Maria Dumitrescu

Minerva University (1% Acceptance Rate)

San Francisco, CA

B.Sc. Computer Science & Design (Expected May 2027), GPA: 3.8

Focus: Human-Centered Design · UX Research · Data-Driven Design · Interaction Design · HCI · Statistics

National Taiwan University

Taipei, TW

Exchange Research (Neuroscience & Data Science)

Applied ERP signals to study attention & error detection in HCI; findings informed UX feedback design.

Anthropic

San Francisco, CA

Product Design Partner for Claude Community Events

Sep 2025 – Present

• Designed marketing assets & event branding for Anthropic community events, boosting attendance by 50%.
• Created visual identity & typography systems for event collateral to enhance consistency and polish.

Nippon Foundation AI Startup (Plug and Play–mentored)

Tokyo, JP

Product Design Intern

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

• Drove end-to-end UX design for AI-driven UGC platform; shipped 10+ prototypes impacting 200+ users.
• Led 25+ interviews and 5 usability tests; mapped journeys that drove 3 major design iterations.
• Partnered with PMs & engineers; design outputs shaped MVP roadmap and supported ¥2.3M pre-seed raise.

BEARVFX (Microsoft & Oracle Partner)

Taipei, TW

User Experience Design & PM Intern

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

• Designed scalable workflows for AI lecture tool; cut instructor setup time by 40% across 200+ classes.
• Ran 10+ feedback sessions; delivered 3 iterations and prototypes to improve clarity and access.
• Presented design proposals and usability findings to cross-functional teams (PM, engineering).

Princeton University - River Project

Princeton, NJ

UI/UX & Front-End Intern

Jun 2024 – Sep 2024

• Redesigned student learning platform for 500+ students; delivered responsive layouts & scalable design system.
• Conducted 20+ user tests with students/faculty; improvements drove 25% higher engagement.

Minerva Project (Global EdTech Company)

San Francisco, CA

Product & Visual Design Intern

Sep 2023 – Sep 2024

• Improved onboarding for 15+ schools, 500K+ learners; ran A/B tests & 45+ interviews to boost retention.
• Leveraged design systems and patterns with 100+ components & 50+ LMS templates to scale across 3 platforms.

Sanofi × IDEO Global Design Challenge (2025)

Top 10 finalist; led 25+ patient interviews, market analysis, and rapid prototyping cycles for biologics device.

Nuuko Journaling App (2025)

Shipped MVP journaling app on React + Supabase; designed flows and prototypes used by 100+ testers.

Meihodo Japanese Luxury Resort (2025)

Redesigned website and Information Architecture; delivered cross-platform UX blending accessibility with polish.

Fabric/Sparc Scholar — Anthropic, Cisco, Citadel (2025)

Selected top 2% globally for elite UX/data program with focus on product management and bias-aware design.

AI UI/UX Feedback Tool (2025)

Developed real-time web critique tool using ML models; tested interaction flows with 10+ designers.