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Designer's Passport

Allie He

Allie He
Allie He
linkedin.com/in/allie-he-yijia
alliehe2015@gmail.com
New Jersey
Open to remote, hybrid, or on-site (NYC/NJ/Southern CA)
Human-Computer Interaction, NJIT '26
Open to Work ✦ Full-time

Visa Stamps — Experiences

📦UPS
🍷ABG
🗾Tokyo
🏅SIGCHI
💼Avanade
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Hi, I'm Allie.

The best products welcome you in. Every product tells a story, and I believe that story should make whoever's using it feel like they belong there, made with them in mind, not just made for a user.

I graduated from NJIT in 2026 with a degree in Human-Computer Interaction and a minor in Digital Business and Innovation. My roots are in graphic design and editorial work. Years of thinking about how a layout communicates before a single word is read, how color sets a mood, how hierarchy guides someone without them noticing. From there, I picked up programming, marketing, and business strategy, and developed a deep interest in psychology. It means I can sit in a room with engineers, marketers, stakeholders, and researchers and speak each of their languages.

I've worked across enterprise analytics, consumer apps, brand launches, and editorial media as a designer, researcher, and analyst: from capacity-planning dashboards to a retro exploration device that won second place at a national design jam. I think in systems, and I love making complex information feel human. Which is probably why data-heavy products keep finding their way into my portfolio.

What I care about most is making things feel welcoming, turning something complicated into something intuitive. Outside of work, I make indie games with my sister, music, and art. It keeps me thinking about interaction, story, and the tiny decisions that make a world feel alive. Those instincts translate really well to products too.

Where I've Been

Feb 2026 – May 2026

UX Engineer · UPS

Frontend UI/UX on an enterprise capacity analytics platform. Blazor/.NET, 5-sprint Agile cycle, 1,100+ sites.

Aug–Dec 2025

Study Abroad · Tokyo International University

Digital Business and Innovation. Lived in Japan for a semester. Still think about the food constantly.

Jun–Aug 2025

Customer Experience Intern · Allied Beverage Group

Three CX projects: Diver Dashboard, Salesforce scorecard for 1,000+ accounts, brand launch research supporting $1M+ product.

Aug 2023 – May 2026

UX/UI Mentee · Avanade NextGen Scholars

Mentored by Maggie Smith at Avanade. Placed finalist at international conference against 750+ participants.

Sept 2023 – Feb 2024

User Research Assistant · NJIT Social X Lab

Mixed-methods UX research on Roblox avatar customization — interviews, thematic coding, and a usability study with SUS/NPS scales analyzed in SPSS.

Nov 2022 – Mar 2023

Web, UX/UI & Graphic Developer · Barat Foundation

Rebuilt the nonprofit's website and designed a cohesive brand identity system — improving navigation, accessibility, and brand consistency across web, print, and digital platforms.

Sept 2023 – May 2025

Executive Design Editor · NJIT Vector Newspaper

Managed design team, produced bi-weekly print issues, increased readership 21%. Adobe InDesign/Illustrator.

Sept 2022 – May 2026

BS Human-Computer Interaction · New Jersey Institute of Technology

SIGCHI member. Coursework includes Designing the User Experience, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, and more.

A Few Fun Facts

🎮 My little sister and I want to open an indie game studio together — small, strange games that stick with you after you put them down.
🗾 I studied abroad in Tokyo. I've been trying to recreate the ramen I had there. It's been a journey.
📰 I'm the design editor of a print newspaper in a world that mostly doesn't read print newspapers. I think that's kind of cool.
🐾 I co-designed a pet adoption app and won first place at a Design Jam. I also had a cat named Molly — she was everything.
🎵 I play flute, guitar, and keyboard, and I'm slowly working on writing my own songs. Still figuring out what they want to be.
🥋 Third-degree black belt in Taekwondo — I also teach and referee. Outside of that I play and watch soccer, and I recently picked up rock climbing and golf.