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Last updated October 2026
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Daniel Park

Product Designer / UX Researcher / Interaction & Visual Design
Seeking Summer 2027 product design internships

Product designer combining cognitive science, user research, and interaction and visual design to create intuitive, accessible experiences for web and mobile. Designs end to end with component-based design systems and AI-powered prototyping (Figma Make, Cursor, Claude), and shipped an internal dashboard that saved executives 3 hours per reporting cycle. Teaches Figma as a DeCal TA and iterates through weekly design critiques.

Education

University of California, BerkeleyGPA 3.68
Expected Graduation: May 2028
Degree:B.A. Cognitive Science, Minor in Data Science | College of Letters & Science
Coursework:Uncovering the Cognitive Science Behind the User Experience, Data Structures, Visual Communication & Sketching, Computational Structures in Data Science
Certificate:Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation

Experience

Ernst & Young Korea|Design Consulting Intern
Seoul, South Korea | Jun 2026 - Aug 2026
  • Designed and shipped an internal QuickSight dashboard, reworking its UX and information architecture to surface ad KPIs (Impressions, ROAS, Orders) in one view for executives, cutting time-to-insight by 3 hours per reporting cycle
  • Mapped user discovery and purchase journeys across 96 behavioral segments and global markets using AMC, Amazon, and Similarweb to identify UX friction points in Samsung MX's digital commerce experience
Figma DeCal (DESINV 98)|Teaching Assistant
Berkeley, CA | Fall 2026
  • Lead a 5-student lab section within a 40-student Introduction to Figma course
  • Teach auto layout, components, variants, and prototyping, plus core UI/UX design principles, through hands-on weekly labs
Vibe - AI Identity Board (CogSci 112)|Product Designer
Berkeley, CA | Summer 2026
  • Designed a solo AI-powered app that turns camera roll, music, and saved posts into a shareable identity board
  • Pivoted after research disproved the first concept, then built animated prototypes with AI tools for the final flow
Tinder|Product Strategy Consultant
Berkeley, CA | Feb 2026 - May 2026
  • Designed "Intention Spaces," a concept extending Tinder's relationship-goal filters with switching cooldowns, tiered profile requirements, and adaptive UI per goal
  • Developed 10+ Gen Z personas in Figma to address trust gaps, presented as a final strategy to the Tinder team
  • Led a Tinder x Figma co-design event with 50+ users on Gen Z self-expression via a Figma "profile trading card" system
Campus Connect (Startup)|Product & UX Research Lead
Berkeley, CA | Sep 2025 - Present
  • Identified 3 key friction points across mobile scheduling, subleasing, and marketplace flows from 100+ usability tests
  • Designed 15+ accessible mobile flows on a shared design system and A/B tested variations, improving task clarity 35%
Revitalizing Third Spaces - Gym Interaction System|UX Research & Product Designer
Berkeley, CA | Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
  • Identified 5 core barriers to gym participation from 50+ behavioral observations using affinity and journey mapping
  • Iterated 3 mobile prototypes of a queue system, cutting decision hesitation by 4 seconds and improving task clarity 30%

Leadership

  • Berkeley Innovation (Human-Centered Design): led product strategy on consulting projects, iterating via design critiques
  • Innovative Design (Web Development Team): designed and developed client-facing websites
  • Republic of Korea Air Force (CBRN Reconnaissance Platoon): directed operations for 40+ service members across 4 divisions
  • Graphic Designer (UC Berkeley a cappella group): created promotional and visual design for the group

Skills

Skills:Interaction Design, UI & Visual Design, Design Systems, Prototyping (Figma, Figma Make), Information Architecture, User Research, A/B Testing, Accessibility, Graphic Design, Cursor, Claude, Adobe CS, HTML/CSS/JS
Languages:English (Fluent), Korean (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
Interests:Dance, Contemporary Art, Swimming, K-pop, Fashion, Beauty & Fragrance, Photography, Café Hopping
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