Hi, I’m Chalen

I’m a full-stack Product Designer at Akur8 in Paris: crafting no-code AI tools for data actuaries

I'm impact-driven and internationally collaborative

After work I take photos, play boardgames, and ride my bike

GlobaliD

UX Researcher / San Francisco, CA

Case Studies

Creating Clear Navigation for a Web3 Identity Wallet

Optimizing Onboarding for Young Apartment-Hunters in India

Couchsurfing

Product Designer / San Francisco, CA

Case Studies

Designing to Grow Community: How We Boosted Sign-Ups by 21%

UX Insights in 5 Days: Facilitating a Cross-Team Design Sprint

References

"His questions are thought provoking, and often poignant ... Highly recommended designer, researcher, sounding board, and overall good human."

Jesse Perry

GlobaliD Product Designer

"Chalen is a strong user centric designer - he is adept at effectively using user interviews, behavior, and UX best practices to identify various solutions to a design problem, and forming a strong perspective on the best path forward to get an intended outcome..."

Angie Kurdys

Couchsurfing Product Lead

"Chalen is the kind of designer any company wishes they had, not only can he design solutions with low requirements, but he can also dive deep into research to get customer insights and improve those solutions...

His remote usability tests, [design thinking] workshops, and research documentation ... gave the flexibility the company needed to move faster without ever losing track of the customer needs"