Hello, I'm Cara

Turning User Needs into Products That Move Forward.

I work at the intersection of product, program management, and human-centered design. Currently pursuing an M.S. in Engineering Management at Northeastern.

Problem→Strategy→Execution
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Selected work

Experience

  • Product Manager (Capstone Contract)Acting Globally · Jan to Jun 2026
  • User Experience Design InternState Farm · Jun to Sep 2025
  • UX/UI Design InternTealWaters · Apr to Aug 2024
  • UI/UX Design InternStuniverse · Sep 2023 to Aug 2024
  • Team Leader, HuskyADAPTUniversity of Washington · Jan 2025 to May 2026
  • Team Leader, Engineers Without Borders USAUniversity of Washington · Mar to Sep 2023

Skills

How I work  →
Cara on a riverside promenade with a city skyline behind her
readingLooking for my next read
learningEngineering Management at Northeastern
listening toCORTIS & BTS
cravingIced matcha

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A little more about me outside of design and product work.

i love to travelExploring new places is one of my favorite things, and I'm always planning the next trip.
outside of workBaking, cooking, hunting down new matcha spots and playing pickleball. I'm also a huge foodie and love trying new restaurants.
fun factMy signature bake is French macarons, and I've perfected making them. I've made at least 20 batches!

About Me

As an engineer with a background in Human Centered Design and Engineering Management, I'm passionate about creating thoughtful solutions that genuinely resonate with people. Through my experience in design and user research, I've learned how to turn complex challenges into clear, user-friendly experiences. My approach is rooted in the belief that technology should improve people's lives by addressing real needs. I'm excited to create meaningful experiences through thoughtful, user-centered design.

why product?I care about who gets left out of a product. At HuskyADAPT, I prototyped adaptive toys for children with disabilities, and with Engineers Without Borders, I worked on projects for under-resourced communities. Those projects taught me that good products start by asking who they don’t work for yet, whether that’s someone who communicates in ASL, a first-time customer confused by jargon, or a community with limited access to technology. That’s why I work where engineering and product meet: I still love building, but I’m most energized by managing the work, deciding what gets built and for whom, and keeping the team aligned along the way.
what year am I?I'm currently a first-year M.S. in Engineering Management student at Northeastern University.
what is important to me?Clear problems, strong collaboration and measurable impact. I do my best work on teams where product, design and engineering share context early, and where decisions are grounded in user research and data.
what do I hope to learn?I'm looking for a product or program management internship or early-career role where I can own a feature or workstream end to end, from defining requirements and prioritizing the roadmap to coordinating launches with engineering and design. I want to learn how experienced PMs make tradeoffs, measure success and keep cross-functional teams aligned.

Relevant Courses

Product Management & Web TechnologiesProject ManagementHuman-Centered DesignConcepts in Human Computer InteractionUser ResearchUsability ResearchInformation & Data VisualizationStatisticsData Structures and AlgorithmsObject-Oriented Programming

How I Work

A short user manual for working with me.

feedbackI like feedback early and specific, and I give it the same way: what's working, what isn't, and a suggestion for what to try next.
decisionsI start from user research and data, weigh options by impact and effort, and make tradeoffs explicit so the team knows what we're not doing and why.
communicationI keep stakeholders in the loop with short weekly updates and translate between design, engineering and leadership so everyone works from the same picture.
places

Where I've been lately

I love to travel. Here are a few places I've been recently.

Photo from Lincoln City
Lincoln CityOregon · Aug 2026Sunset Beach
Photo from Shanghai
ShanghaiChina · Jun 2026Shanghai Skyline
Photo from Shangrao
ShangraoChina · Jun 2026Town in the Mountains
Photo from Chongqing
ChongqingChina · Jun 2026City of Lights
Photo from Chengdu
ChengduChina · Jun 2026Pandas!
Photo from Las Vegas
Las VegasNevada · May 2026Art in Bellagio
Photo from Honolulu
HonoluluHawaii · Dec 2025Tropical Sunsets
next upJapan & Korea

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