EXPERIENCE

 

Senior Industrial Designer

Google Aug 2017 - present 

Google Nest design team - Designed Chromecast Gen 2, Google nest audio, led Nest audio portfolio in 2021.

 

Industrial Design Lead

Misfit Wearables at Fossil Group August 2015 - 2017 

 

Senior Industrial Designer

Misfit Wearables August 2014 - August 2015

Designed activity trackers, soft goods and smart home devices. Managed projects, sourcing and communication with manufacturers from concept to production. Designed and lead Misfit Bolt -- successfully launched the product in six months.

 

Industrial Designer

Fuseproject June 2010 - August 2014

Designed consumer electronics, interiors, furnitures, packaging and retail display.  Worked as a project lead and collaborated with engineers, strategists, and graphic designers on numerous projects. Experienced in overseeing manufacturing process, CMF match on-site. Worked with clients such as Samsung, Herman Miller, Jawbone, Duracell, and Paypal.

 

Industrial Design Instructor

California College of the Arts 2012- 2014

Co-taught Industrial Design level 5 class.  Substitute teacher for design sketching course. 

 

Freelance Packaging Designer

2010- 2015

Worked with a partner graphic designer, designed consumer electronic, fashion wearable packaging design. 

Industrial Design Intern

 

Lunar Design January 2010 - June 2010

Designed HP laptops, medical devices.  Worked independently and collaborated with engineers and graphic designers on numerous projects.

 

PRESS 

2010 FRAME magazine issue 76
Float Chair ICFF student work spotlight

2010 Core 77
Float Chair

2010 Dwell
Float Chair

2010 Next Liberation
Float Chair

2010 Metropolis
Float Chair

2010 WIRED science
Can
 

AWARD 

2021 ADC Award - Silver cube
Google Nest Audio

2021 iF Award
Google Nest Audio

2021 Red Dot Award
Google Nest Audio

2020 Spark Award - Gold
Google Nest Audio

2017 Engadget Best of CES - Wearable
Misfit Vapor

2017 PC Magazine Best of CES 2017
Misfit Vapor

2016 Good Design Award
Misfit Ray

2015 Red Dot Award
Misfit Bolt

2011 The Dieline Award
2nd place - Jawbone Era packaging

2011 Spark Award
Gold award - Jawbone Era packaging

2011 IDEA Award
Bronze award - Jawbone Era packaging

2011 ID Annual Design Review
Winner Jawbone Era packaging
 

EXHIBITION 

2011 Taiwan Design Week, theme exhibition “keep”
Jade Bangle 

 

SKILL 

Fluent in Autodesk Alias Automotive, Adobe Indesign, photoshop, illustrator, Keyshot

comfortable in design sketching/ ideation

experienced in packaging design and manufacturing process

capable of working within constraints and problem solving.

Fluent in Mandarin and English