Amy Zhang

Experience

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  Angel Heart Designs

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  Craftsperson
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  Family Fables LLC

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Freelance Illustrator
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  SKATE JOURNEYS

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Instructor
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  Graphite Design Group

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

  Designer
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  CallisonRTKL

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Designer

  Worked in the Shopping/Entertainment Districts studio; packaged, digitally modeled, and created design solutions for various shopping and entertainment centers across the world. Contributed to the winning design team of the DLF Downtown Project in Cyber City, India.

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  Rice University

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  Editor In Chief

  Served as Editor-in-Chief of the Rice University Campanile yearbook publication; managed and directed an executive board and and a staff team, organized a ladder of spreads, created a cohesive and artistic design theme and graphic elements, and managed a budget and payment of staff. Previously served as the residential college editor and copy editor.

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  Graphite Design Group

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Designer

  Worked with workplace team on the design, modeling, LEED documentation, and exterior frit design of Amazon.com Block 18, 21, and Bellevue Plaza office buildings. Worked with interiors team on digital modeling and lobby and furniture design of Block 21 and Mary’s Place projects.

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  Olson Kundig

  Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Junior Designer

  Combined skills in architectural design and layout design to aid commercial and residential project teams in design competitions, high-end residential projects, sustainability analyses for the green team, + marketing materials for the OK website.

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  Panopto

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

  UX Designer

  - Translated custom needs and product requirements into wireframes and visual layouts to create consistent, intuitive, and delightful customer experiences, and helped to expand the visual design system by creating and documenting design patterns on the UX Design team.- Collaborated with a diverse UX team to research, design, prototype, and implement the following projects: new content retention features, video player modernization, video content management system UI design refresh, and customer research- Served as the head of accessibility on the product team, organized a product-wide accessibility audit and developed a new framework for the dev team to tackle accessibility & usability issues Show less

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  Two Step Social

  May 2022 - Sept 2022

  Freelance Product Designer

  Coordinated project design goals on a high level, conceptualized and created user interface options, conducted user experience research, and developed desktop and mobile mock-ups for start-ups, including digital marketing agency Two Step Social (Cadenza).

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  Neuron - UX/UI Design Agency

  Aug 2023 - Nov 2023

  UX Designer
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  Microsoft

  Nov 2023 - now

  Product Designer II

  Product Designer II on the Microsoft Security Copilot UX team. Aiding the mission to create an AI-first product that reimagines Microsoft Security offerings.

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  UXGO

  Sept 2024 - now

  UX Design Career Coach

  Mentored students transitioning into the UX field in a 1-on-1 setting and led a 10-week advanced bootcamp & cohort working with a start-up to complete a full internship project cycle for enrolled students.