Chi Nguyen

Chi Nguyen

Interior Designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Design Director | Art/Design/UX Design mentor & consultant

  • Education

    • University of Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)

      2006 - 2011
      Bachelor of Art Interior Design M06

      - 3D visual design - CAD - floor plan- Interior/ exterior designer- Concept decoration- Product design- Industrial design

    • Sai Gon University

      2003 - 2006
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Art Teacher Education K29

      Activities and Societies: Soccer team - Art Theory / Art histories.- Teacher- Painting- Creative fine art- Child psychology- Training skills

  • Experience

    • Le Thang Ltd.

      Jul 2006 - Apr 2008
      Interior Designer
    • D2D3.com

      Apr 2008 - Apr 2010
      3D CG Manager (representative office in Vietnam)

      - Manage outsourcing 3D CG visual architecture design. - Communicate with HQ in Brussels, Belgium. - Lead 3D CG team

    • ImD group

      May 2008 - Nov 2010
      Co-founder & 3D Graphic Manager
    • Clover 4 Leaf

      Apr 2010 - Nov 2010
      Creative Manager

      Event, Branding, Coffee, Charity

    • Saigon University

      Nov 2010 - Jun 2011
      Training Specialist

      - Fine Art teacher- Training plans, schedules, documentary, designs syllabus and organize the examinations for Fine Art Faculty.- Office admin and facilitator of Fine Art Faculty.- Support students and teachers in Fine Art Faculty.- Admin for website of Fine Art Faculty.- Manage SGU Art Gallery and organize exbhition.

    • Gameloft

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2013
      Studio Lead Artist

      - Head of Graphic department (2D/3D art director)- Training, and evaluating artist team- Supervising artwork's graphic design. - Involving salary allocation.- Allocating resources for each projects.- Planning and optimizing.- Anticipating and solving issues.

    • The Color Club, Asia

      Aug 2013 - Sept 2014
      Coordinator Production Manager

      - Coordinate all departments / all services: Allocating resources and projects.- Monitoring schedules and deadlines- Managing production. Building processes and standard document for production.- Build workflow, structure, estimate workload, and analyze the result of work.- Risk analyze. Optimize workflow, process, resource, cost...- Quality check- Evaluate staff- Plan training program

    • Threedots Vietnam

      Oct 2014 - Feb 2018
      CEO & Co-Founder

      - Execute workshop operations. Produce and sale notebook for designer/ artist/ thinker.- Branding manager - Digital Marketing- Finance management - Business manager - Strategy plan- Account manager - Customer Relationship Management.

    • Dragronfly Vietnam

      Sept 2015 - Dec 2016
      Assistant To Chief Executive Officer

      - Assist execute a multimedia production house. - Coordinate production team (2D/ 3D team)- CG/ multimedia project coordinator.- Support concept, illustration, storyboard, 3D CG

    • Gameloft

      Dec 2016 - Mar 2020
      Lead 3D Artist

      - Lead creation 3D project (from pitch to publish)- Foresee the project and lead the team in the same direction. - Project management: estimate timeline, roadmap, milestone, task assignment, problem solving ... - Communicate cross-team: DEV, GD, producers, leads, top managers and internal art team... - Ensure the graphic's quality.- Create team's structure, workflow, the process and guideline in the team. - R&D technical and prototype new project. - Training/ coaching/ mentor artist team. - Evaluate the performance of team members. Give feedback to improve and build team member's career path. - Human resource management. Support recruitment to ensure human resource for team Show less

    • Papagroup Technology

      Sept 2018 - Dec 2021
      Creative Lead

      - Creative Lead: creative content, brand management, Product designer- Project consultant: Risk analyzes, project plan, project's documentary, quality control. - UX designer: insight research, user flow, wireframe, mockup- Provide Art direction and quality checking visual designer, UI & graphic designer- Team leadership and cross-team communications/alignments- Own the creative/design process- Ensure quality of products (web/ app/ game)- Workshop presenter

    • BAP Software

      Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
      Lead 2D/3D game artist

