Me at work : just casually in a long-term relationship with the whiteboard.
AI is getting incredibly powerful, but power without clarity just creates confusion.
I've spent the past 4 years designing AI products where this tension plays out every day: ML models that can detect fraud in milliseconds, but investigators still need to understand why. LLMs that can automate workflows, but users need to feel in control, not replaced.
My job? Making sure the interface doesn't just expose what the AI can do. It helps people understand it, trust it, and actually use it. The smarter the system gets, the kinder the experience needs to be. That's the bridge I build: between algorithmic capability and human comfort.
AI is getting incredibly powerful, but power without clarity just creates confusion.
I've spent the past 4 years designing AI products where this tension plays out every day: ML models that can detect fraud in milliseconds, but investigators still need to understand why. LLMs that can automate workflows, but users need to feel in control, not replaced.
My job? Making sure the interface doesn't just expose what the AI can do. It helps people understand it, trust it, and actually use it. The smarter the system gets, the kinder the experience needs to be. That's the bridge I build: between algorithmic capability and human comfort.
AI is getting incredibly powerful, but power without clarity just creates confusion.
I've spent the past 4 years designing AI products where this tension plays out every day: ML models that can detect fraud in milliseconds, but investigators still need to understand why. LLMs that can automate workflows, but users need to feel in control, not replaced.
My job? Making sure the interface doesn't just expose what the AI can do. It helps people understand it, trust it, and actually use it. The smarter the system gets, the kinder the experience needs to be. That's the bridge I build: between algorithmic capability and human comfort.
Experience
C3.ai
2023 – Present
C3.ai
2023 – Present
C3.ai
2023 – Present
Johnson & Johnson Medtech
2022
Johnson & Johnson Medtech
2022
Johnson & Johnson Medtech
2022
Yess (Consumer SaaS)
2021
Yess (Consumer SaaS)
2021
Yess (Consumer SaaS)
2021
Nearthlab (B2B)
2020
Nearthlab (B2B)
2020
Nearthlab (B2B)
2020
Education
Education
Education
University of Washington
M.S. Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
M.S. Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
M.S. Human Centered Design & Engineering
Sogang University
B.A.S. Art & Technology
Sogang University
B.A.S. Art & Technology
Sogang University
B.A.S. Art & Technology
Mentee's Reviews on ADP List
Mentee's Reviews on ADP List
Mentee's Reviews on ADP List
Outside of Figma Frame
Outside of Figma Frame
Outside of Figma Frame
My 20s have been a series of two-year chapters: Seoul, Boston, Singapore, Seattle, and now the Bay Area - so I’m very at home being the new person who figures things out quickly. That’s also why I mentor on ADPList; I like helping someone else navigate the path I once had to learn from scratch.
Most of my side projects start from pure curiosity. A new AI tool comes out, I prototype something with it, and by midnight, a few friends are testing it with me. And when I decide something matters, I’m all in. Last year, that meant three marathons, powered mostly by grit.
I grew up moving: Seoul, Boston, Singapore, Seattle, and now the Bay Area. Different cities, different languages, different ways people solve problems. I think that's why I care so deeply about understanding people before I design anything for them.
I've been mentoring designers for a few years now, not because I have all the answers, but because someone once helped me find mine.
Outside of work, I'm usually deep in a new AI tool, halfway through a side project, or training for my next marathon. Curiosity gets me started. Stubbornness keeps me going.
Interested in working together?
Shoot me an email if you'd like to chat.