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2935 s halsted, chicago, il 60608
312.479.8811, liuwei@id.iit.edu
EDUCATION :
Master of Design, Product Design, Institute of Design, IIT, Chicago 2004-2006
Walter Nathan Fellowship, Institute of Design
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design, Dalian University of Technology, China 2000-2004
3rd Prize in national calligraphic competition, China
EXPERIENCE :
Genesis Packaging & Design Inc. Chicago, IL, October 2006-present
Graphic designer
>Manage all aspects of graphic design for internal and external communications
>Design and prototype packaging solutions for major advertising agencies
>Create retail signage and displays
Cormark Inc. Des Plaines, IL, 2006 summer
Research and Design analyst
>Designed research plan for store visits and conducted field observations and interviews
>Collaborated with graphic designers and engineers to generate concepts for addressing the issues found through research
Institute of Design. Beijing, China, 2005 winter
Design for the new china markets conference
>Interviewed fortune 500 companies to gain insights on emerging markets and published them as white papers:
Microsoft Hardware, Motorola Human Interface Lab
Fisher-Price, Mattel Inc., East Aurora, NY 2005 summer
Research and Design analyst
>Remotely managed a group of researchers in Shanghai, China to conduct user and market research for the analysis of product portfolio
>Identified opportunities for China market based on research
>Developed concepts for the market based on research analysis and presented to VP and SVP of design
Faw-Volkswagen Auto Inc., China 2004 summer
Product designer
>Performed production engineering and localization of PQ-platform products for Chinese consumers
Torch Spark Plug Inc., China 2003 summer
Product designer
>Designed the new keyway for the TAC-33 spark plug model
>Communicated with Philippine suppliers to secure the materials
>Delivered lectures of 3D modeling and rendering skills to junior designers
SKILLS :
>Design process:
Strong ideation sketching, computer visualization and rapid prototyping(html,flash,paper) skill
Skilled in human-centered design methods (ethnographic research,design analysis and synthesis)
>Software:
Macromedia Flash/Fireworks/Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, HTML+CSS+Javascript, Visio, MS Office,
Alias Studio,3D Max, Rhino 3D, AutoCAD, Artios CAD
>Language: Mandarin (native), English (fluent)
INTERESTS :
Chinese calligraphy (4 years), drawing, graphics, texture, technology and spicy food!