Design Researcher & Designer.
Resume
Education
2021-2021
University of Minnesota
User Experience Design Master Track Certificate
2017-2023
Arizona State University
Ph.D., Design, Environment, and the Arts (Design Research)
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Tempe, AZ
2013-2016
Tianjin Polytechnic University
MFA, Environmental Design
GPA: 3.72/4.00
Tianjin, China
2009-2013
Tianjin Polytechnic University
BA, Environmental Design
GPA: 3.89/4.00
Tianjin, China
Work Experience
2022-2023
User Experience Researcher - J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Led UX research to create personas, conduct interviews, and present insights to stakeholders and leaderships, while providing design recommendations.
2019-present
Researcher - Transformation Lab, the Design School, Arizona State University
Collaborated with researchers from Design, Engineering, Education, Astrophysics, Art, and Sustainability to conduct research.
2017-2021
Research & Teaching Assistant - Arizona State University
Assisted with courses: Service Design Studio; Qualitative Research for Design; Innovation Space; 20th Century Design II; Design Awareness; Intro to Environmental Design.
2014-2016
Interior Designer & Researcher -Yiman Design
Led an interdisciplinary team to accomplish interior office space projects for the government, universities, and start-ups in Tianjin, China. Closely collaborated with the team to formulate and translate user needs, conceptual design; illustrate storyboard for users; collect data and develop insights by observation, interview, survey, prototype. See selected work here.
Skills & Tools
Research
User Experience Design & Research • Design Thinking • Codesign • Participatory Design • Focus Group • Workshop • In-depth Interview • Survey • Observation • Contextual Inquiry • User Journey Map • Usability Testing • AB/ Testing & Experiment • Tree Testing • Card Sorting • Persona • Storyboard • Data Analysis • Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods
Design
Figma • Sketch • Adobe XD • Photoshop • Illustrator InDesign • Wireframing • Prototyping
Collaboration
Communication • Presentation • Teamwork • Collaborative • Self Starter • Problem solving • Flexible
Interests
I enjoy sketching, hiking.
