Hi, I’m Heru, currently based in Seattle and pursuing a master’s degree in Human-Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington!
As an aspiring designer passionate about growth, my design practice is focused on creating human-centered and inclusive experiences. With a strong background in designing B2B SaaS enterprise platforms and design systems, I’m also a product-focused designer who ensures that design decisions align with both users’ needs and business goals.
Outside of work, I love traveling, decorating homes, and reading psychology books.
Things I love💗
Experiences
United Airlines, UX Designer III (Contractor) | Mar 2023 - Jul 2024
Played a key role in the rebranding of United Airlines' design system, enhancing brand identity and delivering a cohesive user experience for millions on United.com.
Redesigned 50+ UI components for WCAG compliance, improving accessibility, interaction design, and keyboard navigation based on user research and iterative testing.
Authored detailed design system documentation, guiding 40+ UX designers on proper component usage and ensuring consistency throughout the rebranding.
TigerGraph | UX/UI Designer | Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
Led the UX design for transforming TigerGraph Cloud into an enterprise-ready platform, improving user scalability and performance, and boosting tool entry rate by 16%.
Designed and launched 6 key features, including Access Management, Database Configuration, and Virtual Private Cloud Connection, creating a seamless and cohesive user experience.
As the founding designer, built a Figma-based component library from the ground up across 4 products, improving accessibility, design consistency, and scalability.
Cowa, Web Design Contractor | Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Led the website design and development project from concept to launch, collaborating with the founder to integrate marketing strategies. Delivered a fully functional site by designing the sitemap, visual assets, and web pages, and worked with a third-party vendor to implement the design on WordPress.
VoiceVoice | Product Design Intern | Mar - May 2021
Redesigned the onboarding experience for a virtual conference builder, creating an interactive guide that improved user experience and eliminated in-product barriers.
Education
University of Washington
Master of Science, Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)
Sep 2024 - Jun 2026
San Jose State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Media Art
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
GPA 3.87 / 4.0
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Arts Candidate, Communication
Aug 2017 - Dec 2018
GPA 3.61 / 4.0
Skills
Figma, Sketch, Procreate, Blender, Miro, Jira, Confluence, Adobe Xd, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effect, Premiere
Prototyping, Journey mapping, Persona, Competitive Analysis, A/B Testing, User research, Usability Testing, Agile Sprints
HTML + CSS, P5.js, Java