About me

Hi, I’m Calvin (Hao-En) Sun.


I’m a UX / Product Designer with a background in industrial design and sound design, currently in my final semester of the MFA in User Experience Design at College for Creative Studies.


My work explores the intersection between digital experiences and real life. I focus on digital product design with an emphasis on physical–digital integration, automotive HMI, and XR experiences, where interaction moves beyond the screen and into the world around us.


I bring a builder mindset to my practice. I enjoy turning ideas into tangible prototypes and seeing products come to life through real user interaction. Creating experiences that people can feel, use, and respond to is what drives my passion. I believe the greatest impact of design happens when products extend beyond the screen and meaningfully integrate into everyday life.

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Email

calvinsunhaoen@gmail.com

Phone

+1 313 210 2690


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Email

calvinsunhaoen@gmail.com

Phone

+1 313 210 2690


Hi, I’m Calvin (Hao-En) Sun.


I’m a UX / Product Designer with a background in industrial design and sound design, currently in my final semester of the MFA in User Experience Design at College for Creative Studies.


My work explores the intersection between digital experiences and real life. I focus on digital product design with an emphasis on physical–digital integration, automotive HMI, and XR experiences, where interaction moves beyond the screen and into the world around us.


I bring a builder mindset to my practice. I enjoy turning ideas into tangible prototypes and seeing products come to life through real user interaction. Creating experiences that people can feel, use, and respond to is what drives my passion. I believe the greatest impact of design happens when products extend beyond the screen and meaningfully integrate into everyday life.

Experience

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Jan 2026 – Present

College for Creative Stdies

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UX Design course in Communication Design & Strategy

Accelerated design-to-prototype workflows for 30+ students by leveraging AI-assisted coding and vibe-coding to transform UI concepts into interactive projects.utoring and troubleshooting on responsive website design.

Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

Health Odyssey Studio

UX Designer (Sponsored Project)

Collaborated with founders to align product vision with business goals and user needs. Conducted in-depth user research to inform VR experience design for a healthcare product. Contributed to MVP concept development to support future growth strategies in an early-stage startup.

Jan 2025 – May 2025

General Motors

UX Designer (Sponsored Project)

Co-developed a 2040 autonomous vehicle concept within a cross-functional team, leading research-driven design decisions in an agile environment. Unified hardware and digital UI into a scalable HMI system, validated through VR usability testing in Unity3D, and enhanced stakeholder engagement through Blender animations and immersive propulsion sound design.

July 2022 – August 2022

TRONNOVATE Design Laboratory INC.

Product Design Intern

Reduced client shipping labor by 50% through user research and workflow UX improvements. Increased customer engagement by 30% by designing and launching an interactive WebAR product preview. Supported a $356K+ crowdfunding raise from 2,523 backers in three months through product website design and ad production.

Sep 2020 – Sep 2024

C.O.G.A Music.

Founder/ Artist/ Producer/ Sound Designer

Achieved 20K+ streams worldwide by independently producing and distributing 8 singles on Spotify and Apple Music.

Tools

Figma

UX/UI Design

After Effect

Motion Design

Illustrator

Design

Photoshop

Design

Blender

3D Modeling/ Rendering

Unity 3D

XR design

Claude

Vibe Coding

Gemini

Generative Design/ Research

HTML/ CSS/ Javascript

Front End Coding