Yichen (Janet) Dong Email & Phone Number

Newport Beach, California, United States

• Work in an international multi-disciplinary design team including designers, engineers, and consultants. Deliver end-to-end design works from schematic design to CD sets.• Proposed and developed an internal sustainable design solution platform for 500+ designers. Improved space experience by creating design strategies including 3D models and 2D drawings.•Delivered innovative design solutions to clients across industries, including Montage, Air New Zealand, and JPMorgan.

• Directed the launch of 2 innovative social and marketing apps, leading the end-to-end design through user and market research, iterating on workflows that cover 95% of user cases, and developing high-fidelity prototypes.• Piloted Coachat.app rebranding, new feature design, and sign-up flow optimization, achieving a 20% increase in user signups post-update.• Created responsive designs for both mobile and web, constructed design system from the ground up, and refined UI components in 4… Show more • Directed the launch of 2 innovative social and marketing apps, leading the end-to-end design through user and market research, iterating on workflows that cover 95% of user cases, and developing high-fidelity prototypes.• Piloted Coachat.app rebranding, new feature design, and sign-up flow optimization, achieving a 20% increase in user signups post-update.• Created responsive designs for both mobile and web, constructed design system from the ground up, and refined UI components in 4 months.• In charge of overall product strategy and decision-making on product direction, prioritize the project list and define new concepts and the creative scope. Worked with the founder to align design with business goal.• Managed a cross-functional team of 3 software developers and 1 graphic designer, employing an agile approach to deliver a large-scale project of over 140 screens. Show less

• Found an innovative studio that explores frontier tools and knowledge that integrates machine learning into architectural design. • Working on advancing the next-gen design workflow, empowering architects and designers with ML to navigate iterations and bring creative ideas to life in a few clicks.

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

• Increase 50% stakeholder satisfaction rate by re-organizing the Information Architecture and reshaping content plans and strategies.• Re-design the website through wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and Hi-fi prototypes.• Initiate a design team culture and increase the delivery process by establishing a scalable design system for the organization.• Collaborate with the web developer to launch the website in 2022.

Sunnyvale, California, United States

• Designed 2 web products from 0 to 1 for a blockchain startup.• Produced multiple concepts and prototypes, created and combined flows, user stories, wireframes, 3 rounds of iterations, and delivered MVPs for its 2022 launch.• Planed and conducted usability testings and interviews.• Closely worked with the design team and the Co-founders.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Worked with Prof. Anthony Acciavatti in teaching courses: Urban Lab: City Making (Yale College, Fall 2020) and Graduate Second-Year Design Studio (Yale School of Architecture, Spring 2021).• Held weekly design sessions and crits on studio project design.

Shanghai, China

In charge of projects including Zhujiajiao Cultural Center and Portmix Shanghai.Assisted in design concepts, design experience, and presentation models.

Shanghai, China

Generated project proposals and established design concepts for hotel, private house, and condominium projects; Built physical models for private housing projects.

Master Of Architecture - March I

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Architecture

Activities and Societies: Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity, DoRAK