Work
Visa
Sr. Staff Designer
2022 - Present
Visa’s first client facing GenAI tool
Lead design partner of a tool that transforms knowledge search and discovery for Visa’s Global clients.
Product Design
AlchemyGPT
Concept for Visa’s Developer Portal with a RAG based knowledge search tool and API compilation.
Innovation Concept
Mobile Driver’s License linked to Payments
Concept that explored payment authentication by connecting Mobile Driver’s License’s to the Visa’s network.
Innovation Concept
Design Thinking Applied to Hackathon
Co-presented a learning session for Visa employees on Design Thinking and how to use it during the hackathon.
Design Education
Postscript
Product Designer
2021 - 2022
Postscript Billing platform overhaul
Lead design partner of a tool that transforms knowledge search and discovery for Visa’s Global clients.
Product Design
Product Lifecycle Management
Collaborated with Product Management and Engineering partners to create a scalable PLM process.
Product Management
Varo Bank
Sr. Product Designer
2019 - 2021
Varo Bank’s first Cash Advance Product
Lead design partner for a new consumer banking product, enabling customers access to instant cash.
Product Design
Varo Bank Design System
Co-led the creation of a design system used by design, adopted by developers, and applied across all platforms.
Design Systems
Migrating design tooling from Sketch to Figma
Led Varo Bank’s Figma Migration, boosting design delivery and enhancing cross-functional collaboration.
Design Systems, Design Ops
iOS and Android Widgets
Designed iOS and Android widgets for Varo Bank, giving users visibility into their bank balances at a glance.
Product Design
Design Sprint Lifecycle
Created a process for designers to track their day-to-day work in Jira that synced product management epics and engineering sprints.
Product Management
Branch
Product Designer
2017-2019
Branch’s first Early Wage Access solution
Co-led design for a Early Wage Access product that initiated a company product pivot.
Product Design
Branch Series A and B Fundraising collateral
Created Investor collateral used in multiple VC rounds leading, contributing to overall company growth.
VC Fundraising
Techstars
Designer in Residence
2017-2019
Collateral for Demo-day event
Created print collateral for Techstars Demo-day event including posters, flyers, and pamphlets.
Marketing Design
Demo-day Presentations
Created tailored presentations for nine start-ups used for their demo-day presentation.
Start-up
VidGrid
Founding Designer
2015-2017
Desktop Screen Recording Application
Created UI for Vidgrid’s desktop screen recording application.
Product Design
Video Hosting Platform
Designed cloud video hosting platform, giving users the ability to view their recordings, create collections, edit videos, share videos with permissions, and add embedded questionnaires.
Product Design
Techstars Demo-Day Presentation
Created Vidgrid’s demo-day presentation used during the companies participation in Techstars Cloud, winter 2015 cohort.
Product Design
Marketing & Sales collateral
Created a variety of print and digital collateral including marketing websites, print assets, product video’s, and marketing videos.
Marketing Design
VC Fundraising Collateral
Created Investor collateral for Vidgrid’s Seed, A, and B series rounds of funding.
VC Fundraising
Freelance
Alex Vu Studio
2015-Present
Corporate Photography
Produced corporate photography including corporate headshots, lifestyle, and social media content.
Photography
VC Fundraising Collateral
Worked with emerging start-ups and Seed VC funds by advising and creating fundraising collateral.
VC Fundraising
Start-up Banking Solution
Advised a Bank Start-up’s product, design, and engineering team’s on design strategy, product lifecycle management, and design systems.
Product Design