Bennie Nkwantabisa is a UX researcher who ships, AI-native product designer, and movement artist.
She creates and realizes product visions through experiential & digital modalities rooted in user research.

seeking summer + FALL 2026 roles (NYC, SF, OPEN)

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B.S. DESIGN: ai + Digital user experience (JUNE 2026)

M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE: Human computer interaction (June 2027)

B.S. DESIGN (JUNE 2026)

M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE (June 2027)

featured work

App store

UX RESEARCH

product strategy

limbo

bringing back the serendipity of late night conversation, one prompt at a time. founding ux research + product strategy.

IN progress…

App store

software dev

UX RESEARCH

later!

Time on your phone, time well spent.

IN progress…

internship

UX RESEARCH

iFind

Usability testing at scale for an AI video-editing tool created to support early childhood research.

UX RESEARCH

UX DESIGN

kyro

End-to-end emotional scheduling platform built to prevent burnout in young adults. Won Best Concept, Most Novel, and 4 additional awards.

PRODUCT DESIGN

declassified with Fizz

AI-powered course evaluation feature that transforms Fizz's candid student conversations into actionable course insights.

USER RESEARCH

who's walking who?

An ethnographic study uncovering the emotional labor and compassion fatigue of Bay Area dog walkers.

smaller projects

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MUSE - User Research

Guild - User Research

CalExplore - Product Design

corner redesign - UI/UX

Ergonomic Handle - Product Design

creative playground

(how i've made use of my free will)

Photography

Graphic Designs

Choreography

Writing

Youtube

in a nutshell,

this is the age of the design generalist.

with AI becoming a partner to all product roles, convergence between research, design, and development is greater than ever.

I pride myself on the depth of my UX research background intertwined with my Product Design and Computer Science education; along with my experience in making moving mental pictures into reality, I find myself in a space where creation is the central word to describe my talent.

I create problem spaces through generative user research and create shippable features that eradicate the burden of translation for researchers. I use what I know about a product from both the user and builder perspectives to create its identity, leveraging my depth and breadth of visual artistry from choreography + video production to graphic design.

product growth end-to-end, from research to brand identity, is changing. Being a jack of all trades with intentional, empowering AI partnership makes you a master of all, and I thrive in spaces that embrace exactly this.

this is the age of the design generalist.

with AI becoming a partner to all product roles, convergence between research, design, and development is greater than ever.

community builder + leader: being a military child, I've intentionally created spaces for others for as long as I can remember and have been honored to receive a collection of accolades in recognition of such, from the Exchange National Service Award (2022) to being asked to be the Student Speaker at Stanford's 135th Opening Convocation (2025, see above photo lol).

current industry fascinations:

consumer social spaces exploring the "digitally-offline"/IRL movement
AI tools that assist the UX research process end-to-end
claude code (mwah)

when I'm not working, you'll find me obsessing over sitcoms (let's start with Community, Parks & Rec, New Girl, and Apartment 23), rambling about SNL, people-watching, chasing sunsets, listening to music too loudly, being the worst cinephile ever, or gushing over my family!

ask me about: writing, youtube, my dj career (…), living in a beach town, my fascination with nyc, how many times I've seen parks + rec (hint: over 50), addison rae, solo traveling, being an RA for freshmen (twice), trend forecasting, my love of rain, my favorite niche cultural movements (1st: 2013 planking)

(can't get enough or had too much? contact me to chat!)