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Yi Ching Chen

Summary

Dynamic product designer with a passion for crafting user-centered experiences. Proficient in rapidly prototyping and designing intuitive UI/UX solutions while collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams. Adept at optimizing payment flows and leveraging creativity to present concepts effectively to clients, ensuring alignment with project objectives and delivering exceptional results.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Product Designer

Citibank
03.2022 - Current
  • Produced rapid prototypes in Figma to inform and iterate on product design, including payment flows such as credit card payments, points transfer, and money transfer, ensuring a seamless user experience.
  • Identified opportunities for enhancing user experience and collaborated with diverse design teams to implement improvements across a range of projects.
  • Adapted project schedules to accommodate changes in scope, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work, particularly in the context of various design teams.
  • Brainstormed and collaborated with peers across different design teams to ideate innovative product features and enhancements, fostering a dynamic creative environment.
  • Managed multiple projects efficiently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, contributing to the success of cross-functional teams.
  • Utilized wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to establish intuitive user interface designs and solid information architecture for various projects, including payment-related features.
  • Collaborated closely with UX and product teams from different departments to define and meet visual and functional requirements, ensuring consistency and alignment across the organization.
  • Conducted live user testing to assess the effectiveness of design solutions and enhancements, ensuring they met business and customer needs while working within diverse design teams.

Freelancer UI/UX Designer

Self-employed
01.2020 - 03.2022
  • Successfully designed an eCommerce web application specializing in the resale of second-hand makeup and skincare products.
  • Applied UI/UX design principles to create captivating and user-friendly graphics, optimizing layout aesthetics.
  • Conducted comprehensive UX research through interactive testing with high- and low-fidelity prototypes.
  • Ensured the entire online user experience was finely tuned for usability, functionality, and outstanding visual design.
  • Delivered innovative solutions to UI/UX design challenges, incorporating industry best practices and adhering to ADA guidelines.
  • Conducted critical backups and disaster recovery procedures while recommending new tools and software enhancements.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and provided creative direction for project aesthetics, functionality, and user experience.
  • Developed comprehensive UI/UX design strategies for brands, establishing style standards for fonts, colors, and imagery.

Education

Master of Arts - Interaction & UI/UX Design

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management & Economics

University of California – Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2018

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Mobile Application Development
  • Creative Ideation
  • Payment Flow Expertise
  • Creative Design Layouts
  • Design and Implementation

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Product Designer

Citibank
03.2022 - Current

Freelancer UI/UX Designer

Self-employed
01.2020 - 03.2022

Master of Arts - Interaction & UI/UX Design

Academy of Art University

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management & Economics

University of California – Santa Cruz
Yi Ching Chen