dave v

I'm a...

designer,

researcher,

creative.

Prev. UX Researcher @ UCSD Design Lab

I seek to enhance experiences, raise creative ceilings, and most of all: engage people.

Featured Projects

Rehauling SNS Salon & Beauty Supply's service discovery for salon patrons & streamlining the booking flow by 55.6%

  • Client Work
  • Website Design
  • Design Systems
  • Desktop/Mobile

    • Enhancing MetroNaps' sleeping quality for college students, optimizing session onboarding by 13%

  • Product Design
  • Field Research
  • Interactive Kiosk
    • figjam-5-whys

    🔒 Researching proactive AI prompting and design tool frameworks to evaluate user-AI interactions and support better creative outcomes

  • Co-Author
  • UX Research
  • AI Design Tools
  • Product Strategy

    • Driving trust-based engagement between customers and home kitchens with friend networks

  • UX Research
  • User Testing
  • Gamification