zon resume 2019 · title: zon_resume_2019 created date: 12/5/2019 12:15:24 am
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Work Experience Education
Skills
Google / Interaction DesignerMAY 2014 - PRESENT, NEW YORK CITY
Currently, I lead a team to maintain the internal style guide & implement new design patterns in Docs, Sheets & Slides on web & mobile. I create javascript prototypes for motion studies, oversee production specs & facilitate design reviews with stakeholders across all the 3 apps. I collaborate closely with product managers, developers, researchers & the marketing team.
Docs, Sheets & Slides. I contributed as a visual designer in one-third capacity to launch templates & warm welcomes for the suite. I created several design tools to advance internal UX processes.
Georgia Tech / DesignerAUG 2012 - MAY 2014, ATLANTA
I designed, developed & launched 2 websites for Africa Atlanta 2014 & Westside communities alliance with 5k+ daily unique visitors. I created all marketing materials for Ivan Allen college of Liberal Arts.
Design For Use / Interaction DesignerJAN 2012 - JUN 2012, NEW DELHI
responsibilities included heuristic analysis, wireframes, sitemaps,
sanatrath.com / Freelancer2007 - 2012, ROORKEE
I collaborated with developer teams & managed a wide variety of cross-media projects involving branding, illustrations & UI design for startups & academic institutions such as c2w.com, pka.ch, Gensol Solar, IIM Kozhikode, IIT Mandi, IIT Roorkee, CoolCrammer.com, Grassroots Infosolutions & edukart.com.
AUG 2012 - MAY 2014, ATLANTA
AUG 2007 - MAY 2012, ROORKEE
Initiated & contributed to several experimental projects involving web usability, tangible Interaction, natural user interfaces, mobile augmented reality & ubiquitous computing.
Created design proposal for Museum of Modern Art Odisha as a hybrid of art, interaction design & architecture in Bhubaneswar, India.
Georgia Tech / MS HCI
IIT Roorkee / B.Arch
Design:
Prototyping: Rapid prototyping using
Backbone, Socket, Angular) & APIs
Research: Data analysis (AppAnnie,
Collaboration:
Zon ZhangInteraction Designer
Education
Skills
Huiyu Art / UI/UX DesignerDec 2016 - Mar 2018 • 1 yr 4 mons, Beijing(Part-time Remote)
• Designed and developed the new official website.• Analyzed the user journey and created new visual identities.• The number of daily visitors was increased by 30%.• Led animation team and delivered 80+ episodes of short animations.• The animation series had accomplished 1.5 million views throughvarious streaming platforms.
SGS Agency / Interaction DesignerSep 2018 - May 2019 • 9 mos, New York City
• Designed the targeted advertising content for certain customers,including the ads' visual ID, A/B Testing.• Optimized the user visual experience by using data analysis.• In charge of the design for clients such as AU/Rate, Ettitude, Public Goods,Ouishave, eMerge, Eaglemoss, Tire Agent, etc.• The highest ads ROA has reached 12x.• The highest client’s monthly revenue has increased by 845% in 6 months.
• Designed and developed the new website in WordPress.• Analyzed user path and behavior by using the data collecting tools‘Hotjar’ & ‘Google Analytics’.• Used various UX methodologies to conduct user pain points and providedoptimized solutions for the users.• The website monthly visitors have been increased by 150% after the newpages were released.• Optimized the web interface. The average loading time was declinedby 40%.• Proposed a new online ‘artists & scholars’ social platform(Web, IOS),lead designer for the entire project. (currently under programming stage).
ITHAKA / DesignerSep 2015 - Jun 2016 • 10 mos, New York City
• Collaborated with the design team to update the style guide• Delivered the visual solution for the company’s brochures, posters,conference open animation, and website banners.
AUG 2016 - MAY 2018, New York CityMFA DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
AUG 2011 - MAY 2015, RichmondBFA COMMUNICATION ARTS
Initiated & contributed to several experimental projects involving web usability, tangible Interaction, vocal user interface, mobile augmented reality &Interactive installation.
Participated on behalf of the school for the Richmond International Film Festivalcompetition
Parsons School of Design
VCU School of the Arts
Prototyping: Rapid prototyping usingKeynote & Invision • Interactive flow withHTML/ CSS/ JS • Frameworks & APIs
Design: Illustration & UI graphics • Strategy& vision presentations • User flows •Concept sketches • Wireframes & mock upswith Sketch & Illustrator • Motion designwith Principle & After Effects • Productionredlines • Style guides & pattern library
Research: Data analysis (AppAnnie,Analytics) • Task analysis & personahypothesis • A/B Testing & Experiment •Cafe & diary study • Cognitive walkthrough
Organizing workshops •Facilitating design critique • Self Starter •Detail oriented • Flexible • Communicative
Collaboration:
Photoshop • Illustrator • Indesign • Premiere • After Effect • Sketch • Invision •Princeple • Timeline • Maya • Cinema 4D • Xcode • WordPress • Github
Software:
HTML/ CSS/ JS • Objective-C • Swift • Python • Arduino • Vue.js • Socket • Angular Coding:
Zon ZhangVisual & InteractionDesigner
Personal Project
YiChi (IOS) / Full Stack DesignerNov 2018 - Present, New York City
YiChi is an IOS app that helps art lovers to establish their network, I conducted users’ daily routine and designed a geographic networking method for an off-grid meeting. Focusing on a friendly and delightful online communication.
Work Experience
Fu Qiumeng Fine Art / Senior Product DesignerMay 2019 - Present • New York City