Open to full-time roles in NYC

I am a designer, tinkerer, and always on the hunt for good coffee or matchamatcha.

Thy Nguyen, photographed in profile

Before design, I spent two years in tech consulting. That work taught me to manage projects, understand business needs, and keep stakeholders aligned. I began learning design in 2023, when coursework at the Technical University of Munich introduced me to digital product prototyping.

During my Master's, I worked on design systems and product features at Diehl Metering and Wemolo. AI was everywhere at university, and I wanted to understand how people work alongside it. That curiosity carried into my thesis and into collaboration with two early-stage startups, Tenmin and muunai, on AI products for language learning and medical documentation.

I enjoy designing and tinkering with purpose and craft, turning ideas into working prototypes. I'm comfortable moving between Figma and code to get there.

Recently moved back to Seattle after finishing my Master’s in Munich, and now looking to relocate to NYC to keep growing as a designer. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me on design side quests, practicing yoga, or hunting for cafés with minimalist interiors.

Experience

  • Product Designer

    Expanded the Customer Dashboard design system and designed entry points and onboarding for Parker Self-management, a new driver feature in the Go App, before handing off annotated flows.

  • UI Designer

    Built color tokens meeting WCAG AA for the European Accessibility Act and designed UI components for the design system behind Diehl Metering's B2B dashboards.

  • UX/UI Designer

    Designed the onboarding flow and AI tutor character for Tenmin’s language-learning app, and report editing screens plus a component library for muunai’s AI documentation tool for doctors. Later mentored four entry-level designers and led workshops on Figma and usability best practices.

Education

  • MSc in Management & Technology

    Studied software development fundamentals and interface design alongside management courses in design thinking, moving from research and problem framing to ideation and testing. My thesis, "Redesigning the User Experience of the AI Tutor Iris in Artemis," focused on Iris, an AI tutor within a university learning platform. I designed its first-use experience and shipped it into the live codebase.

  • BA in Business Administration

    Studied international business with coursework in global markets and cross-cultural management, which laid the groundwork for my career in tech consulting.

Skills

Design

Interaction Design, Design Systems, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Accessibility

Tools

Figma, Framer, Figma Motion, Jitter, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Notion, Linear, Mixpanel, Git/GitHub

AI Tools

Claude Code, Cursor, Google Gemini, Lovable, Figma Make

This website is designed in Figma, built with Astro and Claude Code, and hosted on Cloudflare Pages.