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Aspiring Product Manager & UX Strategist

I'm a graduate student passionate about product management and user experience, ready to innovate in the digital space.

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My portfolio showcases projects focusing on product management and UX design, highlighting my journey toward creating meaningful user experiences.

About me

I'm a graduate student passionate about product management and user experience, ready to innovate in the digital space.

I'm a rising Technology Management graduate student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, pursuing a Master's Degree. With a keen interest in customer experience, product management, and UX strategy, I'm eager to apply my academic knowledge to real-world challenges in the tech industry.

Externships

BeReal Product Management Externship

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Experience

Site Testing and Digital Optimization Intern

Sephora · Jun 2026 - Aug 2026

Lead Product Analyst (Data & Insights) Intern

Welfie, San Diego, CA · June 2025 3ep 2025

Content Creator Intern

Handshake · January 2025 Dec 2025

Education

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Minor in Management Information Systems 6 Summa Cum Laude · Class of 2026

UC Santa Barbara

M.S. Technology Management · Class of 2027

Skills

Product ManagementUX StrategySocial Media InnovationUser EngagementMarket Analysis

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BeReal Product Management Externship

Discover how product teams at social apps like BeReal design for authenticity while driving user growth. In this externship, you’ll explore what keeps users coming back— benchmarking competitors, analyzing engagement features, and designing your own growth-driven app feature. You’ll learn how to balance product innovation with BeReal’s unique mission of real, unfiltered connection. Perfect for those interested in product management, UX strategy, or social media innovation, this experience gives you a hands-on look at how product teams grow platforms without losing their core values.

DesignUI/UXProduct Management

Overview

During my externship with BeReal, I gained insights into how product teams design for authenticity while fostering user engagement. I mapped the user journey and benchmarked competitors to identify key growth features, all while aligning with BeReal's commitment to genuine connections. This experience deepened my understanding of balancing product innovation with core values in social media.

BeReal Product Management Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a detailed capturing user actions, thoughts, and feelings at key moments, and a competitor feature table that linked specific UI mechanics to observed retention and engagement effects.

Project breakdown

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ABASD Consulting Project

Partnered with ABASD to assess their client and event data management process and identify 3 system-level inefficiencies. Conducted stakeholder interviews, workflow observations, and system evaluations. Performed gap analysis and recommended replacing Neoserra with Bigin CRM. Presented and demonstra

Overview

Partnered with ABASD to assess their client and event data management process and identify 3 system-level inefficiencies. Conducted stakeholder interviews, workflow observations, and system evaluations. Performed gap analysis and recommended replacing Neoserra with Bigin CRM. Presented and demonstra

ABASD Consulting Project
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Johns Hopkins University Summer Business Academy (INROADS partnership) Scholar

Competed in the Elevator Pitch competition. Participated in design thinking and 10+ organizational leadership workshops and related projects. Competed in a case competition and prepared a Consulting Deck, placed and won cash prize of $3000.

Overview

Competed in the Elevator Pitch competition. Participated in design thinking and 10+ organizational leadership workshops and related projects. Competed in a case competition and prepared a Consulting Deck, placed and won cash prize of $3000.

Johns Hopkins University Summer Business Academy (INROADS partnership) Scholar
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