about me

I'm a designer with a forager's heart. There's magic in wandering the forest with no guarantee of discovery, yet always finding something worthwhile. Mushroom hunting teaches me what great design requires:

  • patience to observe closely

  • curiosity to look beneath the surface

  • and joy in the pursuit itself πŸ’š

Architecture, a fusion of rationality and creativity, engineering and art, is the field where I've spent 7 years in school to hone my skills, laying a robust foundation for my career path that has branched into similar yet diverse directions:

  • 🏠 My career as an architectural designer has been focused on creating delightful spatial experiences, focusing on shaping the interactation between users and their environment.

    As a good communicator, I enjoy and am good with people. In my four years of work, I have participated in more than 10 large-scale projects involving large teams and once even over 200 stakeholdersπŸ‘¨πŸΌβ€πŸ”§πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ’ΌπŸ‘·πŸ½πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈπŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸš’... As the "info desk" on this project, I ensured smooth coordination and on-time delivery of this complex, dynamic, fast-paced project. This experience greatly enhanced my communication and collaboration skills.

  • πŸ“± In my current role as a Product Designer, my passion for crafting delightful user experiences remains unwavering. What's changed is the scale of impact and the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of talented individuals. I particularly appreciate the direct engagement with users and stakeholders, allowing me to make informed and honest design decisions through practices such as user research and usability testing.

  • πŸ“½οΈ As a part-time content creator & researcher co-running a popular science video channel, I excel in data-informed research and storytelling. Within the first 2 years, it has grown from 0 to 2 million followers across different social media platforms. So far, I've written content for 100+ videos and developed my unique research methods.

    I love research because it keeps me curious, mindful, brave, and open-minded. I particularly enjoy user research because it involves a lot of human psychology.

EDUCATION

2016 - 2019

Master of Architecture

The University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI, US

2011 - 2016

Bachelor of Architecture

The Qingdao University of Technology

Qingdao, China

2014

Visiting Student

OTH Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany

EXPERIENCE

08.2024 - ongoing

Product Designer

OroraTech GmbH

Munich, Germany

10.2022 - 08.2024

UX/UI Designer

Freelance

Online

08.2022 - 10.2022

UX/UI Design Trainee

Muse Case Labs

Berlin, Germany

2019 - 2022

Architect

Various Firms

Germany, US, Denmark

TOOL KIT

Ideation & Design

β†’ Pen and Paper

β†’ Figma

β†’ Miro

Product & Analytics & DevOps

β†’ Productboard

β†’ Posthog

β†’ Hubspot

β†’ Gitlab

Adobe CC

β†’ Illustrator

β†’ InDesign

β†’ Photoshop

3D Modelling

β†’ Rhino

β†’ SketchUp

Open for everything new!

For more information about my experience, please have a look at my πŸ‘‰ curriculum vitae.