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Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, Cn

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

・Managed a design studio accommodating 60 students, fueling creativity by ensuring a clean and convenient environment.・Oversaw maintenance of 3D printers, organized safety training workshops, managed studio supplies, and supervised purchase requests.・Optimized tool storage solutions, increasing capacity and accessibility by 70% through color-coded zones and labeling.・Gathered feedbacks to continuously enhance the studio space, addressing the diverse needs of all students.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

・Designed and launched a kid-safe tool educational platform, achieving a 50% increase in user retention by implementing a user-centered design approach that significantly improved interface usability and engagement.・Synthesized key insights from in-depth interviews spanning four distinct industries, and 7 workshops with 32 users to enhance wireframes and prototypes, significantly optimizing the user experience.

Shanghai, China

Ecology and Cultures Innovation Lab of College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University is a design lab working on nature and ecology-related issues.・Curated events in neighbourhoods using creative practice to stimulate and inspire new forms of society and social cultures that do not create boundaries with the environment.・Commenced fieldwork and action research with citizens, using citizen science as a participatory drive for ecology discovery.・Finished 2 projects under mentorship, focusing on nature and citizen science.AstroBot・Researched on 4 open-source projects, acquired a deep understanding of the underlying mechanism.・Engineered new structures to enhance portability, integrated 3 new automated functions, while maintaining the same performance and reliability.・Allowed people to conduct astronomical observations and photography with only 1/10 of the regular cost.Treelapse・Designed and manufactured custom made PCB boards after 3 stages of prototyping.・Optimized CAD design for manufacture and assembly, open-sourced and documented on Wikifactory.・Implemented a visual design algorithm to translate data into graphics with P5.

Shanghai, China

Developed accessories and digital product that works with Bosch's current line of power tools, protected worker's wellness by visualizing the strain of their bodies.

Shanghai, China

HOTO brings modern design to home power tools without sacrificing functionality. HOTO has 40+ products sold to 56countries, winning 40+ international awards including the iF, RedDot, and Good Design Award.・Initiated shape and form with the design team in the development of new lines of home power tools.・Designed accessories for home tool products, solved issues based on feedback from user research.・Restructured packaging design, improved graphic design for 3 different packaging size.・Led market research on rotary tool for 30+ existing SKUs in 3 sizes. This research provided references for the market research team to reach a decision on future product development.

Master'S Degree, Integrated Product Design, 3.67/4.00

Joint program with design, engineering and business school. Business Electives: Engineering Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategy

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Industrial And Product Design