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Hi there, I'm Tray!

I’m a product designer currently attending Stanford University with a passion for everything creative.
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Professional Work

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Product Design Associate @ Quantum AI Institute (QAI)

June 2025 - Present
Tools used: Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Google Slides

Currently developing QAI’s online platform. Produced and designed decks shown to investors/partners, leading to real conversion. Designed social media and outreach assets, event banners, and branding guidelines.
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Product Design Intern @
Second Time Founders

May 2025 - Sept 2025
Tools used: Notion, Google Slides

Conducted research, interviewed 5+ founders, and organized >600 entries of data to create the 2TF Notion Founder Directory, which was shipped out to the Second Time Founder community.

Personal Projects

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Indie Game Developer
@ Chiasma Team

June 2024 - Present
Tools used: Python, Adobe Photoshop, Audacity

One of 2 devs making a sci-fi space visual novel named “Watchtower 72”. I was the sole illustrator, concept artist, gameplay programmer, and UI designer for this project.
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Illustrator
@ Uni High Yearbook

Sept 2023 - March 2024
Tools used: Adobe Photoshop

Designed the front cover as well as multiple divider illustrations, all themed after the popular kids magazine “Highlights”.
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Illustrator & Author
@ ALL STRANGERS LEAD
BACK TO YOU

March 2025 - Aug 2025
Tools used: Adobe Photoshop, Word

Wrote, formatted, illustrated cover for, and self-published 37-page poetry book about finding familiar figures amongst strangers.

About Me

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Tray Chen

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I’m a Design student at Stanford who’s been drawing for nearly a decade. People know me as some sort of designer/game dev/illustrator/author hybrid mix.
In my free time I crochet, get too excited about new hobbies, and continually attempt at writing my novel.
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