Alumni

Many of our graduates leave our program and go on to work on amazing projects. Below are some of our most recent alumni, where they’re at now, and testimonials on their experiences with us.
Notable companies and studios our graduates go on to work at:
Google
Microsoft
SAP
Cisco
Pinterest
LinkedIn
Tesla
Uber
Meta
Venmo
Samsung
Yelp
eBay
PayPal
Chase
Airbnb
IDEO
ANML
“The BFA Graphic Design program equipped me with the tools and connections that launched my career in the Silicon Valley. The program covered a broad range of skill sets–from branding/identity to product/UX design. I will always treasure the opportunity I was given to further my design studies in Europe. That experience along with my time throughout the program were significant in paving my professional creative path.
Aurora Adkins
Senior Product Designer, YouTube
“The lessons I’ve learned from the BFA Graphic Design Program are invaluable and has helped me shape who I am as a designer. The BFA program provides students with the necessary skills AND grit to thrive in an ever competitive design industry. The program itself is intense and is not for the faint of heart, but one comes out of it a better, stronger and wiser designer. Proud and thankful to be an alumni of this program.
Lorenz Ortiz
Art Director, Salesforce
“The BFA Graphic Design program still stands as one of the most impactful experiences of my design career. Not only did I walk away with strong foundational skills and work ethic impressive to all employers, the program gave me an opportunity to explore an expansive range of design, allowing me to find what I was truly passionate working on. With world class faculty to support me, I discovered my strengths and refined my skills, ultimately preparing me to work with some of the world’s top companies and leading design thinkers.
Cindy Tsui
Visual UX Designer, Google
“The BFA Graphic Design Program at San José State University provides students with a strong foundation of design. It offers a large collection of classes that touch multiple mediums: print, exhibition, and user experience. This program creates high quality design professionals that are battle tested for the competitive design field.
Ron Catacutan
Senior Product Designer, ServiceNow

Alumni Directory

Aurora Adkins

Senior Product Designer, YouTube

Class of 2012

Ron Catacutan

Senior Product Designer, ServiceNow

Class of 2012

Momo Cha

Senior UI/UX Designer, Woven by Toyota

Class of 2012

Janelle Flores

UX Manager, Tesla

Class of 2012

Jonathan Judal

Executive Design Director, Global Banking (GB) Design JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Class of 2012

Cindy Tsui

Visual UX Designer, Google

Class of 2012

Kelsey Mauk

Creative Director, Nvidia

Class of 2012

Andrew Yee

Senior Product Designer, Yelp

Class of 2013

Brandon Boswell

Product Designer & Art Director, ANML

Class of 2014

Maya Ealey

Senior Brand Designer & Illustrator, Yahoo, Creative Leader

Class of 2014

Hoyin Chan

Interaction Designer, Google

Class of 2014

Bernadette Faller

Senior Product Designer, Uber

Class of 2015

Peter Nguyen

Product Designer, Geico

Class of 2015

Tiffany Phan

Senior Designer, Sephora

Class of 2015

Mike Castro

Senior Product Designer, Quizlet

Class of 2015

Lorenz Ortiz

Senior Design Lead, Salesforce

Class of 2015

Tina Liu

Multidisciplinary Senior Graphic Designer, H&M

Class of 2015

Veronica Wagner

Art Director, Klarity

Class of 2016

Cindy Duong

Brand Creative Lead, Cisco, Emerging Tech & Incubation

Class of 2016

Tiffany Zaporteza

Senior Designer, Salesforce

Class of 2017

Mariella Perez

UX Designer, Cisco

Class of 2017

Timothy Duong

Senior Visual Designer, Waltz Creative

Class of 2018

Nancy Hu

Brand Designer & Art Director, Shipt

Class of 2018

Orizema Cruz-Lee

Visual Designer, IBM

Class of 2018

Minjoo Yun

Senior Product Designer, Natera

Class of 2018

Sonam Dhanjal

Art Director, Wolfgang LLC

Class of 2019

Allison Chen

Product Designer, Root Inc.

Class of 2020

Kelvin Esparza

Visual & User Experience Designer, IBM

Class of 2020

Nicholas Randle

Senior Designer, Manual

Class of 2021

Jaerica Vitug

Designer, ANML

Class of 2021

Last updated: July 2022