Who I Am:

• 1
  A Project Manager

  Project Manager with high executive function. Ability to connect dots between specs and requirements of cross-functional teams and communicate in human language or via visual spreadsheet. Exceptional interpersonal skill who enjoys working with diverse group of people.

• 2
  A Pro UI/UX Designer

  Passionate about creating inclusive user experiences with web/digital accessibility in mind. Bad user experience just makes me angry. :(

• 3
  A Creative Lead

  Experienced in leading creative team, setting team goals, and evaluating performance. Brainstorming creative concepts and defining company design styles and guidelines.

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  A Team Player!

  Respect and work well with cross-disciplinary web project team members inclduing project managers, engineers, and colleagues from marketing & sales departments. Able to take constructive input and criticism without taking them personal.

Testimonials

• MeiMei is an exceptional project manager and web developer with a keen eye for detail. She has a unique talent for user experience design and always produces functional and intuitive work. Her projects are completed on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.
  
  Beyond her technical expertise, MeiMei is a natural collaborator who excels at communication and organization. She is a gifted facilitator who has run internal training programs with great success. MeiMei is proactive in keeping team members informed of project progress, potential roadblocks, and new developments.
  
  MeiMei's dedication to personal and professional growth is admirable. She is receptive to feedback and is always looking for ways to improve her skills and knowledge. Her willingness to learn and take on new challenges is a testament to her work ethic and character.
  
  In summary, I highly recommend MeiMei for any position. She is an exceptional professional with outstanding technical skills, leadership abilities, and communication skills. MeiMei would be a valuable asset to any team, and I am confident that she will excel in any role she takes on.

  Andrew Schuck
  Director of Information Technology, Summit Public Schools

• Mei Mei is detail-oriented and meticulous Web UI designer. She approaches her work methodically and with a strong user-centric focus. She"s always willing to be flexible with her time to meet business deadlines along with taking on additional tasks when needed. And as bonus, she simply makes the office a happier place. It"s been an absolute pleasure working with Mei Mei.

  Scott Choi
  Senior Director, Omni Commerce Solutions, Visa

• Mei Mei is a very dependable and talented web designer. She"s done a fantastic job for us with website design, logos, and asset creation, and she"s gone above and beyond in all of her projects and delivered on time, even with very tight deadlines, with stellar work product. Aside from her design skills, she has a strong, professional work ethic, and is very pleasant to work with. She is an "A" player, without a doubt!

  Paul Kim
  VP of Business Development, Westfield

• Mei Mei is an excellent UI designer. I had the privilege to work with her at our company and was amazed by her creative energy and how she took wireframe designs and transformed them into visually eye catching and unique works. Looking forward to working with her in future projects. I have her on speed dial on my shortlist of UI design resources.

  Stan Chan
  Chief Architect - Systems, Visa

Resume

EXPERTISE

Project Planning & Managing
Collect and iteratively refine technical & user requirements. Strategize, create, and manage production timeline, specs, and documentation, and work collectively with cross-functional teams.

Web Accessibility Principles & Implementation
Completed training for IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) Certificate. Perform accessibility evaluations for websites. Create best practice guidelines that meet 508 Compliance & WCAG 2.0 AAA standards.

Visual, UI & UX Design Principles
Hands-on experience coupled with training in design thinking, human-centered design, storytelling, user research, usability testing, heuristic evaluation, wireframing, prototyping, visual design concepts, color theory, and typography.

Creative Lead
Direct the creative team, set team goals, and evaluate performance. Brainstorm creative concepts and define company design styles and guidelines.

