John Hong
Stanford, CA


I am an artisan of design and engineering at the junction of hardware and software. Guided by a human-centered approach, I solve challenges through a lens that places people at the heart of innovation.

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I am a multifaceted designer & engineer adept in both software and hardware.

From leading UX at Sparkademy to delivering designs that reached thousands of people across different continents at Meta, I have designed quality experiences that solve complex problems. Figma, Origami, Protopie, and Keynote are tools I am highly proficient in, having created design systems from the ground up and countless interactive prototypes. Cross-functional collaboration is paramount to my work.

I also make physical products. Through my studies at Stanford in Product Design Engineering (BS 2023) and Mechanical Engineering (MS 2025), I have gained a wide set of engineering and manufacturing skills. I frequent the PRL (Product Realization Lab) at Stanford, where I bring stunning products to life using a variety of manufacturing processes including foam modeling, laser cutting, FDM/SLA 3D printing, CNC machining, etc. Last summer (2023), I worked as a Product Design Engineering intern at Poursteady, a company based in Brooklyn NY that designs and manufactures automated pour-over coffee machines. I did design and engineering work for both software and hardware for the existing and upcoming products.

At Stanford, I am a course assistant for the Product Realization Lab (PRL), responsible for the operation and safety of Stanford’s machine shop, foundry, wood shop, and rapid prototyping lab, with 1400+ annual users. I was also the d.school's Peer Advisor for the undergraduate Design major, where I advised students and collaborated with the d.school's faculty team to deliver the best possible undergraduate experience to the Design student body. I am also a Design for Extreme Affordability alum (2023), having worked with the Bay Area non-profit Ever Forward, helping middle/high schools better assess and act on the social and emotional needs of their students.

This summer, I will be joining BrewBird, a startup in the Bay Area dedicated to bringing speciatly coffee to the workplace sustainably, elegantly, and tastily.