StudentBase
Product Strategist & Designer
Overview
StudentBase is a pre-seed startup reimagining the student rental experience. Designed for university towns, the platform brings together students, landlords, and institutions into one ecosystem to streamline the yearly rental cycle. The goal: to reduce fragmentation and stress in a process that's often chaotic and outdated.
My Role
Product Strategist and Product Designer
Frameworks
Design Thinking, Lean UX, Product Roadmapping
Problem Statement
Finding student housing is stressful, fragmented, and often unsafe. Students juggle listings, leases, and landlords across disconnected platforms. Landlords waste hours on manual tasks, and universities lack visibility into the off-campus housing experience.
The Solution
StudentBase brings together students, landlords, and universities into a single, integrated platform built to simplify the rental experience from end to end. We designed a multi-portal iPad app with tailored user flows for each group:
- Students
- Landlords
- Universities
Key Features
Students get access to verified listings, flexible rent payment options, and simplified lease management—all from one place.
Students can browse verified listings, submit applications, upload documents, and manage leases—all in one place. Real-time updates and flexible payment options reduce stress and uncertainty.
Universities can monitor housing trends, manage verified listings, and support students more effectively. Real-time analytics and co-branded experiences help improve student satisfaction while reducing administrative overhead.
Process
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User & Market Research
Identifying problem
The challenge was to support Bombardier's shift to digital-first tooling for both internal operations and customer experience. The teams needed scalable, modern UX that aligned with the brand and delivered real utility to users in aviation and service contexts.
Users
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Market
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Key Findings
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User Persona
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Journey mapping
This internship helped shape how I think about building scalable, user-first products. I learned how to lead design through ambiguity, align with engineering and product goals, and balance MVP scope with user impact. It also deepened my interest in product management as a career path.
- myMaintenance – A mobile app for aircraft maintenance teams
- myService – A customer support app launched on the App Store
- myBombardier (Partnership Portal) – A new internal platform to manage third-party partnerships and ad campaigns
Design System
2. myBombardier
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1. Roadmap
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Prototypes
3. myBombardier
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- myMaintenance – A mobile app for aircraft maintenance teams
- myBombardier (Partnership )
Wireframes
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Low-fidelity
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Final Design
High-fidelity
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Outcomes
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Reflection
This internship helped shape how I think about building scalable, user-first products. I learned how to lead design through ambiguity, align with engineering and product goals, and balance MVP scope with user impact. It also deepened my interest in product management as a career path.
- myMaintenance – A mobile app for aircraft maintenance teams
- myService – A customer support app launched on the App Store
- myBombardier (Partnership Portal) – A new internal platform to manage third-party partnerships and ad campaigns
Next Steps
- myMaintenance – A mobile app for aircraft maintenance teams
- myService – A customer support app launched on the App Store
- myBombardier (Partnership Portal) – A new internal platform to manage third-party partnerships and ad campaigns