Hi, I'm Cecilia
I'm a hybrid content strategist and AI engineer passionate about crafting human-centered digital experiences.
About
I've always been a maker at heart, whether I'm writing, designing, or building with code. That creative foundation combined with technical curiosity has shaped my career. With a BA in linguistics, an MS in computer science, and over a decade in digital content, I've found my niche making AI experiences intuitive and human-centered.
My career has taken me from content editing at an e-learning startup to Meta's research marketing team, and most recently into AI and prompt engineering. After being laid off in 2022 while enrolled in grad school, I was able to fully focus on my master's coursework at Northeastern, graduating in 2024 with a focus on NLP, frontend web development, and HCI/UX.
These days, I'm based in San Jose, working on projects that combine generative AI, UX design, and content strategy. I'm particularly drawn to work that makes powerful technology feel approachable and intuitive. Whether I'm crafting prompts, designing interfaces, or developing web applications, I'm always thinking about the humans on the other side of the screen.
Experience
August 2025 – October 2025
AI/Prompt Engineer - Fleek
Developing system instructions for AI character creation flow, including AI image generation and LLM chat. Bridging the gap between product and engineering by refining UX flows to be developer- and user-friendly
May 2025 – August 2025
UX Writer & Content Designer - Google via Dexian
Analyzed the quality of datasets used for LLM training and fine tuning. Developed LLM evaluation rubrics to quantify dataset quality. Fact-checked prompt responses generated by LLMs and human curators. Led small team of curators in generating golden datasets for LLM training
May 2024 – May 2025
Content Developer - SRI via AMF Media
Curated web design and UX on external branded website to reduce friction in user experience. Conducted user interviews for internal comms site in order to identify pain points with the goal of improving employees' experiences and increasing efficiency. Created wire frames in Figma informed by UX design principles and research results to reduce the risk of having to either rebuild the product and incur additional cost or compromise quality
August 2023 - May 2024
AI Content Writer - MotherTongue
Evaluated, wrote, fact-checked, and curated responses generated by LLM in response to user queries at large search engine company.
January 2020 - January 2023
Content Strategist/Manager - Meta
Led large-scale website initiatives and UX optimization projects for the Meta Research site in collaboration with web vendors. Developed content strategy for the Meta Research blog in collaboration with program managers and research teams. Earned promotion in 2021.
May 2018 - December 2019
Content Strategist - Meta via Crystal Equation
Managed the Meta Research blog and website, ensuring editorial consistency, brand alignment, and a cohesive user experience while optimizing content for SEO. Collaborated with program managers to develop print brochures, flyers, blog content, and other collateral, ensuring editorial excellence, brand consistency, and timely delivery of marketing materials. Received headcount in 2019.
Projects
Behalf Bot
Building off OpenAI's GPT-4, I curated responses by crafting instructions based off various use cases, providing data available on my LinkedIn and website. I built the chatbot UI on Flask using Python for the backend and vanilla JavaScript, and HTML/CSS for the frontend. I also made an API to use on this website.
Professional Website 2.0
Using Cursor as my AI coding assistant, I designed and built a new professional website (this one!) from scratch using React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript. I also added a new chatbot feature on the website using the Behalf Bot API.