I am a UX Researcher and Designer

I build on my design background and academic research experience to tackle complex challenges.

Hi, I’m Sahoko Yui.

I’m a UX Researcher and Designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Hi! My name is Sahoko Yui. I am a User Experience Researcher and Designer working at the intersection of customer/user needs and social safety systems. I use qualitative methods to understand the challenges with digital safety net systems and how to improve them.

I currently work at Code for America in San Francisco California. I am part of the Safety Net Enrollment Team.

CASE STUDIES

BEBO THE BENEFITS CHATBOT

CAREAR REMOTE FIELD SERVICE APP

RESUME

Resume available for download here.

Full CV available here.

EDUCATION

PhD Geography University of California Davis

MS Transportation Technology and Policy University of California Davis

Bachelors of Landscape Architecture California State University San Luis Obispo

WORK

PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER (2020 - PRESENT) - UX Researcher and Designer

CAREAR (2021) - UI / UX DESIGNER (contract)

UC BERKELEY (2014 - 2020) - Design Lecturer, Artist in Residence

UC DAVIS (2013 - 2020) - Researcher, Design Lecturer

VAN ALEN CLIMATE COUNCIL (2018 - 2020) - Design Research Fellow

SKILLS and TOOLS

SKILLS: User research, Wireframing, High and low fidelity prototyping, Illustration, Storyboarding, Cognitive, Walkthrough, Contextual inquiry, Focus Groups/Interviews, Survey design, Survey analysis, Drawing/Sketching, Project Management. TOOLS: ArcGIS, Adobe CC, Figma, Balsamiq, NVivo, MAXQDA, Sketchup, AutoCAD. SOFT SKILLS: Teaching, Mentoring, Project management.

AWARDS

XR Studio by Mozilla Firefox: Machine Learning Studio
UC Davis Feminist Research Institute
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies Outstanding Thesis Award
Landscape Architecture Foundation Council of Fellows Scholarship