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Chelsea Fu

Chelsea Fu

ARC Laser Lab & 3D Prototyping Student Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Design Director | Digital Product at McKinsey & Company

  • Education

    • Parsons School of Design

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Fashion Design - Accessory

      Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Department Honors Candidate, Dean's BFA Scholarship, Charles Evans Scholarship, Shoe Polytechnic Sponsorship

    • Politecnico di Milano

      2018 - 2021
      Master of Science - MS Product Service System Design 110/110 Cum Laude

      Thesis project: "The Impact of Covid-19 on Working Mothers- Helping working mothers better balance work and childcare, so that they have more time to focus and envision a desirable future self."

    • ARSUTORIA SCHOOL

      2016 - 2016
      Footwear Construction and Prototyping

      Three-month course in Milan sponsored by FFANY and Joseph C. Moore Scholarship.

    • Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

      2020 - 2020
      Master's degree Product Design

      Activities and Societies: Graphics and Animation Course using Blender software; Nature in Code (creative code)- Beginner course to Java and Javascript using Processing Erasmus Exchange Program (EU funded)

  • Experience

    • Parsons School of Design - The New School

      Aug 2014 - May 2016
      ARC Laser Lab & 3D Prototyping Student Technician

    • Sam Edelman

      Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
      Associate, Footwear Designer

    • GG-loop - architecture, design, research

      Sept 2020 - Dec 2020
      UX Designer and Researcher

    • KetoDiet, Compumaster Ltd

      Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
      Product Designer

    • McKinsey & Company

      Oct 2021 - now

      • Associate Design Director

        May 2024 - now

      • Senior Experience Designer

        Oct 2022 - May 2024

      • Experience Designer

        Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers

      Coursera
      Jun 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Introduction to Psychology

      Coursera
      Jun 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Footwear Pattern Making Course

      ARSUTORIA SCHOOL
      Nov 2016

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      Napapijri "Creativity 4 Circularity" Contest - We.Redo project (2nd place) Napapijri Apr 2020 Selected to participate in a contest (33 students total) by Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with Napapijri, an Italian casual-wear brand. The contest brief was to develop service ideas for Napapijri's product lines, applying the principles of Circular Economy. Our team placed 2nd out of the 11 teams in the competition.
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      MilanoSesto "Most Pragmatic" Award - Sinergia project MilanoSesto Jan 2020 Partnered with MilanoSesto to carry out their MilanoSesto 2023-2030 project plan towards redeveloping Sesto San Giovanni into the new “smart city.” Out of the 100 students in the class, our group project "Sinergia" was awarded "Most Pragmatic" by MilanoSesto.
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      "Walk This Way" Exhibition NY Historical Society Museum & Library Apr 2018 Selected to participate in the "Walk This Way" exhibition at the New York Historical Society Museum. The exhibition focused on women's contributions to the shoe industry as designers, makers, and consumers. I provided images of my Thesis footwear collection, which was shown in the section of the exhibition called "The Future of Shoe Design," an area devoted to emerging designers from various NYC design schools. The exhibition was from April 2018 - October 2018.
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      Department Honors Candidate Parsons the New School May 2016
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      Joseph C. Moore ARSUTORIA Scholarship Joseph C. Moore; FFANY Organization Apr 2016 Selected as the winner for a scholarship opportunity to attend a 13-week shoe pattern making and prototyping course at Arsutoria School in Milan, Italy. The training program ran from August 2016 - November 2016.
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      Shoe Polytechnic Sponsorship Politecnico Calzaturiero Nov 2015 Selected (along with 11 other students) to collaborate with technical design students of Politecnico Calzaturiero to design footwear for my senior graduation thesis project.
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      Charles Evans Scholarship SFS | SOF Scholarships of Parsons the New School of Design May 2015 Selected by a Parsons School of Design faculty as one of the recipients for this scholarship that supported my senior year college tuition. The scholarship is awarded to a student with a high level of creative skill and the ability to show all aspects of design through portfolio development.
    • Awarded to Chelsea Fu
      Dean's List Joel Towers, Executive Dean Sep 2014 Term GPA of 3.7 or higher (2014 & 2015)

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Product and Service Designer

      Issued by CILAB (Creative Industries Lab) - Politecnico di Milano on Apr 2020
      CILAB (Creative Industries Lab) - Politecnico di MilanoAssociated with Chelsea Fu

    • Product Designer

      Issued by National Assignment on Oct 2020
      National AssignmentAssociated with Chelsea Fu

    • Product Designer

      Issued by Send Chinatown Love on May 2021
      Send Chinatown LoveAssociated with Chelsea Fu