Hi there, I'm Natalie!

Greetings! I’m a product designer with a passion for shaping meaningful, human-centered experiences at the intersection of education and emerging technology. With a background in both architecture and UX, I bring a systems-level perspective to solving complex design problems, especially when building from zero to one.

Currently, I am leading design at CourseWise, an AI-powered platform transforming credit mobility in higher education and reimagining GenAI learning tools at the Computational Approaches to Human Learning (CAHL) research lab at UC Berkeley. 

When I am not designing, you will probably find me swimming laps, smashing birdies on the badminton court, or experimenting with new recipes (success rate: 87%). I also have a soft spot for beautiful building facades and poetic spaces, a carryover from my architecture days. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Equivalence Systems

2025-Present
Lead Product Designer
Transforming Transfer and Reforming Credit Mobility Nationwide with Responsible AI

Computational Approaches to Human Learning (CAHL) Research Lab

2024-2025
UI/UX Designer
Streamlined the user experience and conceptualized an AI agent for OATutor, an open-source, AI-driven tutorign platform

Berkeley IT

2023-2024
UX Design Intern
Led an idea validation project to design an in-house transcription tool from 0 to 1

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley

2024
Master of Information Management & Systems
Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Science

University of Edinburgh

2020
Master of Arts (Hons) in Architecture
(equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree)