Education |
University of Michigan, School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Master of Science in Information, expected graduation : Spring 2011
Specialization in Human Computer Interaction
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.S in Bio-industrial Mechatronics Engineering: June 2009
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Art : Aug 2006 - Aug 2007
Selective Courses: Multimedia, Composition.
Study Abroad |
Professional Experience |
Thomson Reuters| May 2010 - Present
Interaction/ Visual Design Intern, New York City, USA |
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Brainstormed and wireframed desktop financial software interface design
Defined visual design standard for the new Investment & Advisory core product
Communicated with development team and documented design standard and elements
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The Huffington Post Investigative Fund| March 2010
Interactive Narrative Internship, Washington DC, USA |
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Designed interactive narrative for the health insurance claims report
Wireframmed interface and designed graphics in Illustrator
Implemented interactive narrative in Flash |
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Walt Disney College Program | Feb 2007- Aug 2007
Internship, Entertainment Costuming, Disneyland, California, USA |
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Worked in Character Head Room, parade “Block Party Bash,” show “Aladdin The Musical”, and maintained customs, controlled customs handling and quick change performers during a show
Capable of multitasking and working under fast-paced, high pressure environment
Working as a media host for print media in Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Opening in Disneyland |
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Projects
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Noteworks| Jan 2010- April 2010
Client: Noteworks, MI, USA, Course Project: Evaluation of Systems and Services |
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Market evaluation of a music software including comparative analysis
Conducted interviews, survey, and user testing of software |
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Meetin’Bytes| Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
Client: TechSmith, MI, USA, Course Project: Interface and Interaction Design |
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Designed Meeting software for group of 5 - 12 people
Conducted contextual inquiry and survey to gather user data and define product concept
Leaded the team build up lo-fi prototype
Built hi-fi prototype with Axure RP
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Information System Evaluation | Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
Client: U-M Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and U-M Survey Research Operations (SRO), Course Project: Contextual Inquiry and Project Management
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Gathered information and understanding problems by using contextual inquiry
Built communication, artifact, and many other models to analyzing SRO’S information flow and work culture
Provided recommendation for future and long term use
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FuturTech Conference 2009| Oct 2009 - Dec 2009
Webmaster
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Designed conference logo, official website
Updated and publish website information
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Application of Gesture Recognition | Sep 2008 - Jun 2009
Undergrad Thesis, Sponsored by National Science Council |
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Built system and analyzed incoming graphic information from webcam with OpenCV library on Processing
Evaluated system and ran user experience testing
Designed user interface for the system
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Nightmarket.web| Aug 2008
Nightmarket Workshop 2008, Hosted by National Cheng Kung University, Center for Technology of Ubiquitous Computing and Humanity, MIT Media Lab |
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Designed interface and interaction of Emotion Map, and Back Track Map to present Taiwan nightmarket experience to those who never had one before
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Programming Languages
- C++, Perl, HTML/CSS, R
- Processing
Spoken Languages
- English (fluent)
- Mandarin (native speaker)
Software
- Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, Omnigraffle
- Axure RP
- SPSS
Design Methods
- Contextual Inquiry
- Personas & Scenarios
- Survey
- Prototyping
- Wireframing
Usability Research Methods
- Cognitive walk thorough
- Usability testing
Selective Courses
- Interface and Interaction Design
- Contextual Inquiry
- Graphic Design
- Digital Media
- Data Manipulation
- Game Theory
- Microeconomics for Information Professionals
- Choice Architecture
Awards
- Taiwan Merit Scholarships
- Presidential Award, Top 5% academic performance, three times winner
Affiliation
- Student Organization for Computer Human Interaction (SOCHI) |
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