About me

I'm Arielle! I am currently a third year student at University of California San Diego, working towards a B.S.

Cognitive Science with a specialization in Machine Learning and minoring in UX design. Throughout my experiences, I've been in the pursuit of the best way to translate insights from people's experience into actionable ways that help simplify their lives and accomplish their goals with ease.

I'm Arielle! I am currently a third year student at University of California San Diego, working towards a B.S. Cognitive Science with a specialization in Machine Learning and minoring in UX design. Throughout my experiences, I've been in the pursuit of the best way to translate insights from people's experience into actionable ways that help simplify their lives and accomplish their goals with ease.

Email

arielleh2023@gmail.com

My Experience

June 2025 - Present

Robotics Healthcare Lab

Human-Robotics Interaction Researcher

  • Supporting deployment and design of AI assistants within telepresence robots for people with chronic illnesses to participate in in-person work. 

  • Creation of figures to assist in data storytelling and communication of qualitative & quantitative insights.


June 2024 - Present

Association for Computing Machinery
@ UC San Diego

Lead UX Designer

  • Led design initiative of onboarding for membership portal, focusing on first-time users navigating from mobile devices increasing task success rate across portal by 20% through user research and rapid iteration.

  • Created a cross-platform design system, improving UI consistency and reducing total development time by 16%. 


June 2024 - September 2024

League of Amazing Programmers

Web Development Intern

  • Redesigned and vibe-coded a course calendar using HTML, Javascript, and CSS that improved readability and streamlined the class browsing to payment process increasing customer conversion rate by 10%.

  • Integrated cloud-based scheduling system with WordPress, reducing administrative and end user workload.


July 2022 - September 2022

Siemens

Product Management Intern

  • Redesigned customer support portal, improving content accessibility and reducing support inquiries.

  • Defined product requirements using quantitative metrics by analyzing and categorizing 12+ customer RFP requirement documents, used by management to inform product decision making.

  • Provided key insights to upper management team that informed product positioning and potential website improvements by auditing full user journey of Siemens product offering website and competitor sites.

  • Created slides, brochures, and social media posts for marketing and sales


2020 - 2022

Jeena

Graphic Designer

  • Designed posters, flyers, banners and social media posts for the organization

  • Worked with board members to promote events, increased event engagement

  • Led a team to create digital social stories and online learning materials for the organization’s classes


2020 - 2022

Friends of Children With Special Needs (FCSN)

Volunteer Tutor

  • Tutored special needs children in English, Math, and how to use Procreate

  • Coordinated with parents and students to create programs to suit individual’s unique needs

  • Scheduled and held class meetings using Zoom and related applications

Education

Class of 2026

University of California San Diego

  • B.S. Cognitive Science - Machine Learning, minoring in UX Design

  • 3.81 GPA

Dual Enrollment 2023

Ohlone College

  • Associate's Degree in Business Administration

  • 4.0 GPA

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