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Product designer with a multidisciplinary background spanning software engineering, UX research, and visual design. I build accessible, research-backed digital products — from native iOS apps to brand systems — with a focus on inclusive design and measurable user impact.
UIdeas Lab — Franceli Cibrian, Ph.D. , Spark! Emotion Garden & Lab Rebrand
Led end-to-end interaction design for a cross-platform iOS + Apple Watch ecosystem for neurodivergent children, translating cognitive load research into a multi-device reward loop (emotion check-in → task completion → garden growth).
Collaborated cross-functionally with researchers and engineers, communicating design rationale through structured design reviews.
Led the rebranding of UIdeas Lab, creating a full visual identity (logo, typography, color palette, component library) approved for rollout across publications, media, and the lab website.
UIdeas Lab — Harmonic Threads
Co-led accessibility research into tactile and AR tools for neurodiverse learners; designed a smart-fabric NUI for sensory-friendly interaction
Co-Authored a paper published in ACM; presented at UBICOMP'23
Freelance Designer
Delivered branding and design systems for clients and research organizations including full visual identity systems (logo, typography, color palette) and site rebrands.
Design Tools: Figma (user flows, hi-fi mockups, interactive prototypes), Adobe Creative Cloud, Jitter, Framer
Dev Tools: Xcode, SwiftUI, PencilKit, Vision, WebSockets, Next.js, Supabase, Firebase, Vercel, GitHub, Jira
Languages: Swift, JavaScript, Python, Java, HTML/CSS, SQL, C++, C, Bash/Zsh
AI Tooling: Claude.ai, Google Cloud Vision API, AI-augmented design-to-code workflows
B.S. Software Engineering, Minor in Peace and Justice Studies
Coursework : Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, iOS App Development, Web Development, Software Design, OOP, Ethics in CS, Research Methods
Awards: Eugenia Love Scholar, Last Mile Education Fund Recipient 2025, Outstanding Senior in Leadership 2025, Codédex Design Challenge Winner 2024, Wilkinson College Design Contest Winner 2024
Certificates: Google UX Design Professional Certificate (September 2025)
Puterbook - Handwritten Python Notebook App | Swift, SwiftUI, PencilKit, Vision, WebSockets
Designed and developed an iPad app bridging handwritten note-taking with executable Python — featuring a layered ink system, real-time handwriting recognition via Apple Vision, and inline code execution over WebSocket.
LAMP v.2 - Social Music Platform | Next.js, Vercel, Figma
Designing and building an ongoing social music platform with identity-driven discovery systems, serving as frontend developer and interaction designer in a two-person team."
Pokélens - Full-Stack Pokémon Web App | Next.js, Supabase, Google Cloud Vision API
Designed and built a full-stack web app with auth, search, type filtering, and a camera scanner that identifies Pokémon via GCV API and auto-saves to a personal Pokédex. Deployed on Vercel.
MyLobgotchi- macOS Widget | JavaScript, Firebase, Figma
Designed and developed an AI-augmented tamagotchi macOS widget, shipping end-to-end from pixel sprite animation in Aseprite to a real-time interactive product using Claude.ai in the design-to-code pipeline.
Society of Women Engineers — Co-Founder, VP & Graphic Designer (2021–2024)
Computer Science Club — Founding Member & Graphic Designer (2022–2023)
Affiliations: ColorStack, ReWriting the Code, Codepath, Girls Who Code, Chapman Latinx Club, First Gen Promising Futures, Creative Lives in Progress, Design Buddies, Friends of Figma
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last updated june 2026