George Wu Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Supporting Youtube content creators with the Youtube Fan Funding team!

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Worked on next-gen "Immersive View" features found within Google Maps and featured at I/O 2022 and 2023. It aims to immerse users in a living breathing world combining the best in 3D and real-time data, streamed directly to a user's device. Took multiple features from concept to launch on mobile iOS and Android, from UXR, wireframing, 3D mocks, branding, responsive pixel-perfect designs, design systems, to motion graphics for I/O 2022/2023 presentations and other marketing pushes; all working along-side multiple cross-functional partners.Designed for novel new technologies such as interactive streaming and AI-generated visualizations such as NeRFs (Neural Radiance Fields).

Remote, Us

Taught UI/UX: everything from fundamentals all the way to portfolio creation and job readiness.- In-depth qualitative and quantitative research using surveys, interviews, field research, testing, and competitive and market analysis- Data analysis and synthesis by means of personas, user and job stories, empathy mapping.- A focus on information architecture and content strategy.- Idea generation through low, mid, and high fidelity wireframing with pen & paper and Figma, and prototyping.- Usability testing and iterative-based design.- Accessibility, WCAG 2.1 standards.- UI focused skills: mood boards and style guide creation.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Work for Samsung, Rogers, Circle K, many other companies/startups some of which are now part of Apple, AirBnb, and Ticketmaster.UI/UX Research & Design for Mobile (iOS / Android) and web desktop, Front-end development for sites with HTML/CSS/Javascript and React Frameworks, and Motion Graphics (2D & 3D).

New York, New York, Us

(Acq. by Instacart 2021) Crafting the future of physical AI-driven retail w/ several major retail chains. Conducted UX/UI design, software/physical/VR prototyping, and testing.

New York, New York, Us

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Led, and helped build and train a 20+ person team of designers, developers, and digital marketers to deliver amazing education to the next generation of minds. Proud of the team.I've also trained external clients such as World Vision Canada, Loyalty One and Maple Leaf Sports, and students at the University of Toronto and York University.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Had the immense pleasure of guiding students through over 90+ real-world client projects- serving as a mentor. They've since moved on to gigs at Meta, Snap Inc (creator of Snapchat), Deloitte, Hootsuite, Just Eats, Endy, General Motors, Athlon, CIBC, Planned Parenthood, Lane Crawford, Home Depot, 1Password, a billion different startups, agencies, own ventures, small/medium businesses, or just their own things! Some things I teach:- Sprints involving Scrum/Agile based methodologies - Scope and client management.- In-depth qualitative and quantitative research using surveys, interviews, field research, testing, and competitive and market analysis- Data analysis and synthesis by means of personas, user and job stories, empathy mapping.- A focus on information architecture and content strategy.- Idea generation through low, mid, and high fidelity wireframing with pen & paper, Sketch, Figma, and XD.- Prototyping with Invision, Principle, Marvel, Proto.io, Axure, Origami, Framer X.- Usability testing and iterative-based design.- Emerging tech: AR, wearables, and voice.- Accessibility, WCAG 2.1 standards.- UI focused skills: Inception sheet, mood board, style tile, style guide creation. High quality asset creation in Photoshop/Illustrator.- Coding: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Webflow, as well as knowledge of how to work within React and React Native frameworks.- Animation: After Effects, Principle, XD, as well as intermediary tools such as Bodymovin and Lottie.- Presentation skills.- Designing from a place of empathy.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

For Samsung's flagship NYC store, we worked on interactive & VR physical and digital retail experiences and collaborated with world-class firms Moment Factory (one of my favs), and famed interior design firm, Wonderwall . Roles included app and environmental design, as well as art direction for video and VR media.

Featured on the front page of Envato, with over 10k sales to date. I provide templates which help companies and individuals more effectively advertise their iOS apps and products.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Product consulting, UI mockups and implementation for both web and mobile (iOS and Android). Worked with developers and worked on front-end web development (as well as some back-end in Rails).

Toronto, On, Ca

Designer-in-residence at this VC firm for startups such as Brika (www.Brika.com) and Maide. Work included UI/UX design, branding, and crafting investor pitch decks. (Several successfully funded or acquired!)

San Francisco, Ca, Us

YCombinator batch 2012

YCombinator company. Product design and strategy from concept to launch for novel touch-based mobile interfaces on iOS (iPhone and iPad) for CAD professionals such as at our major engineering/architectural partners such as Gehry Partners and Zaha Hadid; investor pitch decks such as for YCombinator; and marketing videos which I shot, scripted, did motion graphics for, edited, and narrated garnering 17k+ views on Youtube and featured on Engadget, TechCrunch, and HackerNews!

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Ca

Directed, shot, and composited a segment of a commercial that appeared on the big screen at David Pecaut Square in Toronto promoting FouFou Dog's Line of doggy clothing!Filmed Canada's Top Model contestant, Mika Emme, and Ernie the dog on a greenscreen and composited it on a 3d backdrop with effects.

http://vimeo.com/21889844

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Created an animated promotional video.

Over the summer I worked for a large industrial manufacturer in China. I worked on print ads for them which involved use of Photoshop, Illustrator, and inDesign. I also worked on promotional videos for them. This involved editing in Premiere, and recording the audio with the proper mic setup. I also consulted on company booth design for a trade show. I created layout mockups and initial 3d renderings.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

At Bell, I was responsible for things such as graphic design, photography, and video editing. We did a lot of promotional photography for the program with DSLRs and professional lighting and rigging equipment.We also filmed many HD promotional videos. Editing took place using Premiere and After Effects.

Bachelor Of Design, Industrial Design

Electrical/Computer Engineering

High School Diploma

Computer Engineering