Simone (Ximeng) Sun

Experience

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  Chentong Film And Television

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  UI Design & Project Management

  Project lead for product website redesign working with a team of graphic designers and developers. UI/UX wireframing, prototyping, project management, and stakeholder communication.

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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Research Internship, Augmented Perception Lab

  Co-developed with a research group a networked multi-user interface for ECMO (a surgical practice) training in Virtual Reality (VR).- End to end research, design, and project implementation for VR surgical training environment.- Design and programming of a VR user interface in Unity using MRTK toolkit in C#.- Entire process conducted via remote group collaboration during COVID: GitHub, Miro, and Zoom.

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  Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Sept 2021 - May 2022

  Student Tutor (Programming)

  Student tutor in Design Technology department for undergraduate and graduate students. Conducted office hours and assisted students with programming topics.

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  Fair Worlds

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Augmented Reality Developer

  - Developed an AR tour iOS app in Unity, and launched a beta app- Conducted 2 user interviews with 7 test players, review and improved AR gameplay and tour experience using user feedback- Developed 8th Wall VPS (web AR) experience for product promotion

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  NYU Future Reality Lab

  Sept 2023 - May 2024

  Student Researcher, XR Designer

  Designed and prototyped co-located, multiplayer spatial interface for Mixed Reality headsets that runs on the web.

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  New York University

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

  Graduate Assistant

  - Developing Web XR experiences- Managing and organizing production studio and events at Tondon@TheYard- Building community for the IDM XR Lab

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  Wizards and Misfits

  Jul 2024 - now

  Lead UI/UX Designer

  - Lead designer of a monetization platform for subscription services.- Collaborating with the product manager, co-founders, and a development team to develop sitemaps, wireframes, and design handoff.- Designing web and mobile interfaces and UI components using the Ant Design System, as well as managing the Figma design library.- Led the creation of the brand identity, ensuring alignment with the product’s mission and target audience.