Hi, I'm Chlarize

Curious. Fan of humans. Down for a good puzzle.

Senior UX designer in healthcare staffing working on end-to-end design and design strategy for b2c mobile apps, b2b saas, and responsive web products.

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Selected Work

Community

Creating for other designers enriches our community. I make mildly entertaining skits and share UX resources one tiktok at a time.

Sharing what I’ve learned

Training new grads/students in my past roles, I grew fond of sharing resources to help others on their journey.

Keeping it playful

We all get so busy, tunnel visioned with deadlines and projects. My goal is to provide comedic relief to those who need it.

About Me

WHAT MIGHT MAKE MY MOM PROUD

  • Designlab Scholarship recipient: “Why I switched to UX”
  • Completed UX Academy at Design Lab
  • Selected presenter to Stanford, UCLA, CHLA
  • Magna cum laude at CSULA
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What’s my story?

Storytime! Growing up, design was my favorite form of play - My favorite toy was empty pieces of paper because they can turn into anything! At age 12, my grandma needed help with her daily injections and I learned the value of helping others. I was inspired to become a nurse to help people.

9 years later, I never regretted a day of nursing but I still longed to be in a creative space. I went searching and discovered a design practice that’s data-driven, compassion-focused, and offers a spectrum of opportunities to be creative. I enrolled in Designlab as a UX designer, loved every single bit of it, and transitioned happily ever after.

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How do I transfer my skills to UX?

Believe it or not, nursing and UX are parallel worlds. My patients were users. We used research, empathy, problem solving, and deep collaboration to create holistic, human-centric solutions that help patients reach their goals. And in both worlds, things never go as planned! I learned to pivot, adapt as needed, and over communicate.

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What can I offer the UX world?

Working with quadraplegic patients using their chins to navigate apps, I realized how seemingly small design choices can impact quality of life. My goal is to create empowering solutions that ensure compassion and humanity in the digital space.

but don’t just take my word for it 🤫

Timmy Chau

Lead Product Designer

Thoughtful, Thorough, Talented

A rare individual with a wonderful personality...Her focus and attention to detail make her a stand-out designer. She is deeply curious and her strength lies in her ability to research and analyze topics to satiate that curiosity.

Jay Wong

Product Design Manager

The fastest growth trajectory...

I’ve had the opportunity to work with Chlarize in group critique sessions and watch her grow as a designer. To this day, she stands out as one of the designers with the fastest growth trajectory with the hunger to keep learning. She quickly absorbs feedback, constantly identifies more ways to improve her abilities, and readily shares her knowledge with other designers. Chlarize is a fantastic addition to any team looking to grow their UX capabilities.

Elham Ali, MPH, PMP

UX Designer, Founder

Proactive, dynamic, and totally organized...

Chlarize isn't just a fantastic and precise UX/UI designer but also an inspiring person... She showed a high level of strategic thinking, evidence-based research, UI technical skills...

Let's create together...

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