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Zixuan Peng
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Zixuan Peng

Los Angeles,California

Summary

UCLA Urban Planning graduate experienced in project management and financial feasibility analysis. Delivered impactful solutions by integrating sustainable development principles into urban planning projects. Committed to creating environments that benefit both communities and the planet.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder

Photography Studio
Hangzhou, China
01.2024 - Current

• Secured investor funding and coordinated cross-border procurement of Korean equipment specialists and photographers to create a professional-grade setup
• Negotiated with cross-border specialists, delivering the full build/marketing within budget and maintaining stable services
• Designed a WeChat Mini Program to automate booking and client management, then structured a revenue-sharing model to onboard collaborative photographers, expanding capacity without adding fixed payroll costs

Co-Founder & Operator

Independent Coffee Shop
Harbin, China
02.2023 - Current
  • Ranked #1 in district within 2 months of opening: scouted and secured the store location, managed the full renovation process, recruited and onboarded the team, and operated day-to-day within a 4-month launch timeline under tight capital constraints
  • Achieved full investment payback in 3 months on a 100 to 300K RMB deployment, outperforming the typical 6 to 12 month industry benchmark
  • Drove customer acquisition from zero through localized community operations, establishing sustainable repeat-visit traffic within the first month

Assistant, Air Quality and Environmental Planning

Xiaoshan Environmental Protection Bureau
Hangzhou, China
07.2025 - 08.2025

• Collected and structured multi-year meteorological and pollution records to build a reference dataset supporting daily regulatory decisions across a district with no prior centralized air quality data system

• Investigated 46 emission-related sites near the monitoring station, assessed diesel fleet conditions on active worksites, and produced a regulatory status report informing the bureau's zero-emission equipment transition roadmap

Planning Intern

Hangzhou Urban Planning and Design Research Institute
Hangzhou, China
03.2024 - 05.2024

• Designed a standardized data reporting framework reconciling submission formats across municipal, district, and township levels, resolving cross-tier inconsistencies that had undermined policy implementation accuracy

• Conducted land-use conflict analysis within ecological redline zones and drafted a preliminary airport economic zone redevelopment concept synthesizing Yangtze River Delta case studies

Intern

City of Newport Beach, Real Estate & Asset Management Program
Newport Beach, USA
08.2023 - 09.2023

• Coordinated environmental compliance outreach for over 50 waterfront businesses/housings, achieving full waterway liability insurance coverage across the portfolio within the internship period

• Supported property management tendering by coordinating tenant communications and independently calculating property tax inflation-adjusted rents across multiple municipal assets

Planning Assistant

Hangzhou Bureau of Planning & Natural Resources, Xiaoshan District
Hangzhou, China
06.2023 - 08.2023

• Reviewed near-term development proposals for He Shang Town against land use, green space, and rural planning standards, flagging non-compliant designs and producing written amendment recommendations

• Contributed field data and desk research to an aerotropolis economic zone assessment model, supporting evidence-based regional development planning

Education

Master of Urban and Regional Planning -

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA
06-2026

B.A. - Urban Studies, Psychological Science

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Irvine, CA
12-2023

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Salary Range

$45000/yr - $200000/yr

Timeline

Assistant, Air Quality and Environmental Planning

Xiaoshan Environmental Protection Bureau
07.2025 - 08.2025

Planning Intern

Hangzhou Urban Planning and Design Research Institute
03.2024 - 05.2024

Co-Founder

Photography Studio
01.2024 - Current

Intern

City of Newport Beach, Real Estate & Asset Management Program
08.2023 - 09.2023

Planning Assistant

Hangzhou Bureau of Planning & Natural Resources, Xiaoshan District
06.2023 - 08.2023

Co-Founder & Operator

Independent Coffee Shop
02.2023 - Current

Master of Urban and Regional Planning -

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

B.A. - Urban Studies, Psychological Science

University of California, Irvine (UCI)
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