About ME

Discover my experience

I'm a Principal XR Designer in progress

After 11y experience as Sr. Principal Product Designer, i have been on a mission since 2019 to make spatial experiences as intuitive as mobile and desktop interactions. I trult believe that digital products, as we know them today, will evolve beyond our phones and integrate into our surroundings through smart glasses. This transformation calls for new ways of interacting with user interfaces in spatial environments.

To stay ahead in this evolving field, I actively engage with the industry through products testing, design consultancy, and writing about spatial UI and design. My articles, read by over 50.000 people, reflect a growing interest among UX/UI designers in spatial computing. The majority of my projects falls under themes of Medias & Culture, Commerce, Human-Centered Design and Wellness.

Today i'm in collaboration with some XR studios and start ups to design for different XR application and experiences.

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Open Air Museum , XR Wellness
XR UI UX Designer
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Zen Eye Pro, Neuralport.Inc
XR UI UX Designer
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VR Social Fitting Room, H&M
XR UX Designer
Experience

I'm privileged to have had the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse companies up until now.

XR Product Designer

ATOPIA , MUNICH | CONTRACT

Oct 2024 - Present

XR Product Designer

NEURALPORT.INC , OSAKA | CONTRACT

Dec 2023 - Present

XR Product Designer

KARIBOO XR, SEOUL | CONTRACT

July 2024 - Dec 2024

XR Product Researcher

XR4EUROPE, Brussels | FREELANCE

Feb 2024 - June 2024

AR Designer & Developer

EXUBERANTE CAOS, PORTO | FREELANCE

July - Oct 2024

XR Product Designer

XR WEllness , Barcelona | Freelance

Sept 2023 - May 2024

Founder and Designer

UPWORLDS XR , REMOTE

2020 -2022

EDUCATION

Official degree from my ever-evolving learning

Bachelor of Arts & Design | Binus International 2008-2012

Degree of Disruptive Strategy & Innovation | Harvard Business School 2020

Master of Virtual Reality Specilisation, HCI | Goldsmiths London 2020 - 2021

Master of Virtual Reality Design | Istituto Europeo di Design Barcelona 2022 - 2023 

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Languages

I know a couple of languages that has been useful to me in collaboration

Indonesian | Native and Bilingual
English | Full proffesional proficiency
Català | Limited working proficiency
Spanish | Elementary proficiency
German | Basic proficiency

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Talks & Exhibitions
WHAT THEY SAY TO BE WORKING WITH ME
CEO, Neuralport.Inc | Forbes JAPAN Women In Tech TOP30
I work with Sonya at my startup, where her XR design expertise and broad skill set—including pitch creation, networking, diplomacy, and data analysis—are invaluable. She’s a hardworking, talented, and highly motivated person. I'm very happy to work with her.
Sr. Engineer XR at Qualcomm
I worked with Sonya on a VR app project, where her punctuality, creativity, and attention to detail kept us on track. Her stunning, user-friendly UI designs made a huge impact, and collaborating with her was a smooth, enjoyable experience. I'd gladly work with her again.
Technical Engineer Researcher, Osaka University
I've worked with Sonya over the past years, and she's proven to be an exceptional designer with strong communication skills. Sonya played a vital role in designing the audiovisual interface for our XR application, quickly aligning with the product concept and delivering impactful results. I give my best recommendation.
CEO at XR Wellness | XR for hospital patients
I had the pleasure of working with Sonya on two VR projects. She is highly creative and brings a lot to a project, she works efficiently and is dedicated to what she does, testing the final versions until she's sure their perfect. She has a lot of creative ideas - a grand professional! Thanks Sonya I hope to work with you again in future projects.
CEO, Kariboo VR - Immersive Streaming
Sonya is an exceptional XR UI/UX designer. Her thoughtful approach to design played a pivotal role in the development of our XR movie streaming app. Sonya's ability to craft user-centric interfaces and immersive experiences not only enhanced the app's functionality but also streamlined the workflow for our development team. Her designs fostered clear communication across departments with a lasting positive impact on both the product and our team’s efficiency. Sonya’s expertise and dedication make her an invaluable asset to any project.
CEO, Exuberante Caos Associação | Immersive Mural
We had the pleasure of working with Sonya on our AR Scavenger Hunt project, we couldn’t be happier with the results. She is a talented XR Designer with expertise in UI/UX Design and Web AR Onirix to implement gamification & geolocation, with clear communication. We highly recommend Sonya for any AR/VR project!
Experience