well to design. When I'm not out exploring, I'm usually hanging out with my three cats Rotary, Axl, and Piper(see if you can guess the theme!). They've become my best work partners, helping me think through tricky design problems while making sure I actually take breaks.
