United States

Interaction Design

Graphic Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Product Design

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Master of Fine Arts - MFA

Tian S

Senior Interaction Designer

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Presentation skills

Adobe XD

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

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

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

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

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Safe App: 
- Led the design of major product areas and new features for the Arlo Safe app. Involved in strategic planning, business metric measurement, UX flows, and prototyping. Scheduled for launch in 2024. 
- I directed the design team in developing the iPad design from scratch, marking the iPad design project within the company. This initiative entailed extensive collaboration with engineers, the creation of design systems and guidelines, and rigorous testing processes.

Secure App: 
- Led UX design and research for Arlo's camera Pro 5S 2K, launched in Nov 2022. 
- Directed UX design for 2 accessory products, the Wire-Free Keypad and Wire-Free Outdoor Siren, both launched in 2023. 
- These products earned multiple prestigious awards, including BIG Innovation Awards, Merit Technology Awards, etc. 
- Championed the design of product onboarding, dashboard, and device settings flows, resulting in a 68% increase in onboarding conversion rate. Interviewed internal employees and existing users. Utilized the findings to develop personas, journey maps, and wireframes, which significantly influenced design decisions.

- Collaborated with relevant stakeholders to understand design needs and provide research and design recommendations.
- Created sketches, prototypes, wireframes, interaction assets, and visual guides so others can visually understand the design direction.
- Led creative workshops to understand and align business requirements.

- Determined best UX solutions based on customer feedback and business goals and helped to determine overall direction.
- Fostered the defining and sharing of UX design patterns and standards and consistency across team members. Identified challenges and adapted as needed based on the context of the solution and customer.
- Collaborated with developers to create user-friendly, intuitive, interfaces which adapts to different surfaces.

- Tasked with managing multiple and competing priorities while providing outstanding consultative interaction, producing top-quality finished products, and establishing an opportunity to build future business with the customer. 
- Created promotional materials for specific events and coordinated with printing services
- Assisted user research, design thinking, and product design sessions
- Cultivated relationships with customers

- Designed key visions for campaigns, website, posters etc.
- Gained practical work experience and worked closely with 
student relations and marketing team
- Conducted local marketing research

- Taught Graphic Design classes ArtGr 275 & ArtGr 276 
- Programs to be taught include Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere, Adobe XD, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Lightroom, CSS, HTML
- Assisted in coordinating practical experience opportunities and internships for students

- Designed various projects including logo, business card, main food menu, sushi menu, coupons, and activity posters

- Developed multiple children’s art activity examples for workshops held throughout Ohio and West Virginia.
- Generated Chinese festival illustrations, designed the customs for Lego characters.

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