Hi, I’m Cindy Lun, a user-centered designer with a Master of Science in Information (UX Design Track) from the University of Michigan and hands-on experience shipping UX-focused products across platforms. I thrive at the intersection of UX research, interaction design, and front-end implementation to craft intuitive experiences that empower people and teams. From AI-powered workflows at Google to AR-enabled dashboards at CLAWS, I’ve led design sprints, built design systems, and collaborated closely with product managers and engineers to turn complex requirements into simple, guided interactions. I’m always exploring how emerging tech can help people accomplish more with less friction.

Cindy Lun

Hi, I’m Cindy Lun, a user-centered designer with a Master of Science in Information (UX Design Track) from the University of Michigan and hands-on experience shipping UX-focused products across platforms. I thrive at the intersection of UX research, interaction design, and front-end implementation to craft intuitive experiences that empower people and teams. From AI-powered workflows at Google to AR-enabled dashboards at CLAWS, I’ve led design sprints, built design systems, and collaborated closely with product managers and engineers to turn complex requirements into simple, guided interactions. I’m always exploring how emerging tech can help people accomplish more with less friction.

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Hi, I’m Cindy Lun, a user-centered designer with a Master of Science in Information (UX Design Track) from the University of Michigan and hands-on experience shipping UX-focused products across platforms. I thrive at the intersection of UX research, interaction design, and front-end implementation to craft intuitive experiences that empower people and teams.

From AI-powered workflows at Google to AR-enabled dashboards at CLAWS, I’ve led design sprints, built design systems, and collaborated closely with product managers and engineers to turn complex requirements into simple, guided interactions. I’m always exploring how emerging tech can help people accomplish more with less friction.

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Work Experience

User Experience Design Intern at Google
August 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Led the design and proposal for the AI Generating experience on mobile phone's AI Image Generator, prototyped through 8 iterations to simplify image creation for casual users. Conducted user research with 20+ internal and external participants through café studies, interviews, and usability testing, validating design iterations with 87% participant preference. Contributed to the vision planning workshop and the AI Avatar feature primary concept design.
User Experience Design Intern at Microsoft
August 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Designed the prototypes for the B2B AI Banner Making Platform of Retail Media to improve ads-making creativity and efficiency, elevating 46% user satisfaction and 32% user success rate in user tests. Researched and summarized the guideline of AI generating multiple-product ads to improve the flexibility and aesthetics of the ads with AI assistant. Led a multi-stakeholder design sprint with 16+ participants to align UX strategy with business goals. Collaborated with developers and product managers to update AI-generating ad design patterns.
UX/UI Design Intern at Volvo Cars
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Designed the wireframes and storyboard of the commute mode in XC series automobiles, connected HMI, music, voice and gestures experience, boosting 63% user satisfaction and reducing 72% time costs. Iterated the visual design of the music homepage on the infotainment panel to align the innovative product vision.
User Research Intern at IKEA
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Launched the user interface of the mobile app to increase the efficiency of curtain customization, allowing users to customize curtains in an average of 36.5 seconds, elevating online sales by 55% after launch. Conducted usability testing for B2B planning tools, synthesizing findings into improvement reports.
Product Manager Intern at Pingan FinTech
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Developed low-fidelity prototypes and wrote product requirement documents for the dashboard iteration of the AI ESG Management Platform with 12 million users, showing good problem-solving and communication skills. Conducted market research and product definition, and wrote instructions for AI ESG report-generating tools. Partnered with design, dev, and business teams to align agile development with tech feasibility and user needs.
UX Designer (Sponsored) at NASA
May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Implemented lo-fi and hi-fi AR interfaces for the vitals dashboard and Web for navigation database based on customer needs and delivered to engineers, receiving warm feedback from astronauts.
Founding UX Engineer at DealFlow AI
August 1, 2025 - Present
Designed the MVP for an AI-integrated sales recording management platform, combining UX with full stack. Built the frontend architecture in React + Tailwind, integrating AI APIs for automated note-taking. Established the design system and component library to ensure scalability and consistent visual language.
Product Designer at CLAWS
August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025
Launched a management tool to analyze and monitor astronaut tasks with data visualization. Implemented lo-fi and hi-fi AR interfaces for the vitals dashboard and a Web-based navigation database, delivering to engineers with positive feedback from astronauts.
Product Design Intern at Volvo Cars
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Designed the wireframes of the commute mode in XC series automobiles, connected HMI, music, voice and gestures experiences; iterated the visual design of the music homepage on the infotainment panel; received high evaluation from the design team.
User Research Intern at IKEA
July 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Launched the mobile app UI to increase curtain customization efficiency, enabling users to customize curtains quickly; conducted usability testing for B2B planning tools and synthesized findings into improvement reports.

Education

Master of Science in Information (UX Design Track) at University of Michigan
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2024
Exchange Program at Delft University of Technology
February 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
Master of Science in Information (UX Design Track) at University of Michigan
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2024
Exchange Program at Delft University of Technology
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026

Qualifications

Merit Scholarship
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Government, Transportation & Logistics, Education, Professional Services