I'm a product designer that loves coding.

Growing up, the walls at home were filled with my sister's paintings and my brother's illustrations. Out of the three of us, I was the only one that couldn't draw. And so, I never considered myself a creative.

But, what I came to realize was that I did have that same eye for detail. In art, clothing, furniture, home decor, food, cars, apps, movies...I had always been very judgmental observant.

In everything, but especially software, I could never stop asking myself why things had to be the way they were, so I changed it. In the summer of 8th grade, I made my first ever prototype in Sketch.

And from then, I never stopped.

But even if I had spent all night working on a design, it never felt real enough to me. I didn't want to present my designs as a series of pictures, but instead an experience where the fluidity of the design carried through into the interactions, which is when I started also learning how to code.

Now at UCLA, I’m a double major in Business Economics and Cognitive Science where most of my time is spent learning about firm management, human psychology, and computer science theory.

An odd combination for a designer, I know. But, in unexpected moments, I’ve always found that interdisciplinary approach to learning to be a superpower for me.