julia . fong

Design engineer Research scientist Founding principal Creative technologist

I design and build software and AI-native prototypes for complex decisions in healthcare, finance, property, and beyond. I work across domains, with focused depth in neuroradiology and real estate tax strategy. I take a project from the first question to a working, deployed experience—shaping the interface, connecting the frontend and backend, iterating in the terminal and browser, checking what ships, and refining it with human feedback. Codex and Claude Code help me move quickly; domain judgment, usability, and design sensibility guide the result.

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Julia Fong

Ventures

Independent products and experiments, built from domain research through design, implementation, and deployment. Hover on a card to read about the concept. Click to explore the live project.

Stage
Field

Health & clinical AI

Products and explorations shaped by clinical context and care journeys.

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Clinical learning
NeuroAtlas
An interactive anatomy study for exploring the brain’s vascular structures and the Circle of Willis.
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Stroke care
StrokeHub
A multi-portal concept for the full stroke journey, from professional assessment to patient recovery and research. It explores how one system might serve very different users.
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Radiology workflow
RadsFlow
A workflow concept following an imaging order through prioritization, routing, reporting, and delivery. Customer and team views make both the product promise and its operating plan visible.
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Healthcare AI consulting
Synaptic Maps
A healthcare AI consulting concept organized around clinical decision support, research, and implementation strategy. It asks how useful models reach the people and workflows they serve.
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Personal health explorations
Tablemates
A playful nutrition exhibit about how everyday foods bring different nutrients to the table, with useful context and a recipe idea for each.

Real estate, finance & tax

An active practice and related tools for investment tax, capital, property, and decisions with shared stakes.

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Real estate tax
REI Tax Pro
An educational toolkit for real estate investors navigating depreciation, exchanges, opportunity zones, and exits. A guided strategy finder connects a question to relevant calculators and reading.
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Tax & accounting
TaxSparks
A tax and accounting practice presented through clear service paths and planning tools. The site helps business owners and investors see where proactive strategy can begin.
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CFO advisory
Grow CFO
A CFO dashboard that turns cash flow, income, recurring revenue, and growth into a living garden. The numbers lead to one practical next move, not another dense report.
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Governance
CivilEdge
A calm workspace for groups that share a stake: propose, decide, approve, and keep the record together. Interactive demos show how governance can adapt from a small building to an investment group.
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Property management
RentSparks
A property management experience centered on responsive service and transparent records. It brings leasing, maintenance, owner communication, and digital documentation into one clear offer.
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Real estate
Julia Fong Realty
A real estate advisory presence connecting property decisions with research, capital, and tax strategy. It shows the wider thinking behind a purchase or sale.

Creative technology

Interactive studies in art, fashion, space, and everyday experience.

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Interior design
DeDe
A design decision engine that coordinates lighting, paint, flooring, and hardware as one room plan. Move a lever and see the recommendations and reasoning change together.
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Fashion interaction
re.run
An interactive runway lookbook for studying silhouette, proportion, and detail before the label. Save what resonates and translate editorial inspiration into personal style notes.
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Views

Three ideas in development, shown as short outlines while I shape the full articles. Click a thumbnail to read an article.

Guiding frameworkIntentional AIAdvance with intention. Diffuse with care. A human-centered view of useful AI, agency, and stewardship.
Practical AIToken BudgetingMatch the model, effort, and context to the task. Treat token use as a resource signal, not a measure of productivity.
Systems and societySustainable AIAI depends on physical infrastructure. Use proportionate workflows and ask for clearer impact reporting.
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Vitae

A nonlinear career with a consistent through-line: learning complex systems, finding what matters, and building clearer ways to work within them.

Experience

AI-Native Product Design Engineer
Independent portfolio · websites, apps, and applied-AI tools
2025–present

Design and build products from problem framing through interface and implementation, with an emphasis on making complex decisions legible. Recent work spans clinical AI, tax and financial tools, real estate, and creative technology.

Tax Manager & Operator
Christine Chang CPA · Spark + Stone
2020–present · expanded operating role since 2023

Help lead a 40-year family tax practice, with recent focus on real-estate returns and complex client situations. Prepare or review roughly 225 individual and business returns, support planning and compliance, modernize document and backup workflows, and create practical training for staff.

Property Manager & Realtor
Rentsparks · Pinnacle Estate Properties · Ashby & Graff · Sotheby’s
2019–present

Manage residential rentals and coordinate renovations across plumbing, electrical, HVAC, flooring, paint, and fixtures. Handle leasing, marketing, tenant screening, vendor coordination, and service requests while maintaining low vacancy and long tenant stays.

Clinical Research Associate
USC Keck Medical Center · Department of Radiology
Dec 2019–Dec 2021

Reviewed clinical charts and imaging data to study patterns of bone metastases in lung cancer. Curated medical images and contributed text on subcortical brain structures for a Thieme radiology text.

Education

BSc, Brain and Cognitive Sciences (minor in Biology)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
CPA Track Certificate
Santa Monica College · 150 units

Credentials

CA Department of Real Estate (DRE) · #02093364
California Registered Tax Preparer (CRTP) · A358261

Languages

Mandarin · fluent speaking
Spanish · conversational

Capabilities & Tools

Product & Technical

AI-assisted prototyping, interface design, frontend and backend integration, deployment, and iterative product audits.

Claude CodeCodexCloudflareNetlifySupabaseGitHubMac TerminalPythonHTML / CSS / JavaScript
Operations & Communication

Project leadership across tax operations and real-estate renovation; research synthesis, writing, training, video, and client communication.

LacerteQuickBooksCRMLoomCapCut

Research & Publications

Localized CT-guided irradiation inhibits neurogenesis in specific regions of adult mouse brain
Ford E, Achanta P, Purger D, Armour M, Reyes J, Fong J, et al. · Radiation Research 175(6), 2011
NADPH oxidase as a therapeutic target in experimental ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Tang X, Xu L, Fong JC, et al. · Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2007
Subcortical Structures of the Brain
Image curation and text contribution · Thieme radiology text
DHA and uridine supplementation in the adult gerbil hippocampus
Research acknowledged in Sakamoto T, Cansev M, Wurtman RJ · Brain Research, 2007

Vision

Complex systems are easier to navigate when the right information is visible. I build tools that help people understand what is happening, make a decision, and act with more confidence.
I move between fields because the same design challenge keeps appearing: translate specialized knowledge into a tool someone can understand and use. Each release is a checkpoint for testing, auditing, and learning what to build next.

Values

Three principles that meet in the middle of the work.

Value 01
Signal
Find what matters and make it understandable.
Value 02
Depth
Learn the domain before designing the answer.
Value 03
Judgment
Use automation to extend judgment, not replace it.

Vibe

I look for patterns. The subject may be medicine, tax, real estate, or design. The work is to find what matters and make the next step clearer.

I work across fields because useful ideas often appear between them. Curiosity starts the work; depth makes it useful.

The goal is simple: give people better tools, clearer information, and more room to act.

Also: occasional goofball. Serious about the work, not about seeming serious.

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