RESUME
Professional ​
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I have worked as an UX designer since 2012. Before that, I've done several UX internships and studied HCI at DePaul University.
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I'm interested in new technologies and new services providing good UI/UX and personally, I have experiences in
• Online Streaming
• Content Management system
• e-commerce
• iOS/android app
• Automobile infotainment system
• Portable navigation device
• Driving recorder
• Handheld device
• Banking
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user experience and interface design.
Skills
User Research
Wireframes
UI Flow
Usability Test
Website/App Interfaces Design
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Languages
Chinese
English
Work​
experience​
Sr. Product Designer at KK Stream
​2021.04 - present
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Leadership
• Acted as the project design lead and worked with other two members, and drove the design work from scratch and delegated tasks successfully.
• Led the group of 3 members to initiate and drive the usability test plan.
Communication Skill
• Successfully worked with internal and external Japanese PMs and customers to deliver the design on time.
Project Achievement
• Worked closely with product managers and account managers to gather requirements and customers' needs.
• Delivered detailed wireframes, user flows and UI mockups to our top tier customers.
• Conducted online usability tests with Japanese users successfully.
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Sr. UX Designer at CBX Software
​2020.06 - 2021.03
Building new user interface for the sourcing and showrooming platform TradeBeyond.
• Worked with product managers to define the requirements
• Led the overall interaction and flow design
• Built up the new design system for the new UI
• Mentored and supervised junior designers
• Helped recruiting the design team from 1 to 3 designers • Reported directly to CEO
UX Designer at Morningstar, Inc
​2016.10 - 2020.05
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Morningstar Developer Site:
A startup-project to create a platform to display all Morningstar api/component services and allow users to subscribe/manage the services in order to drive business growth
https://developer.morningstar.com/
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Job include but not limited to:
• Provide design insights to the product owner and help figure out the business requirements from design perspectives
• Content management page UX design, including tables, forms, etc
• User research and usability test
• Work with the design system team and integrate the design language to the product
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Direct Cloud:
A web-based platform for financial institutions and users
• Led the UX design of the alerting system, including notification feed, alerts settings and alerts management.
• UX design for portfolio editor. The goal is to allow portfolio strategists/advisors to create and modify portfolios to meet the policy allocations.
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Product Owner / UX Designer at Cathay United Bank
​2016.01 - 2016.09
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UX design:
• Conducted user research to current mobile app users and work with data analyst to come out with personas.
• Performed competitive analysis with specific focus on banking services in the USA and mobile applications in China.
• Reviewed current iOS and Android applications and provided recommendations based on the user interface guidelines and user experience insights.
• Reviewed the current CathayUnitedBank website and MyBank website to provide additional insights needed to integrate the services.
• Proposed new mobile application concepts using Sketch 3 and prototypes by Invision based on the user data.
• Organized and presented the iOS and Android user interface guidelines to stakeholders.
Project Management:
• Developed product development plans, project schedules, product features and product specifications.
• Facilitated technical design sessions and discussions internally and externally with UX and IT partners to resolve any issues
• Managed company relationships and established a communication platform with UX and UI design partners
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UX Designer at Garmin
​2012.06 - 2015.12
• Fitness service mobile application design for both iOS and Android platform, including requirement gathering, wireframes design, and use cases.
• Led the 3D navigation and motorway junctions design, including the 3D display rule, camera view behavior, what information to display and conducted several usability tests and road tests.
• Led the desert navigation design for Mid-East market product, including competitive analysis, off-road navigation, trail log and trail management.
• Driving recorder media player design on PC and Mac, including videos importing behavior, wireframes design and use cases.
• Design main structure and interaction of an android based vehicle infotainment system
• Integrate Garmin OS and Android and generate the UI guideline to stakeholders
• Manage portable navigation devices, driving recorders as well as iOS product interfaces and interaction designs.
• Orchestrate user research through surveys and interviews to determine user requirements and features.
• Design wireframes and use cases based on user feedback and requirements.
• Plan and conduct usability tests on current products and features to improve design based on user feedback.
Intern at Hulihealth
​2012.02 - 2012.04
• Designed the task flow of the website, such as sign up, send message and book appointment to get better user experience
• Designed wireframes based on the business requirements and usability tests feedback
• Evaluated the beta website and pointed out potential usability issues
• Set up Kissmetrics on the website
• Landing pages and ads design
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Intern at Astek Consulting
​2012.01
• Participated in developing a geo-location application for both mobile and web
• Created both mobile and web wireframes, scenarios, and mockups
• Participated in redesigning a content management website and came up with modified wireframes
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Intern at ARC
​2011.06 - 2011.08
• Focused on improving design standards
• Helped to collect and analyze UI requirements from stakeholders
• Set up polls and WebTrends analytics and distributed results
• Analyzed business requirements
• Wireframes layout
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Intern at Marshal Firth
​2010.05 - 2010.08
• Designed banners that lead webpage viewers to click the ads to make profits
• Used css and html codes to redesign web pages and Wordpress blogs’ appearance
Education
DePaul University
MS in Human Computer Interaction
​2009 - 2011
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Foundations of human computer interaction (HCI450)
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Digital page formatting (HCI470)
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Prototyping and implementation (HCI430)
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Inquiry methods and use analysis (HCI445)
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Usability evaluation methods (HCI460)
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Interaction design and information architecture (HCI454)
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Multimedia (HCI422)
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Human computer interaction - Capstone (Hci594)
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Data Analysis (IT223)
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Foundation of Digital Design (HCI402)
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Scripting for Interactive Media (IM230)
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Yuan Ze University
BS in Electrical Engineering
​2003 - 2007