Litian Li
New York,NY
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
AMM Graduate Teaching Assistant
Parsons School Of Design - The New School
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Documented attendance and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records.
- Helping students develop their foundational skills in model making, providing technical support, offering design critique, and delivering lectures and hands-on demonstrations.
Graduate Research Assistant
Parsons School Of Design - The New School
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Industrial Design, Slip Casting,Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Parametric Design
Jewlery Lab Technician
Buffalo State University
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
- Kept laboratory supplies prepared by inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying receipt.
Tech Hub Technician
Buffalo State University
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
- Tested systems, noting issues and completing preventive maintenance.
Wood Shop Technician
Buffalo State University
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Maintained a clean, organized, and well-stocked shop.
- Built, tested, and modified equipment to achieve functionality objectives.
- Safety supervising, design advisement, technical solution
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Industrial Design
Parsons School of Design - The New School
New York, NY05-2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Wood/Furniture Design
Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY12-2022
Skills
- Industrial design
- Design innovation
- Iterative design
- Advanced 3D Modeling
- Physical Prototyping& Digital Fabrication
- User Centric Design
Awards
- Makelab x Hardware FYI Design Competition 3rd Place , Mar 2025
- IDSA&Makelab Layer Logic Design Competition Finalists, Aug 2024
- Hyatt's Award of Art Excellence, Dec 2022
- Finalist for International Woodworking Fair Accent Furniture, Aug 2022
- Finalist for International Woodworking Fair Office Furniture, Aug 2022
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Elementary
Timeline
AMM Graduate Teaching Assistant
Parsons School Of Design - The New School
08.2024 - 12.2024
Graduate Research Assistant
Parsons School Of Design - The New School
05.2024 - 12.2024
Jewlery Lab Technician
Buffalo State University
08.2022 - 12.2022
Tech Hub Technician
Buffalo State University
01.2020 - 12.2022
Wood Shop Technician
Buffalo State University
01.2020 - 12.2022
Master of Fine Arts - Industrial Design
Parsons School of Design - The New School
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Wood/Furniture Design
Buffalo State University
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