richard_yang_design_resume

www.richardux.design

Richard.Yang.UW@gmail.com(226) 978 - 4463

EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO 2017’BSc. Honors Ergonomics (Dean’s List)

SKILLS• User Experience Design• Interaction Design• Visual Design• Information Architecture• User Testing & Research• Ergonomics & Human Factors• Product Management• Agile & Scrum

TOOLS• Sketch (Bohemian Coding)• Adobe Creative Suite (PS, AI, XD)• Balsalmiq, Proto.io• Axure RP, Omnigraffe• Webflow, Flinto, InVision, Principle• Blendr, SolidWorks, SketchUp

EXPERIENCESONY PLAYSTATION | UX DESIGN(Jan 2016 - ongoing)• Spearheaded several UX improvements to

the PS-Vue commerce site resulting in over 100 percent increase in checkout rate

• Won $500 internal hackathon reward for creating a Sketch workflow improvement

• Lead designer for new TV remote feature for PS-Video Android application involving Google Cast, video game console, and smartTV

• Designed PS-Video iOS application user onboarding, settings, downloads features

NSPIRE.ORG | VP DESIGN(Apr 2016 - ongoing)• Led a web design team of 8 to build impactful,

high-converting landing pages for the “Hack the 6ix” hackathon and “Nteractions” blog

ORBIT | CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER(Apr 2016 - ongoing)• Co-founded machine learning advertising

startup that secured funding from Samsung, with 82 clients on track to make$65,000

FREELANCE DESIGN(Oct 2014 - ongoing)• Led design projects for various startups

ranging from logos to full mobile applications, earning over $10,000 CAD

BEATCAMP | LEAD DESIGNER(Oct 2016 - ongoing)• Led the re-design of Everest Music Group’s

beat marketplace with over 4,000,000 streams

R I C H A R D YA N G