"Maria is the rare UX researcher who can truly work on the full product journey: from market research to go-to-market to post-launch analysis.Maria has worked for me on two long-term research and prototyping projects, and her work is always stellar. She's a great usability interviewer and has built out many terrific high-fidelity prototypes. Maria will be a great asset on any team that's lucky enough to hire her."

"Maria and I met when she was a first-year student at the University of Arizona, and she took

advantage of an opportunity at a brand new design internship at the UA Design Lab that I was leading. In that single semester, she demonstrated deep curiosity and intentional communication.

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Throughout her tenure in the UA Design Lab, Maria exhibited an impressive capacity to conduct

qualitative research, collaborate across cultures, and take a leadership role on a team. 

Maria, being one of only two first-year students in the 12-student internship, led her team to empathize

with users, ideate potential solutions, and prototype their ideas in tangible ways. Her intentionality and commitment to the team were two of the key ingredients in delivering a useful final product that satisfied every stakeholder on behalf of [her team's client] UAGlobal.

It is clearly Maria's passion to deeply engage the people closest to a problem and create a foundation for equity-centered user experience and design work."

"Maria served as AAPASC president at Arizona State University for my entire length of tenure at AAPASC, [from training me] as an intern to [onboarding me when I was elected as the next] AAPASC President. Not only has she led the execution of community-wide events, but has also overseen the professional development of the executive board that she led.

Maria has been a pivotal figure in my career as an ASU student, both on a professional and personal level. I look up to her decisiveness, confidence, and ability to command a room. Whenever I falter or am unsure, I always look back on her time as President to feel more assured of my decisions and be more assertive when leading. She is the most excellent leadership figure I've ever had the honor of serving for, and she will continue to be a valuable asset wherever she goes."

"Working with Maria at UA Design lab was a great experience. She is a trustworthy team player who always does her best. She demonstrated her hard work ethic by providing the team with our secondary research. She is always eager to learn new things and isn't afraid to reach out to people with questions. Her determined personality is a pleasure to collaborate with!"

"Maria and I worked together at Hilti, where I mentored her Co Op term from February through May of 2022. I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Maria and came to know her as a truly valuable asset to our team. She is sincere, dependable, and incredibly diligent in her work.

Beyond that, she is an impressive facilitator and can lead user testing sessions strategically and

confidently. Maria would take on any challenge that came her way, and I was always impressed with her

level of commitment.

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Her knowledge of UX research best practices was a huge advantage to our team. Not only did she put

this skill set to work, but she also established the proper criteria needed to successfully conduct A/B

tests for new design concepts in Hilti’s PROFIS Engineering software platform. Ultimately, her leadership and methodical approach to these user testing sessions allowed us to better understand our users and determine what solution addresses their needs appropriately and effectively."

"We thoroughly enjoyed working with Maria; she was truly a wonderful asset to our UX team. Maria is highly collaborative and a strong communicator. She is great at collecting data, synthesizing research, and presenting it to stakeholders. She knows how to work in a cross-functional environment as our UX team works closely with other teams to identify and implement research strategies and methods.

Maria displayed an enthusiastic attitude when performing her work which was always very organized, detailed, clear, and relevant. She is a dedicated professional with effective problem-solving abilities. She is adaptable to changes in projects and priorities and can handle multiple takes at a time. Her teammates have described her as a kind, motivated, well-spoken, and a great team player. We know she will go far with her experience at Super Purposes."

"Maria was a 2019 transfer student to ASU after her freshman year at the University of Arizona. She has been heavily involved in student community life her at ASU, specifically through the Asian/Asian Pacific American Student Coalition [from 2019 to 2022]. In the last 2 years, she served as the President of AAPASC and rightfully won a few awards for her work to represent the AAPI student community across ASU, namely the Pitchforks Intercultural Leadership Award and the Cooley Community Impact Award by the ASU Polytechnic campus both in 2021."

"I had the chance to work with Maria in the University of Arizona's Design Lab. She played a major role in our group. Maria has a great communication skills and helped us to synthesize our data. One of her greatest strengths is customer service. She is fun to work with and she makes an impact by motivating the group to move forward. I’m pleased to know her and work with her in same group."