About Me

Hello there! I'm Yusuf, an aspiring UX Researcher & Product Designer. Born and raised in Minnesota, I gained a passion for design through partaking my CAPS program in high school where I first learned about real-world graphic design applications through working with several local businesses on marketing & design projects. I studied Product Design with a focus on User Experience due to its plethora of applied skills & avenues at the University of Minnesota, receiving my Bachelor’s of Science in 2023.

Within design, I'm passionate about telling stories and creating user-focused solutions. I also love learning and the process of research - not only is new information discovered and applied to new, purposeful designs, but my initial viewpoints are also challenged and reshaped, creating a more inclusive perspective within myself. I hope to be involved in opportunities where I can further grow as a researcher, designer, and person as a whole. 

​When I’m not designing or researching, I produce electronic dance music, travel and hike, build model kits, and spend time with my family and friends. As a first generation Indonesian-American Muslim, I maintain my roots by visiting my extended family in Indonesia every year and volunteer as a designer for my mosque’s communications team.

​Want to work together, have any business inquiries, or just want to chat? Feel free to send me an email: ykhairulhuda@gmail.com


Experience

May 2023 - May 2024

January 2020 - August 2023

University of Minnesota - Off-Campus Living

Commuter Engagement Advisor

  • Brainstorming & executing involvement opportunities, events, & programs for commuter students

  • Writing & designing newsletters to communicate events & programs to off-campus students

  • Managed & collaborated with team of 5 student staff


August 2022 - December 2022

Zeefasys

UX/UI Designer

  • Designed dashboards in Figma for clients in the health field, utilizing design principles & CMF to achieve a user friendly layout

  • Attended weekly stand-ups to collaborate & receive feedback from front-end developers & product manager


May 2021 - August 2021

Research Experience for Undergraduates - Sustainable Land & Water Resources

Communication & Team Facilitation Intern

  • Mentored a cohort of 10 student researchers in geographic information systems, spatial mapping topics, research strategies, & data collection tools

  • Managed 3 web platforms to communicate research experiences to stakeholders & public REU audience


January 2018 - May 2018

Trimble - Transportation & Mobility

UX Research & Design Intern

  • Developed & conducted persona-based usability studies in Maze on information architecture of our fleet management products to assess ease of navigation by different users

  • Performed competitive analysis of driver experience softwares to determine strengths, weaknesses, & innovation opportunities in relation to current product market

  • Analyzed interviews in Dovetail to build use cases & deduce insights about customer’s experiences with fleet management products


ValleyFair Amusement Park

Marketing & Design Intern

  • Designed recruiting campaigns for the park’s hiring season & promotional graphics for Delirious, a new attraction in summer 2018.

  • Wrote blog articles to promote upcoming summer season for general audience


Skills & Competencies

Market & User Research

Usability Testing

Physical & Digital Prototyping

Industrial & Product Design

Concept Sketching

CAD Software & Rendering

Graphic Design

Web Design

Photography & Videography

Social Media Marketing

Management & Leadership

Bahasa (Indonesian Language)