Open for new opportunities

Pixel pusher.
Problem solver.

Blending product thinking with
sharp engineering execution.

2 Years
Experience
20+
UI/UX Projects
6+
Full-stack Builds
5+
Awards
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Valentino Kim Fernando

SWE • PM • UI/UX

Third-year CS student backed by 2+ years of product experience. Combining sharp product thinking with strong technical execution.

Jakarta, ID
Connect the Wires Game

No Problem Too Weird

Think fast. Debug faster.

Systems don't scare me — they just need rewiring!

System Online

Experience

Product Designer

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
Xplodia
Xplodia
  • Architected and launched the end-to-end UX for an IELTS learning platform, resulting in a seamless learning journey for students.
  • Engineered high-fidelity prototypes and conducted A/B testing cycles that increased user task completion rates by 25%.
  • Collaborated directly with engineering teams to ensure pixel-perfect implementation of complex interactive features.

Product Designer

Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
PandaTech
PandaTech
  • Spearheaded the product design for three enterprise-grade platforms serving over 1,000+ active daily users.
  • Established a comprehensive Design System that reduced UI development time by 40% and unified the visual identity across all client products.
  • Translated complex business requirements into intuitive user flows, reducing customer support tickets related to UX confusion.

Vice Director of Digital Product Design

Mar 2024 – Dec 2025
RISTEK Fasilkom UI
RISTEK Fasilkom UI
  • Successfuly delivery of 7+ commercial products for external clients in education and media.
  • Mentored a high-performing team of 14+ designers, instituting standard operating procedures (SOPs) for design handoffs and quality assurance.
  • Managed stakeholder expectations and product roadmaps, ensuring 100% on-time delivery for client projects.

Featured Projects

Boundless
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Boundless

A comprehensive EdTech platform empowering students to pursue global education. Features an engineered AI-driven CV analyzer and complex interactive mapping for university discovery.

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IRIS

A revolutionary decentralized payment protocol. Engineered a gasless crypto transaction system that auto-converts currency rates in real-time, bridging the gap between traditional ease-of-use and blockchain security.

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ICPSeeker

The first decentralized professional marketplace on the Internet Computer. Features secure, gasless smart contracts for payments and 'Internet Identity' integration for seamless, password-less authentication.

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Globe Guardians

Award-winning interactive game translating complex environmental data into gameplay. Recognized by NASA for effectively raising awareness about deforestation and palm oil sustainability in Indonesia.

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Honors & Awards

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GarudaHacks 6.0

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GarudaHacks
July 2025
1st Place - Education and Equity Track
  • Selected as the most impactful project in the Education track among 50+ national teams.
  • Engineered 'Boundless', a platform leveraging Generative AI to analyze student CVs and match them with global scholarship opportunities.
  • Implemented a scalable microservices architecture using Docker and Google Cloud Platform.
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ICP Hub Indonesia Hackathon 8.0

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Disruptives
Dec 2024
1st Winner - Web3 Hackathon
  • Secured the top prize by engineering 'ICPSeeker', a gasless decentralized marketplace protocol on the Internet Computer (ICP).
  • Developed a novel smart contract architecture allowing non-crypto natives to interact seamlessly with blockchain technology.
  • Built a high-performance backend using Rust, ensuring millisecond-latency transaction finality.
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NASA Space Apps Challenge

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NASA
Oct 2024
Global Nominee - Best Storytelling
  • Global Nominee for the GLOBE Protocols Games Challenge, recognized for translating complex satellite data into an engaging game loop.
  • Designed 'Globe Guardians', an interactive experience raising awareness about environmental preservation.
  • Praised by judges for high-contrast accessibility design and intuitive mechanics suitable for all age groups.
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HackJakarta 2024

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AngelHack
Aug 2024
3rd Place - Financial Inclusion
  • Built 'KaryaKita', a C2C art marketplace, during a high-pressure 48-hour hackathon.
  • Integrated a hybrid payment gateway accepting both Fiat (QRIS) and Crypto, directly addressing financial accessibility for unbanked artists.
  • Designed and implemented a real-time bidding system using Firebase to facilitate live auctions.

What Makes It Tick

I build kinda with... everything,
Learning excites me.

React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Vite
Tailwind
shadcn
Framer
Dart
Flutter
Java
C++
Python
Go
Rust
Node
Express
Nest
Springboot
Django
Flask
PostgreSQL
MySQL
React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Vite
Tailwind
shadcn
Framer
Dart
Flutter
Java
C++
Python
Go
Rust
Node
Express
Nest
Springboot
Django
Flask
PostgreSQL
MySQL
React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Vite
Tailwind
shadcn
Framer
Dart
Flutter
Java
C++
Python
Go
Rust
Node
Express
Nest
Springboot
Django
Flask
PostgreSQL
MySQL
React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Vite
Tailwind
shadcn
Framer
Dart
Flutter
Java
C++
Python
Go
Rust
Node
Express
Nest
Springboot
Django
Flask
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis
Supabase
Firebase
AWS
EC2
GCP
Cloudflare
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
Ubuntu
Git
npm
Bun
ESLint
Figma
Miro
Jira
Notion
Grafana
Colab
pytorch
MongoDB
Redis
Supabase
Firebase
AWS
EC2
GCP
Cloudflare
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
Ubuntu
Git
npm
Bun
ESLint
Figma
Miro
Jira
Notion
Grafana
Colab
pytorch
MongoDB
Redis
Supabase
Firebase
AWS
EC2
GCP
Cloudflare
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
Ubuntu
Git
npm
Bun
ESLint
Figma
Miro
Jira
Notion
Grafana
Colab
pytorch
MongoDB
Redis
Supabase
Firebase
AWS
EC2
GCP
Cloudflare
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
Ubuntu
Git
npm
Bun
ESLint
Figma
Miro
Jira
Notion
Grafana
Colab
pytorch