I'm Chinese born in Vietnam, raised in Seattle - resulting in a culturally diverse upbringing and unique-sounding name. Meaning "determined," my Chinese name is 張秀嬋 (Zhāng xiù chán), but has been translated to Vietnamese, Tuyến Tú Trương, and finally, Tuyen, for a simplified English pronunciation.
In June, I graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE). I'm currently a UX Design Consultant at IBM iX in San Francisco. As a UX Designer, I like to get hands-on practice in requirements gathering, prototyping, decision-making backed by data, and delivering on business objectives in an Agile and Lean environment.
I'm a strong believer in putting myself in the shoes of the users to empathize with them. The more I can empathize with a user, the more passionate I am to deliver an experience that supports their needs and desires. The methods at the core of my design approach include active listening, Post-It notes, data, and prototyping activities. I've had the pleasure of applying these practices at my previous internships at Avvo, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Russell Investments, Microsoft, and University of Washington HCDE research groups.
INTERESTS * UX/UI/Product Design * Design Research *UX Product Management
