United States

UX Design

Product Design

Carnegie Mellon University

UCLA Extension

University of Southern California    

Lulin Shan

UX/UI Designer III

Prototyping

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Design systems

Human computer interaction

Information architecture

User research

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

Figma

Framer

Jira

Miro

Notion

Mural

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

- Lead user research and end-to-end design for new features in an internal request submission and project management platform used by 4,000+ employees across multiple departments.
- Own the full MVP design of a new Requirements Lifecycle Management system, improving Design Controls workflows for medical device development.
- Plan and conduct user research, including surveys, user interviews, usability testing, and heuristic evaluations to translate findings into actionable insights that inform effective, and user-centered design solutions.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of enterprise design systems, style guides, and UI components to ensure consistency and scalability across internal applications.


- Designed a gamified learning mobile app teaching financial literacy skills for The Make Cents Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
- Worked cross-functionally with designers, design manager, product manager, and nonprofit client to build the product from 0 to 1, producing market analysis, mood boards, user flows, wireframes, and style guide to present to client.

- Led the redesign of HP printer setup and onboarding experience, improving user satisfaction score by 12% through streamlined user flow.
- Created and standardized user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes across multiple platforms, including mobile and desktop apps, web platforms, and touch screens, ensuring consistent user experiences.
- Rebranded over 80 screens in the HP Smart app in collaboration with visual designers, delivering design guidelines, responsive design breakpoints, and interactive elements for design handoff to development.

- Developed and taught an Interaction Design Foundation course for students with design backgrounds seeking to transition into UX design.
- Provided one-on-one mentorship to 5 undergraduate students, guiding them through the full interaction design process, from concept development and user research to design iteration, prototyping, and final presentation.

- Collaborated with product managers to develop monetization strategies for a social networking app, achieving a 48% trial-to-paid conversion rate within the first month of launching a premium subscription model.
- Led the end-to-end design of a user acquisition campaign for a custom keyboard app, achieving a 70% retention rate among new users.
- Delivered 6 new product features within 3 months in a fast-paced, agile environment.

- Collaborated with the School of Design faculty to curate the “Design Futures” online course, creating engaging lecture slides and instructional videos, achieving a 4.7/5 student feedback score.

- Designed and managed over 15 projects from conceptual ideas to construction plans, including drawings, sheets, and design documentation.
- Coordinated with over 10 clients in weekly project meetings, maintaining a 90% client satisfaction rate through effective communication and integration of feedback.
- Standardized visual language across over 20 projects, reducing design time by 18% and improving brand consistency.

- Crafted visual assets to enhance communication of research findings and design intents to clients, consultants, and internal design teams.

Lulin Shan🇺🇸

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