Mikyo Kaia Cha
UX designer | Human Factors Engineer
I’m a UX designer and researcher who cares about making complex work feel simple. I use human factors thinking and user research to understand how people make decisions under time pressure, then turn those insights into clear interfaces, practical workflows, and prototypes teams can ship.
Right now, I’m pursuing an M.S. in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University and preparing to begin research at ASU’s HIMER Lab, focused on human–AI collaboration and cognitive ergonomics. I’ve worked across logistics and cloud platform teams, collaborating with developers and operators to improve enterprise systems, and I enjoy building products where clarity, trust, and craft matter
Experience
NGL Transportation
IT Intern
Arizona, USA | Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
- Installed and maintained network & computer systems for logistics operations.
- Built front-end features for an internal logistics platform with React.
- Authored SOPs and provided tier-two technical support across the organisation.
- Led troubleshooting for escalated hardware and software issues.
Naver Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform Planning Intern
Seoul, Korea | Jul 2022 – Oct 2022
- Researched competitive API offerings and recommended adoption strategies.
- Updated navigation UX/UI for the Naver Cloud Platform marketing site.
- Drafted key announcements and release notes for the official website.
Education
Arizona State University
M.S. Human Systems Engineering
AZ, USA | Aug 2025 – Present
Hanyang University
B.S. Media Technology & Computer Science
Ansan, Korea | Mar 2020 – Aug 2024
Awards
Campus Patent Universiade
KIPO Director's Prize | $7,700
Cloud-based laptop service for education, from concept through business model.
May 2022 – Nov 2022
ETRI Open API Contest
Excellence Award | $400
Computer vision assistant that generates indoor tasks with ETRI APIs & YOLO v3.
Sep 2022 – Dec 2022
Environment Big Data AI Idea Competition
Minister of Environment Award | $2,300
EGG: a big-data powered eco-friendly integration and insights platform.
May 2022 – Dec 2022
Cancer Big Data AI Idea Competition
Grand Prize (National Cancer Center) | $1,500
AntiCancer: AI dashboard forecasting cancer care timelines and outcomes.
Jun 2021 – Dec 2021
Tools
My creative
toolbox
A focused set of tools I use for UX research, interface design, and prototyping.
Figma
Design
Illustrator
Design
VS Code
Development
Git / GitHub
Development
Jira
Project Management
Notion
Project Management
Ways of working
My design
philosophy
⚖️ Balance Feasibility and Delight
🤝 Design Through Co-Creation
🧪 Experiment, Then Validate
🛠️❤️ Build with Heart and Craft
🎯 Aim for Clarity and Confidence
Let's create
something
extraordinary
together
Contact me
mikyocha@asu.edu
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