Hi, thanks for coming in! I’m Nuri and I strive to stay curious and compassionate. When I started working as a UX Designer, I wasn’t very tech-savvy, but I quickly became fascinated by how technology influences our lives and brings about significant cultural changes.

I remember when I was in elementary school, teachers asked the class what we wanted to be when we grew up. That's when I began to question what kind of person I wanted to become and how I wanted to live, rather than just focusing on an occupation. This question has persisted as I've grown older, as I've met more people, experienced new joys and pains, and learned about more of the world's problems.

I’ve been creating new products with emerging technologies in transportation, healthcare, and cybersecurity. I have experience in tackling complex and ambiguous problems with cross-functional partners. I aspire to design experiences that make our lives and work healthier and more fun. Currently, I’m Head of Design at Lacework Edge, based in Mountain View. Previously, I designed products to improve user privacy at Messenger, an eye screening service with AI and data-driven diabetes care at Verily, and the driver app, marketplace products, and self-driving platform at Uber. Before that, I co-founded a news snacking startup and worked on projects for research institutes.

I'm originally from Korea, and I moved to San Francisco to become a designer. I studied education for my undergrad and taught students as a private tutor for around five years. Through that experience, I developed a deeper understanding of how people comprehend and learn. This has been instrumental in making complex things learnable while designing new experiences with evolving technologies. Today in digital products, users need to learn how to use new services, new software, new apps, new gadgets, etc that’s constantly evolving. I am very interested in how people learn and creative ways to foster learning.

I have an MFA in Interaction Design from California College of Arts and a BS in Education from Korea University. I have a deep fascination with maps, transportation, and the art of woodworking. In my leisure time, I revel in creating art, exploring new destinations, and cherishing precious moments with my little son and my charming mathematician husband.