University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, US
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP)
Master of Design, Class of 2015, GPA 3.79/4.00
University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
National Full Scholarship Exchange Student, September 2012 - January 2013
Beihang University* | Beijing, China
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
Industrial Design, Class of 2013, GPA 3.82/4.00
GE Global Research, UX Center of Excellence | San Francisco Bay Area, US
User Experience Intern, May 2014 - Aug 2014
Worked in an “Agile” team and designed user flow, information architecture (IA) and user inter-
face (UI) for two mobile applications of GE Power and Water. Participated in user studies and
software product usability testing. Worked on prototyping for an eCommerce project of GE.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, US
Graduate Assistant, September 2013 - Current
Participated in user interviews, on-site observations, Epic EHR system analysis, concept
generation and user workshops of oxygen saturation (SpO2) data display project, as a member
of an interdisciplinary research team. Designed flow and UI for three medical web applications.
C.D. Hassall Consulting | New York City & Cincinnati, US
Part-time Interaction Design Intern, August 2013 - June 2014
Designed and developed use-flow, wireframes, IA, UI, illustrations and layouts of global execu-
tive consulting website. Organized content and designed graphics for two books.
App Annie Ltd. | Beijing, China
Full-time UI/UX Design Intern, March - June 2013
User experience research. Participated in user testing and UI design of app store market data
products. Improved IA and use-flow of “App Annie Support” (support.appannie.com). Rede-
signed “App Annie Support” webpages.
PER Design & Consultants | Beijing, China
Full-time Junior Engineering Design Intern, May - June 2012
Completed user research and design work for high-voltage switchgear cubicle. Participated in
project to implement GPS on SUV vehicle.
Robotics Institute of Beihang University | Beijing, China
Product Development Team Member, July 2011 - July 2012
Implemented design & prototype of an acupuncture massage bed. Participated in research of
portable vacuum massage instrument.
2nd Prize, 6th Capital Students Mechanical Innovation Design Contest | China
Ranked 6th, 2012 Easter Seals S.W. Florida International Design Competition | US
National Top 12, 2011 PHILIPS Office Lighting Creative Concept Design Contest | China
6th, men’s 100m breaststroke, 2012 Beijing Colleges Swimming Championship | China
Technical: Adobe CS6, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Processing, WordPress, Solidworks,
Keyshot, Rhinoceros, Sketchup, 3Dmax, AutoCAD, C, Beginner in Xcode, PHP and MySQL
Language: Mandarin (native), Cantonese (native), English (fluent), Russian (beginner)
Others: Strong adaptability, innovative thinking and excellent problem-solving capabilities
San Francisco Design Week, Volunteer, June 2014
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Volunteer, September - Dec 2013
Beihang University Swim Team, Captain, May 2011- March 2012
The Affiliated Primary School of Beihang University, T.A., November 2010 - June 2011
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* Beihang University is also known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.