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A small part of her story
Kyja (pronounced kai-juh) is a product designer based between Miami & New York City. Rumor has it that her parents picked her name out of a Scrabble bag - that's 18 points for you competitive Scrabble players.
She has over seven years of experience in user experience design, research, & product strategy. She is currently working as a product designer at Google and sits on the board of the non-profit Code-Art. She has a formal background in Urban Design & Research and particularly enjoys reimagining and rebuilding complex systems.
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View her resume.
Currently
Previously
Product Designer @ MIT startup,
Alphabet-subsidiaries, Greater London Authority, Project Frog
No. 1
Q3 2024-2025
Systems Design
Rideshare
Product strategy
Mobile Design
Tablet Design
Live Updates was a project I led design while on the Android SysUI team at Google. The result of this project was a new notification paradigm that shipped to 3B+ users on Android OS.
Live Updates helps users keep track of user-initiated journeys for things like rideshares, deliveries, and navigation. Live Updates lets developers streamline their development process — and brings end users consistent, delightful, and enhanced experiences on their mobile devices.
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No. 2
Q1 2024
UX/UI DesiGN
Artificial Intelligence
Mobile Design
Web Design
Emdash reimagines how we organize information through a web and mobile application. This project showcases my ability to revitalize an established brand identity within the product experience, streamline information hierarchies for enhanced usability, and harness artificial intelligence to elevate notification relevance.
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No. 3
Q4 2023
UX/UI DesiGN
FINTECH
B2C
Mobile Design
Growth
Rainmaker is a B2C mobile app catering to both native and non-native crypto users. It empowers users to seamlessly manage their crypto portfolios and execute one-tap deposits. Entrusted with the responsibility of user activation post-account creation, I collaborated closely with the founder. Together, we introduced a redeemable points system to incentivize user engagement. Complementing this, I integrated UI call-to-actions on the homepage, tailored to users' specific onboarding stages.
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No. 4
Q3 2023
UX/UI DesiGN
HealthTECH
B2B
User Research
Design Systems
Product Strategy
GovTECH
In this project, I had the privilege of working on Biobot's B2G and B2B Customer Dashboard. My design, product, and research contributions further solidified Biobot's position as an industry leader, enabling their revenue to 3X year over year, while also empowering health agencies & Fortune 500 companies across the United States to make data informed decisions.
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No. 5
Q3 2019
UX/UI DesiGN
Tablet Design
Quantitative Research
B2C
Product Strategy
LinkNYC is a new age Wi-Fi kiosk with millions of daily views and thousands of tablet users. In this project, we leveraged data driven design to propose a revamped the social services page to cater to the most common searches. Striking a balance between attracting high-value brands and addressing users' essential needs, we discovered user interactions closely mirrored Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. By curating resources around housing, food, money, work, and education, we enhanced the user experience and strengthened connections between people and vital services, all while maintaining LinkNYC's luxury appeal.