Sophia Chen
http://sophiachendesign.com
******.****.******@*****.***
San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
California College of Arts
Master of Design, HCI
Sep 2017 - Aug 2018 SF, CA
Central Academy of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Architecture
Sep 2002 - Aug 2007 China
SKILLS
• Executive team leadership
• Collaboration
• Process improvement
• System and data analysis
• Business model
• Visualization
• Prototype and storytelling
• User testing
TOOLS
• Sketch
• Adobe CC
• Principle
• HTML & CSS
• Rhino & 3D Max
• InVision
• Microsoft
• Programming
EXPERIENCE
UX Designer and Business Development Dec 2018 - Current China Everbright Bank San Francisco, CA
• Worked as a UX designer and in BD at China Everbright Bank, one of the largest banks and public companies in China.
• Helped create wireframe and mockups of interface for a new app to facilitate credit card usage for over 20,000 students.
• Designed business platform for the “Evoke” card, delivering access to and organizing the information of over 2,000+ merchandisers and platform partners to users.
UX Designer and Consultant Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
Chinese Culture Center San Francisco, CA
• Led an AI group to develop 3 physical devices that utilize a combination of lighting, code, and interaction design to facilitate communication or human-to-human interaction; they were exhibited to an audience of 200+.
• Created interactive walking tour of Chinatown in San Francisco, using a combination of graphical materials, a video, and an itinerary to travel around the city.
Design Instructor May 2012 - Aug 2017
Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing, China
• Helped turnaround two previous years of decline in design students, delivering a 21% growth in new students enrolling in the design major through teaching innovations.
• Led instruction for the #1 elective course for the year, keeping 75 students actively engaged to grow from zero experience to having a solid understanding of physical space design.
• Planned daily lessons to teach students how to approach design thoughtfully, leading to 78% of my students getting into their top 1 school. Founder Aug 2009 - May 2011
Hande Design Studio Beijing, China
• Designed immersive products and services for customers across China, such as China Minsheng Bank, Mocha Coffee, CCTV, etc.
• Led the team to achieve a yearly revenue growth of 33.4%. AWARDS AND HONOURS
Third Prize for Public Facilities Design
Beijing Olympic Park
Aug 2006 - Sep 2006 Beijing, China
Winner of Zhong Gu Lou Historical Neighborhood Redesign Beijing City Planning Bureau
Nov. 2006 - Jun. 2007 Beijing, China