How to work with me
📒 Jan's Personal Handbook
Areas of Expertise
❤️ I’m deeply passionate about product research & design (I'd say it's a 4:6 love ratio between research and design).
❤️ With a background in design & marketing and some front-end coding skills, I empathize well with the needs of PMs, marketers, and engineers to bring products to life.
❤️ For a Gen Z-er, I’m quite patient and willing to spend time finding a balance that works for everyone.
❤️ I’m naturally curious about people and easily build good relationships with my team.
❤️ I’m great at divergent thinking, often coming up with out-of-the-box ideas—an idea generator, if you will.
How to Communicate with Me
💬 I find it helpful to jot things down or sketch during conversations—it enhances my memory.
💬 I thrive with deadlines. I’ll usually ask for them, but if I forget, feel free to remind me directly.
💬 I'm always open to constructive feedback. Just be gentle!
Things That Energize Me
✨ Casual chats about all kinds of topics.
✨ A team where members trust each other and believe in one another's good intentions.
My Ideal Work Environment
🔸 I appreciate suggestions, but I also value the freedom to explore different approaches.
🔸 Open communication is essential. Let me know if you need me to adjust my style. I’m very flexible and willing to accommodate.
The things that prevent me from doing my best work are...
Something people may misunderstand about me...
My work style can vary depending on the project. I'm adaptable and always looking for ways to collaborate effectively.
➡️ When working with people who don’t have strong opinions, I may come across as more assertive because I want to push the discussion forward. However, I’m always open to listening to everyone’s suggestions—feel free to interrupt me.
➡️ When collaborating with people who have strong opinions or are assertive, I might appear more reserved. But if you’d like me to take on more responsibility, just let me know directly.
Talk to me about...
I’m up for talking about anything! I love chatting 🖐
💏 Relationships, marriage, parenting
🎬 TV shows (especially Netflix dating reality shows from Japan, Korea, the US, Brazil, India, Israel, the UK, and Australia—I’ve watched them all)
🖥 UX, the tech industry, and various industry insights
🧘 Meditation, tarot cards, MBTI, astrology
🎮 Games (Pokémon, LOL, Switch, Minecraft)
🚲 My Journey into Design
🎨 Jan. 1997
- Grew up in an artistic family; my mother is a designer, and my father is a color management consultant.
- Interested in design, technology, and business from a young age.
📚 Bachelor in Graphic Art and Communication
- Pursued a double major in Bachelor of Engineering in Graphic Art Communication and Business Administration.
- Equipped me with interdisciplinary skills spanning design, marketing, and engineering.
University Courses
- GCU 101 Website Design
- GCU 156 The Technology and Application of Digital Media
- GCU 168 Graphic Drawing
- 5UG 011 Technology Ethics
- BAU 008 Information Management
- BAU 021 Marketing Management
- BAU 013 Consumer Behavior
📚 Master in Human Centered Design and Engineering
- Human-Centered Design
- Qualitative Research Method
- Usability Study
Professional Experiences

📢 Jul. 2019 - Marketing Intern
- Created effective, engaging, and artistic presentations, and communicated difficult technological ideas in clear ways.
- Designed a new service – a digital payment method for administrative fees, improving government efficiency.
Started learning how to function effectively in a product development team and interact with stakeholders.

🚀 Aug. 2020 - Designer
- Advised 3 startups, in the fields of art, education, and healthcare, creating business plans, mock-ups, and prototypes.
- Conducted market analysis, identified pain points, wrote business plans, estimated financial projections, and raised $500,000 in seed funding for startups.
- Interviewed startup users to gather and transfer requirements to web and mobile interfaces.
Learned the limitations of market research and am eager to design solutions based on qualitative and quantitative UX research.
👩🏻💻 Apr. 2021 - UX/UI Designer
- Led the design of a cloud platform – that enables qualified partners to market and sell their software in a marketplace.
- Redesigned the company’s website for accessibility and consistency, increasing website traffic by 130%.
- Defined company UI standards and maintained the Corporate Identity System.
Designing over 10 projects and products in collaborative teams, I developed effective communication skills with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders.

🏭 Nov. 2021 - UX/UI Designer
- Led the UX design of a 72-hour collaborative AI recognition project with a team of a PM and engineers.
- Designed a food traceability system and production plan based on qualitative and quantitative research.
- Developed the application using image recognition, human factor analysis, and Power BI that helps managers set standards with scientific methods, saves 264 hours of labor, and reduces production harm by 83%.
Discovered that knowing the industry domain and understanding customer needs is central to every successful product.
Let's get in touch!
Whether you want to share an interesting project, collaborate to create something people need, or simply say hello – I’m always happy to chat.