About

Hi, I’m Oanh (☝).
I design products that make complex things feel simple.

For 20 years, I’ve designed across product, SaaS, digital experiences, and advertising. I’ve always been fascinated by how people experience the things we create—where they get stuck, what delights them, and what makes something feel effortless.

Oanh

I love simplifying complexity and turning ideas into products that make people’s lives a little easier. I bring together research, product thinking, UX, systems thinking, and visual craft to take ideas from ambiguity to something people can actually use.

I’m especially drawn to emerging technology and the possibilities it creates for design. The most exciting part for me is taking something that doesn’t exist yet and figuring out how to bring it to life.

Stay curious.
Make complexity understandable.
Build with kindness.

I believe great work comes from staying curious, working hard, and being kind to the people you build with. Understand the problem deeply, challenge assumptions, sweat the details that matter, and build things people actually want to use.

Do that well, and amazing things tend to follow.

Awards & recognition

2016

Shorty Awards

Integrated Campaign & Multi-Platform Campaign

Miss USA — #FindingMiss52
2015

Emmy Awards

Technology & Engineering

Obama in the Twitterverse — 100M+ views
2009–2012

Houston ADDY Awards

Multiple campaign awards for Waste Management Interactive Website and On The Border.

Best of Show — HELP Campaign, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
2011

Winner — AMC’s The Pitch

Featured on AMC’s documentary series The Pitch as part of the FKM team behind the winning HELP campaign.

Brands I’ve worked with

Target Roc Nation NFL NBA Fox LinkedIn Burberry PepsiCo Hyundai General Motors TrueCar Whole Foods ESPN Johnson & Johnson U.S. Open Duracell Salesforce JPMorgan Chase Charles Schwab Mastercard × Gwen Stefani E! News Discovery Channel BRIT Awards American Eagle Walmart Best Buy vitaminwater Miss Universe Miss USA McDonald’s NCAA athenahealth Hyatt H-E-B Caterpillar Strawberry Shortcake Daisy

Let’s connect.

I’m always interested in meeting people building ambitious products, solving difficult problems, and exploring what technology can make possible.