Design engineer owning end-to-end UX/UI and frontend experiences across multiple products, partnering directly with engineering. Builds accessible, token-driven component libraries and converts complex multi-step workflows into streamlined chat-based interfaces, including AI-assisted development patterns.

Tzu-Yu (Connie) Huang

Design engineer owning end-to-end UX/UI and frontend experiences across multiple products, partnering directly with engineering. Builds accessible, token-driven component libraries and converts complex multi-step workflows into streamlined chat-based interfaces, including AI-assisted development patterns.

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Design engineer owning end-to-end UX/UI and frontend experiences across multiple products, partnering directly with engineering. Builds accessible, token-driven component libraries and converts complex multi-step workflows into streamlined chat-based interfaces, including AI-assisted development patterns.

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Work Experience

Personal Project (Solo) — Decentralized Communication App
February 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
Owned the product end-to-end spanning problem identification, evidence gathering, field and user research, product strategy, UI/UX design, application logic, and launch planning. Structured information architecture around three escalating emergency tiers, prioritizing features supporting critical actions at each tier. Designed in Figma and built in Swift/SwiftUI with Xcode, using Claude Code to accelerate development and QA; adapted transport, mesh routing, and encryption from open-source Bitchat project.
Design Engineer at Flashpoint.AI (Contract)
December 1, 2025 - July 1, 2026
Owned design across 4 products launched from 0 to 1 and 2 end-to-end iterations, working in Figma and shipping directly in the codebase alongside engineering. Audited the frontend and rebuilt it in React and TypeScript, authoring a token-driven component library on Headless UI with ARIA labeling, focus, and disabled-state handling, backing 10+ product surfaces. Redesigned the product interaction model around a chat-base UI, replacing multi-step workflows with a single-line input flow. Authored design.md documenting and encoding the design system as implementation rules for AI-assisted development with Claude Code; adopted across design and frontend engineering to keep AI-generated code on-system.
Design Assistant, Innovation Consulting Intern at A77 Inc.
October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Redesigned the internal operating workflow for consulting projects and redefined client segments through competitor research and operational performance analysis. Delivered an operating model with 20+ methods and frameworks and strategy recommendations for scoping consulting engagements; recognized by C-suite executives as a top deliverer.
Brand Consultant at LoopBeLoop (Freelance)
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Built branding and design function as first hire; ran market research, set brand strategy, and outbound direction. Grew Instagram following by 59% and engagement by 33% in a single quarter through repositioned brand messaging and visuals.

Education

Industrial Design/B.Des (Hons) at Ontario College of Art and Design University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Education