M.S. Human-Computer Interaction – University of Maryland,

College Park, 2020 - 2022

B.A. Architectural Design – Maryland Institute College of Arts, 2013 - 2017 – Summa Cum Laude

Urban Design – Danish Institute for Study Abroad

2016, Denmark

education

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esther cho

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Product Designer

User Research

Product Thinking

Usability Testing

Prototyping

Wireframing

User Flow

Visual Design

“inFRONT of House” on

Baltimore’s Design for Distancing

Guidebook – PI.KL Studio, 06.2020

“AJ Manual” on KooZA/rch –

Zachary Green, 10.2016

- Executed product meetings with stakeholder’s needs by presenting ideas, prototypes, and concepts.

11.2018 - 09.2020 – Baltimore, MD

Junior Architect/Designer – Urban Design Group

- Produced conceptual to technical drawings of buildings through a highly focused iteration process.

10.2017 - 10.2018 – Baltimore, MD

Designer/Project Manager – PI.KL Studio

- Sifted and consolidated over 200 points of qualitative data into a dashboard through creating user flow, wireframes, and prototypes. 11.2020 - Present – College Park, MD

Product Designer (contract) – UMD MAPP D&I Committee Figma

Sketch

Principle

Adobe CC (Ai, Ps, Id)

HTML/CSS

JavaScript/JQuery

Rhino 3D

tools

- Researched existing site conditions, spatial needs, and legal constraints to drive decisions and turned them into design opportunities.

- Collaborated with engineers to solve complicated problems and improved my critical thinking skills.

- Collaborated with engineers and clients to determine project’s feasibility and requirements advocated for user-centered solutions.

- Ensured more than five building permits through actively coordinating with the city.

I’m a product designer with a passion for integrating meaningful user experiences to bring a bit of joy to users’ lives.

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