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Designer, Researcher, Strategist
Wei Sun
Chicago, IL
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About
With empathy, passion and curiosity about people and cultures, I embrace challenges and seek opportunities to uncover insights that inform and inspire design and innovation.
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Education
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Master of Design Interaction Design, Research, StrategyIIT Institute of Design2011 - 2014
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Bachelor of Engineering Communication EngineeringBeijing University of Posts and Telecommunications2004 - 2008
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Experience
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User Experience Design InternSan Francisco, CAJul 2014 - Present (11 years 11 months)+ Work closely with engineers, user researchers and data scientists to imagine and develop a world-class digital experience for patients, doctors and other stakeholders at a pioneering biotech startup.
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Design Research & Strategy InternJun 2013 - Aug 2013 (2 months)+ Led a foundational design research project to identify opportunities for future Yahoo product development.
+ Planned, recruited and conducted primary user research (online diary study followed by in-home interviews).
+ Distilled research data into concise user insights and experience model, and translated them into actionable design principles and idea starters. -
Design Researcher & StrategistMumbai, IndiaDec 2012 - Jan 2013 (1 month)+ Worked in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural environment.
+ Conducted ethnographic research, analysis, synthesis, and fast prototyping.
+ Developed a business roadmap for a new user segment and presented to Godrej executives. -
Interaction Design InternBeijing, ChinaMay 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)+ Designed a new direction for the project of Presentation Tools which aims at an experience that goes beyond Microsoft PowerPoint.
+ Conducted interviews, insight generation and fast prototyping in a multi-disciplinary team.
+ Assisted visual communication and interaction design on different projects in the Human Computer Interaction group.
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Skills
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On Coroflot@weiS, member since 2011
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