˖᯽ ݁˖ Experience

Product Design Intern

@

Simone Accessories Collections

Jun - Aug 2025

Uiwang, South Korea

  • Conducted market and competitive research across global fashion brands to identify consumer trends and product opportunities, informing the next seasonal handbag concepts for Tory Burch and Michael Kors.

  • Designed and managed the development of six handbag concepts, partnering with sales, materials, and production teams through prototyping and sampling.

Product Design Intern

@

Simone Accessories Collections

Jun - Aug 2025

Uiwang, South Korea

  • Conducted market and competitive research across global fashion brands to identify consumer trends and product opportunities, informing the next seasonal handbag concepts for Tory Burch and Michael Kors.

  • Designed and managed the development of six handbag concepts, partnering with sales, materials, and production teams through prototyping and sampling.

Marketing Manager

@

Stanford Asian American Activites Center

Jun 2024 - May 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Developed marketing campaigns and audience-facing content for campus programs, contributing to a 30% increase in event attendance and engagement.

  • Built a scalable content production system that doubled output and reduced design turnaround time by ~2 hours per event.

Marketing Manager

@

Stanford Asian American Activites Center

Jun 2024 - May 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Developed marketing campaigns and audience-facing content for campus programs, contributing to a 30% increase in event attendance and engagement.

  • Built a scalable content production system that doubled output and reduced design turnaround time by ~2 hours per event.

Campus Ambassador, Growth

@

Handshake

Sept - Nov 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Producing weekly career-focused visual and narrative content reaching 50,000 students, actively increasing average community and campus engagement.

Campus Ambassador, Growth

@

Handshake

Sept - Nov 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Producing weekly career-focused visual and narrative content reaching 50,000 students, actively increasing average community and campus engagement.

⋆˚꩜。 Projects

XR Design Research Assistant

@

Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL)

Jan - Jul 2026

Stanford, CA

  • Conducting research on how users perceive and relate to motion-capture avatars as representations of self, investigating how movement features influence authenticity, identity, and user identification in embodied systems.

XR Design Research Assistant

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Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL)

Jan - Jul 2026

Stanford, CA

  • Conducting research on how users perceive and relate to motion-capture avatars as representations of self, investigating how movement features influence authenticity, identity, and user identification in embodied systems.

Product Design & Research Lead

@

Re:form

Jan - Jun 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Conducted 4 co-design sessions with below-the-knee prosthesis users, synthesizing accessibility, personalization, and self-expression needs into design requirements for a new modular prosthetic system.

  • Translated user research into product strategy by defining core user needs, value propositions, and go-to-market strategy.

  • Iteratively co-designed and prototyped 10+ modular prosthetic covers.

Product Design & Research Lead

@

Re:form

Jan - Jun 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Conducted 4 co-design sessions with below-the-knee prosthesis users, synthesizing accessibility, personalization, and self-expression needs into design requirements for a new modular prosthetic system.

  • Translated user research into product strategy by defining core user needs, value propositions, and go-to-market strategy.

  • Iteratively co-designed and prototyped 10+ modular prosthetic covers.

Product Designer

@

StudyBud

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Designed core product experiences for an AI-powered productivity platform for young adults with ADHD, conducting mixed-methods research to identify behavioral barriers to task initiation and sustained focus.

Product Designer

@

StudyBud

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Designed core product experiences for an AI-powered productivity platform for young adults with ADHD, conducting mixed-methods research to identify behavioral barriers to task initiation and sustained focus.

Interaction Design Consultant

@

Fizz

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Led redesign of core product experiences for Fizz Marketplace, and conducted user research, synthesizing insights from 30+ Gen Z users to identify barriers to product discovery, purchasing, and engagement with its early-stage peer-to-peer marketplace.

Interaction Design Consultant

@

Fizz

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025

Stanford, CA

  • Led redesign of core product experiences for Fizz Marketplace, and conducted user research, synthesizing insights from 30+ Gen Z users to identify barriers to product discovery, purchasing, and engagement with its early-stage peer-to-peer marketplace.

Interaction Designer

@

CalCompanions

Sept - Dec 2024

Stanford, CA

  • Interviewed 50+ riders at Caltrain stations to uncover unmet needs around rider coordination, trust, and social discovery in public transportation.

  • Led design and prototype for core user flows.

Interaction Designer

@

CalCompanions

Sept - Dec 2024

Stanford, CA

  • Interviewed 50+ riders at Caltrain stations to uncover unmet needs around rider coordination, trust, and social discovery in public transportation.

  • Led design and prototype for core user flows.

𖤓˚࿔ Skills

Product design

UX research

Interaction design

Design systems

Prototyping

User flows

Usability testing

Visual design

Information architecture

♛ Education

♛ Education

Bachelor’s in Product Design

2022 – 2026 · Stanford University

Sherry Yan

I am a designer who loves crafting products, experiences, and stories that help people connect, express themselves, and thrive.

Contact

syan204@alumni.stanford.edu

Sherry Yan

I am a designer who loves crafting products, experiences, and stories that help people connect, express themselves, and thrive.

Contact

syan204@alumni.stanford.edu

Sherry Yan

I am a designer who loves crafting products, experiences, and stories that help people connect, express themselves, and thrive.

Contact

syan204@alumni.stanford.edu