Hi, I’m Dave

I’m a Human-AI product designer, crafting experiences where human insight and machine intelligence work together seamlessly.

Current Work & Explorations (as of Nov. 2025)

Building an AI assistant with distinct communication modes to augment designer creativity.

Designing new guidelines and prototypes for AI-native products with Dan Saffer.

An Architect's Approach to Digital Worlds

Ever since I could stand up, I was fascinated by buildings.


Growing up in Seoul, surrounded by a dense urban skyline, I saw how structures could shape human experience. My first dream was to become an architect, not just to build, but to design the systems that hold our best memories. I wanted to make everyday interactions feel intentional, memorable, and human.


Over time, my focus shifted from physical skyscrapers to digital ones. I began translating architecture’s precision into product design, drawn by the challenge of building experiences that live inside technology yet shape the real world.


I carry that architect’s mindset into everything I design. To create truly valuable products, I believe you must understand the structure, the system, and the people in front of and behind the technology. Whether it is a building or an AI, design is still about shaping the environments where human life unfolds.


This philosophy drives my work to design not just for functionality, but for clarity, connection, and lasting human value.

The Journey So Far

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

2025 - 2026

Google

UX Design Professional Certificate

2025

Brown University

Sc.B. Computer Science & A.B. Business-Economics

2019 - 2025

RISD

Courses in Industrial Design & Architecture

2020, 2022

Rep. of Korea Air Force

Honor Guard Lead - no, I didn’t fly jets, but uniforms were sharp

2020-2022

Experience

CMU, HCII

UX Researcher & Research Engineer

2025 - Present

Perplexity AI

Campus Strategist Lead

2025

Brown University

DATA2050 Head Teaching Assistant (Data Science Capstone)

2024 - 2025

Brown EP

Director of Technology, UX Advisor

2023 - 2025

Hander

Co-Founder, Product Designer

2024 - 2025

Brown University

Data Science Fellow

2024

Reso

Founding Product Designer, Chief of Staff

2023 - 2024

Partiful

UX Designer

2024

Dymaxion

UX Engineer Intern

2024

Rhode Island Hospital

Research Engineer (LLM)

2024

QuantGuide

UIUX Designer

2023

When I’m Not Designing

When I'm offline, you can usually find me...

  • nerding out over architecture (still lowkey jealous of how architects design timeless spaces)

  • at CrossFit

  • in the kitchen experimenting with Korean food

  • or behind an espresso machine, chasing SCA certification one shot at a time

Thanks for stopping by :)

I hope something here sparked a thought.

I’m still figuring things out. Maybe you are too.

So I build with care, designing a future where machines help us remember who we are.

If you’d like to work together, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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