annie zhang

I’ve always had a strong passion for art and design. I won a few awards when I first started my art lessons, but we had to move to America and start over due to a sudden family event. With an opportunity, I was involved in an engineering department’s senior prototyping project and learned about UIUX design. I realize how crucial this role is.Ever since then, I have started working towards becoming a UIUX designer. After saving up for education, I finally started my MA degree in Interaction & UIUX and finished my degree beginning of 2023. I’m incredibly excited and looking forward to my new career path.

I graduated with a BA degree from UC Berkeley, majoring in Economics. I worked in the fields of both retail and commercial banking. I then acquired my Broker License in 2012 and have been an active Real Estate Broker ever since.

During my ten-plus years of real estate and banking, I had much practice in communication and leadership skills. It also required putting myself in others’ positions to find their dream homes.

While working in the real estate field, I came up with an idea and presented it to the LSU senior department. There were others presenters, including NASA. My innovation idea was one of the few selected by the senior students in LSU’s engineering department as their graduating project. I provided funding and guided them through building reports, concepts, and prototypes. 

I graduated with MA in Interaction and UIUX Design from Academy art of University.