Daniel Lu Email & Phone Number

La Jolla, California, United States

• Spearheaded 5 events and workshops teaching how to use Notion by creating detailed-oriented event flow plans, covering professionalism, portfolio building, and community initiatives for more than 500 students at various skill levels • Developed and taught personalized one-on-one sessions to over 30 undergraduate and graduate students fostering their confidence and understanding of using Notion for their unique use case• Collaborate with student organization, residential life, and business leaders at UC San Diego to create custom-tailored project management systems with advanced integrations of Google Drive and Slack

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

Facilitated creative direction and oversight for overall company brand, leading a team of managers, developers and designers to establish a cohesive game product for users

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Remotely led a small company team by exemplifying the company's mission to develop games with passion and creativity, resulting in a reach of 300,000 potential players, amassing over 100,000 unique player joins, and fostering a tight-knit community • Overhauled company’s internal organizational structure for up-to-date documentation using Google Suite and streamlined project management using Notion, establishing efficient and effective workflows to ensure alignment with design changes, development progress, and company goals• Orchestrated 6 original gamemode concepts for a Minecraft server from ideation to full-fledged playable game products, leveraging use of creative, out-of-the-box thinking to create unique and refreshing gameplay alongside establishing effective communication between designers and developers

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Demonstrated mastery in World Machine, WorldPainter and Cinema 4D through modeling, rendering, and building the creation of world maps, creating immersive and beautiful game experiences with a heavy emphasis on quality, small details, and aesthetics• Demonstrated fluency in Java and SpigotAPI enabling implementation of game structure, logic and behavior, devising cohesive blueprints and object-oriented flowcharts for the development and programming team• Coordinated more than 10 playtesting sessions with a 25-member focus group across different continents with a 95% average participation rate, conducting user research of quantitative and qualitative metrics to experiment, enhance, and refine UI/UX elements

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

Contributed to all phases of an iterative design process, including user research, rapid prototyping, development, implementation, and evaluation of the projects

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cognitive Science • Specialization In Design And Interaction

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy • Emphasis on Science, Technology, and Medicine Minors: Law, Computer Engineering

Philosophy And Law

Awarded Academic Merit Scholarships for International Study Abroad Program Relevant Coursework: Intellectual Property, International.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Philosophy

Summa Cum Laude • Administration & Dean Honors Relevant Coursework: Critical Thinking, Symbolic Logic, Ethics

High School Diploma

Valedictorian • California State Seal Merit Diploma • AP Scholar with Distinction • AP Capstone Diploma Relevant Coursework: IB HL.