About Me

I went to Bucknell University, where I studied design. What kind of design, you ask? Whatever I could, other than engineering. I’m in love with designing experiences that feel like a whole new world, so I learned what goes into crafting visuals, websites, sets, costumes, and experiences in the physical and digital.

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Here’s a bit more about me.

I’m from Yangon, Myanmar, born and raised. Before going to college, I worked at Wave Digital, the new digital arm of Myanmar’s biggest advertising agency. I started as an intern in the summer of 2016, and joined on as an Account Executive afterwards, becoming the unofficial second in command of the office. At Wave, I spearheaded liquor clients, managing five local and international brands, winning three of the contracts during my time. As the point of contact for the agency, I made sure that all the deliverables of the agency were high quality.

After two years of working, I felt ready to go to college, and I chose to go to Bucknell University to enroll in their unique Markets, Innovation and Design (MIDe) program. I know I wanted to study something related to marketing, but I also wanted a design education, to get more involved in the creation of what I aspired for: joy. I was able to explore various avenues of design and picked up minors in Studio Art and Digital Humanities. I would’ve done one more minor in Theatre but unfortunately, the timing didn’t work out. Didn’t stop me from getting involved though!

I took on a few campus jobs while pursuing my degree. I became an astronomy teaching assistant, a feat for someone who got chills when the professor described the class as “a mixture of physics, chemistry, and geology.” I ended up working as a TA for all four years. I also ended up giving campus tours as a student ambassador during the summer I stayed over to be a research fellow in the DSSRF program. I also got a job as a path creator for Ready Set Fit, working with local partners to create walking paths that show off local historical highlights.

During my time at Bucknell, I was able to take on many different roles with student organizations and do a lot of different things. Throughout my four years I was a treasurer for a bunch of different clubs, and I designed a bunch of stuff for student organizations and classes. I also led the Burmese cultural club and the student design group. One of the big things I did was participate in International Orientation every single year, welcoming new international students to campus and designing their first week at Bucknell with other student leaders. For all my work, I received a Bison Award for Excellence and was the co-recipient of the Burma-Bucknell Award and the Lewis B. Robey Award in my senior year.

I’ve picked up some skills along the way. Here they are, in list form for the sake of avoiding headaches.

• I’ve become familiar with the human-centered design process, from conceptualization to implementation, and used it for various projects. One memorable project was taking kids through a toy factory experience. I also co-organized the first design-a-thon at Bucknell.
• I know how to use Adobe Software from the various art classes I’ve taken. Mostly static projects, though. I’m still trying to learn video and motion graphics.
• I learned how to build emails and websites with HTML and CSS, and learned a bit of Javascript from Web Design class. (Full disclosure, this website is WordPress.)
• I’ve dabbled in a bit of 3D software, such as Rhino and Meshmixer from a Digital Fabrication class.
• I’m pretty good at Office software. (I had apparently single-handedly saved a class-wide final project deliverable once, a corrupted word file)
• I’ve designed, made, and dyed costume pieces for theatre, and designed sets too! I’ve also learned (not well) how to do lighting and audio.
• I’m proficient in data visualization software – I learned how to use tools like Tableau, Gephi, and ArcGIS from my Digital Humanities classes.

That’s about it for now! If you’d like to contact me, feel free to shoot me a message.