      - Lead 2D/3D creation game project for the Japanese market.- Project management: estimate timeline, roadmap, milestone, task assignment, problem solving, foresee the project and lead the team in the same direction. Ensure the graphic's quality.- Communicate cross-team: DEV, GD, producers, leads, managers and team...- Provide Art direction and quality checking visual and UI in game

    • VNUK - Institute of Research and Executive Education

      Sept 2020 - now
      Visiting Lecturer

      Lecture major:- UI/UX design- Human-Computer Interaction

    • ONE Tech Stop

      Feb 2021 - Feb 2022
      Senior UI/UX Designer

      Ocean Network Express - the world's sixth-largest container carrier (Global HQ - Singapore)My responsibility: - Creating user-centred designs by understanding business requirements, and users’ needs. - Creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes and mockups, style guides, design systems, design patterns and attractive user interfaces...- Communication with cross-functional teams so that everyone has the same understanding of the users.

    • Tera Group Joint Stock Company

      Feb 2022 - now

      Product Design Strategy Direction:- Define and implement a product design strategy aligned with the company’s vision and goals.Shape the direction for design projects to ensure they meet customer and market needs while ensuring a good user experience across the company’s products.- Communicate design concepts effectively.Manage and Develop the Product Design Team (including 3 teams: IT BA, UI/UX Designer, CX):- Recruit, train, and develop the Product Design team.- Build a creative working environment and encourage personal development within the team.- Establish and optimize workflows for the Product Design team.Ensure Product Design Quality and Consistency:- Establish and maintain high design standards, ensuring all product designs meet quality requirements.- Review and approve final designs before implementation.Manage Product Design Projects:- Plan, organize, and monitor the progress of product design projects.- Ensure projects are completed on time. Show less

      • Product Design Director

        Aug 2024 - now
      • Product Owner

        Oct 2023 - now
      • Creative Director

        Feb 2022 - Sept 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

      Coursera | Google
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

      Coursera | Google
      Apr 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Train the trainer

      TÜV Rheinland Vietnam
      Mar 2013
    • Supervisor and Leadership

      TÜV Rheinland Vietnam
      Oct 2012
    • Effective Leadership

      Oct 2011
    • Communication Skills

      Jul 2005
    • Coaching and Mentoring

      CÔNG TY TNHH TƯ VẤN ĐÀO TẠO VIỆT Á VAPT
      Nov 2019
    • Figma for UX Design

      Lynda.com
      Sept 2018
    • Influential Understanding Skill

      Dale Carnegie Training
      Aug 2018
    • UX Foundations: Style Guides and Design Systems

      Lynda.com
      May 2021
    • Presentation for work

      Google digital 4.0
      Dec 2019
    • Coaching Employees to Peak Performance

      Dale Carnegie Training
      Jun 2017
    • Starting your business - Kick starting your business/ Becoming official/ Bring it all together

      Google digital 4.0
      Dec 2019
    • Power of self-motivation

      Dale Carnegie Training
      Jul 2017
    • Developing a Style Guide

      Lynda.com
      Jun 2020
    • Human-Computer Interaction - HCI

      The Interaction Design Foundation
      Dec 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Project Management Foundations: Lessons Learned

      Lynda.com
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Self promotion skills

      Google digital 4.0
      Dec 2019
    • UX Design: 1 Overview

      Lynda.com
      Mar 2020
    • Agile Project Leadership

      Lynda.com
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Sketch: UX for Instructional Design

      Lynda.com
      May 2021
    • Starting your business: digital marketing plan, branding, content for social media, social media strategy, understand customers

      Google digital 4.0
      Dec 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chi Nguyen
      2nd prize - Prototype lab 2018 - Gameloft Da Nang Gameloft Feb 2018
    • Awarded to Chi Nguyen
      1st prize - Game intro Animation contest 2017 - Gameloft Da Nang Gameloft Dec 2017
    • Awarded to Chi Nguyen
      Top 7 - Vietnam Young Spikes 2015 Vietnam Young Spikes Competition Jul 2015