Wen Wu

Experience

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  Shanghai Landscape Architecture Design Institute Co. Ltd, Zhuangwei Studio

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Landscape Architecture Intern

  Project: Shanghai Luxiang Garden Residence Landscape Planning and Design, Shanghai, China Involved in all-site Sketch-Up model making, and proposed three private garden design alternatives for model villa-houses. Project: Private Garden Design, Shanghai, China (Individual project)In charge of field investigation, communicating with the client and plan design.

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  Schulze + Grassov ApS

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Landscape Architecture Design Assistant

  Project: Mobility Handbook of Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA- Developed the concept of ‘what makes a good mobility environment for all audiences’- Generated the existing and proposed mobility system diagrams, and proposed improved cycling system- Involved in cost estimation, and prepared the final mobility handbookProject: Sunbeam Planning and Placemaking in Bermondsey, London, UK- Performed the preliminary space-making for Biscuit Square - Animated the storytelling presentation ‘one day in the life’ for Bermondsey neighbourhood- Produced renderings for street perspectives and axon scenarios for squaresProject: Søndergade Street & Waterway Design, Middelfart, Denmark- Involved in preparation of construction documents, produced plans and planting detail drawings- Produced final plans, renderings, and pop-up book for ground-breaking ceremony- Designed Catalogue for Waterway Element regarding stormwater designProject: Berlin Potsdam Platz Public Life Survey, Berlin, Germany- Conducted 19-hour public life survey including stationary mapping, photo documentation, and interviews- Produced infrastructure and stationary mappings Show less

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  University of Southern California

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  HONGJOO KIM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC

  Sept 2017 - Jan 2018

  Landscape Designer

  Worked on concept design, construction documents and presentation deck.

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  BrightView Design Group (formerly ValleyCrest Design Group)

  Feb 2018 - May 2021

  Designer

  - Led the iterative design process of conducting design research, drawing conceptual sketches, 3D modeling, and documentation sets for City permitting.- Collaborated with Engineers, Architects and Project Managers on 20+ projects.- Produced 3D modeling and VR experience presentation for client meetings.

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  Freelance

  May 2021 - Jun 2022

  UX Designer

  - Designed the responsive website for an online education NGO.- Designed cross-platform flow and EV car HMI interfaces to reduce range anxiety.- Partnered with engineers to create multiple VR/AR interfaces and prototypes.- Created spatial and environment designs for 3 residential remodeling projects, with 3D modeling and construction documentation.- Iterated the visual design and assisted vision planning for an Entertainment Park.

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  IWP Capital LLC

  Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  Product Designer

  - Managed the 0-to-1 design of Sanctify mobile app, a Fintech trading platform specializing in faith-based investing & ESG investing under IWP Capital- Designed the end to end user flows, created low fidelity mockups, and developed interactive, high fidelity prototype for core features with 30+ screens- Drove the final visual design and drew illustrations to convey the company s value.- 'Sanctify Mobile app design' was selected as 2023 iF Design Award Finalist.

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  Stealth Startup

  Jan 2023 - now

  Product Designer

  - Designed comprehensive B2B contract-data-extraction experience for 2 user personas with AI automation technology.- Established a robust design system resulting in new brand identity, and successfully developed, rolled out with cross-functional designers.

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  Fyusion, Inc

  Oct 2023 - now

  Product Designer