UX researcher · designer · product thinker
Research first.
Better products follow.
I’m Sean, an HCI graduate student turning human behavior into clear product direction (and carrying that insight through design).
Selected work · 2025–26
01 / Selected work
From evidence
to experience.
Four projects showing how I frame ambiguity, listen closely, make tradeoffs, and move teams toward something tangible.
ESPN Fantasy Social Feed
Finding a research-backed opportunity for connection inside the fantasy sports experience.
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Adobe Firefly Unified Prompting
Creating a shared interface grammar across Firefly’s image, video, and audio tools.
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Salesforce Guided Trial
Reframing marketing tools to help trial users recognize value and reach activation sooner.
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The Art Market
Taking a student sustainability problem from early interviews to a tested, working marketplace.
View case study02 / About
Curious about people.
Serious about outcomes.
I found UX by following the part of technology that interested me most: understanding why people struggle, what they actually need, and how a team can respond.
My background crosses informatics, computer science, data science, game design, and hands-on development. That range helps me work comfortably between research, design, engineering, and product conversations (not just hand off findings at the end).
I’m currently pursuing an M.S. in Human–Computer Interaction at Indiana University, graduating in Spring 2028. I’m looking for opportunities where research has a real voice in product direction while remaining close to the people who design and build it.
Product discovery
Interaction design
Surveys
Usability testing
Front-end development
Team facilitation
03 / Play
A space for experiments,
side quests, and unfinished ideas.
This section is intentionally waiting for the work that doesn’t need a brief.
04 / Contact
Let’s make the next question worth asking.
I’m interested in UX research, product design, and product roles where curiosity becomes action.
pletzsean@gmail.com