Silvana Huang

Available to hire

Skills

Experience Level

Figma
Expert
Product Design
Expert
React JS
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
Tailwind
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
UI
Expert
Framer
Expert

Work Experience

Product Designer at UBC LaunchPad
April 30, 2025 - August 12, 2025
Led end-to-end product design for a photo-based transcription software aiding medical students to digitize handwritten surgical logs, which improved organization and performance evaluation during residency. Collaborated with developers and stakeholders over 4 major design iterations to optimize user flows and produce high-fidelity prototypes, lowering cognitive load by 30% with a usability score of 87%. Built a scalable design system with 10+ reusable, responsive UI components to ensure implementation consistency across the application.
UX Designer at UBC Multifaceted Innovations in Neurotechnology
March 1, 2025 - August 12, 2025
Developed early-stage UX for an iOS switch-control app enabling users with advanced motor disabilities to navigate phones using EEG-recorded brain waves, increasing user autonomy and learnability by 25%. Conducted research on assistive technology and interviewed a consultant to design an intuitive interface with calibration games training an ML model to map brain signals to navigation actions.

Education

BSc. Major in Computer Science at University of British Columbia
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
BSc. Major in Computer Science at University of British Columbia
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
BSc in Computer Science at University of British Columbia
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Education, Software & Internet, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services
    uniE608 Moodlet - Your AI Wellness Companion App
    Moodlet is a wellness companion app that leverages AI to encourage participants to check-in with themselves more intentionally and frequently. Users can add a new thought, and receive a thought analysis processed by AI that includes a sentiment score and brief summary, gentle actionable suggestions, and thought reframing to help rewire negative thought patterns. The components of the AI analysis were informed by findings from rapid UX research we conducted. This project was completed in a team of 3 within 24 hours at nwHacks 2026, Western Canada’s largest hackathon.…
    paper Moodlet - Your AI Emotional Wellness Companion App

    Moodlet is a wellness companion app that leverages AI to encourage participants to check-in with themselves more intentionally and frequently. Users can add a new thought, and receive a thought analysis processed by AI that includes a sentiment score and brief summary, gentle actionable suggestions, and thought reframing to help rewire negative thought patterns. The components of the AI analysis were informed by findings from rapid UX research we conducted. This project was completed in a team of 3 within 24 hours at nwHacks 2026, Western Canada’s largest hackathon.