π Hey! Thanks for stopping by. I'm an end-to-end UX/UI designer who loves translating ideas into useful, viable and elegant products from scratch.
Presently, I'm leading the design in a Brisbane-based software development agency NetEngine
July, 2018 - Present
Previously, I led design in a SaaS startup Geetest
April, 2014 - Nov, 2017
Work
From a humble startup to a software development agency, Iβve dived into the bits and pieces of a SaaS product across the entire lifecycle, and Iβve also been exposed to various industries.
Outside 9 to 5
π π§ I do a little bit of writing sometimes - I've posted 5 UX Terms I learnt in 2018 and Designing a responsive UI based on 8pt grid on Medium
β π£οΈ I occasionally sit down with designers for a coffee and track down their design journeys
π π©π»βπ» I'm a Hackathon enthusiast and I've won HealthHack 2020 and Service Design Jam 2019 together with lovely team members
βοΈ π I enjoy drawing illustrations for fun or for work
My design journey
I graduated from a Chinese university with an optical information technology degree in 2014. Till now, I still have no idea in regards to how to design headlights.
In April 2014, while most of my classmates were pulling their hair to land a job in the optical industry, I got my first official design role in a humble startup based in Wuhan, China. To be honest, I didn't know what I was doing in the early time. What I knew is I have persistence and resilience towards design and anything related to design.
From there, I picked things up really fast by working a bunch of talented engineers and product managers in Geetest and learning from them, and I absolutely enjoyed my time working there.
The end of 2017 is definitely a turning point to my design career and my life. I quitted my job in and flew to π Canberra, Australia alone. I worked as a π² waitress in buffet restaurant for about 4 months. Regardless of how hard the process of finding a professional job in Australia has been, I finally joined NetEngine as a UI slash UX designer π π πΊ
In NetEngine, I'm exposed to various industries and I led a handful of challenging projects. I find myself gaining new skills outside of core design capabilities, for instance, business thinking, communicating skill, project management skill, and leadership etc.