Coding
HTML5, CSS3, Media Queries, working knowledge in JavaScript, jQuery, DHTML, XML, PHP

Apps
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Visio, InVision, PowerPoint, Google Apps, WordPress, CMS Made Simple, Google Sites

CMSs
WordPress, CMS Made Simple, Google Sites

Responsive Web Design, Search Engine Optimization, Web Accessibility

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Summit Public School, Redwood City, CA (6/2016 – present)

Web Development & Project Manger

• Coordinated cross-functional teams, including internal stakeholders and external vendors, to develop and execute project timelines and project plans.
• Developed & updated project documentation, and kept stakeholders informed of status and pivots.
• Established long-term strategies & guidelines for Summit’s web properties, and defined the best practice to ensure an inclusive user experience.
• Led the redesign of SummitPS.org website that met the WCAG 2.0 AA Web Accessibility compliance requirements. Facilitated internal training for Accessibility.
• Oversaw all official SummitPS web properties & social media access.
• Planned budget for web properties and projects.

Meiism Design, Bay Area, CA (9/2011 – 6/2016)

Web/UI/UX Design Consultant

• Provided service in web/interactive design and production, including design comps, storyboards, graphics production, photo editing, markup, and frontend coding.

KreditFly, Santa Clara, CA (9/2010 – 11/2011)

Lead, UX Design

• Lead UI designer of the company's major internal and external applications. Responsible for designing layout, look and feel, user interface, and writing UI spec. Projects included:
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool. This system provided functionalities of creating and monitoring customer help tickets, generating reports, and serve as a platform of internal communications.
  • Online payment registration and transaction system. This system handled monetary transactions and records of customer's online payments.
  • Customer account and merchant account set up. This system handle both customer and merchant account set up, including connection between account from financial institutes to user account.
• Translated Product Requirement Documents into visual flow charts, wireframes, and HTML/CSS mockups and User Experience Document (UED) for both web and mobile app implementation.
• Collaborated with the Engineering Department to turn HTML/CSS mockups into dynamic functional web and mobile app pages.
• Provided responsive web design to Engineering department for various mobile app implementation.
• Designed creative graphical elements for mobile app.

Arcadia-Entertainment, Redwood City, CA (9/2007 – 9/2008)

Lead User Interface Designer

• Designed user interface for the company"s various MMORPGs.
• Created UI spec for engineering department to implement UI features.
• Provided 2D graphical elements for game graphical interface usage.

CNET Networks, San Francisco, CA (4/1999 - 8/2007)

Design Lead/Manager, Shopping Service & Advice (4/2001 - 8/2007)

• Managed mySimon Creative Department, provided art direction and enforced brand and style guidelines, performed annual evaluations, and established goals for the department and individuals.
• Led the design effort and successfully launched two major site redesigns in the result of optimized site performance and higher site visits.
• Defined art direction, style guide and long term user experience strategies.
• Worked closely with the Marketing department to translate marketing documents and wireframes into polished mockups, and created prototypes for presentation and usability testing.
• Wrote technical specification for implementation.
• Collaborated effort with the Research Department to facilitate usability tests.

Senior Web Designer, mySimon.com (8/2000 – 4/2001)

• Lead designer on full-scale site redesign project.
• Designed the look and feel and created image comps in PhotoShop and Illustrator.
• Turned image comps into HTML prototype for user testing.
• Collaborated with the Engineer department to turn HTML mockups into dynamic functional pages.
• Participated in planning and projecting goals for usability testings. Took part in monitoring usability testings and focus groups to obtain and analysis user feedbacks in order to improve site structure and optimize user experience.
• Worked closely with Marketing department to develop new site features and functionalities to enhance user experience.
• Provided trainings to junior designers in HTML coding, complicated site template structure, internal content management system, source version control system, and production procedures.

Web Designer, mySimon.com (4/1999 – 8/2000)

• Managed all co-branded projects – integrated co-branded partner content into the mySimon look and feel while maintaining the brand identity of both parties; handled all visual design and HTML production work.
• Created ad banners and other graphical promotion units.
• In charge of production of all print promotion material including postcard, holidays greeting cards, and oversize conference/exhibition posters.
• Designed company business cards and corporate collateral.

University-Student Union, California State University, Los Angeles, CA (5/1998 - 3/1999)

Graphic Designer

• Designed posters, postcards, flyers, brochures, and newsletters for on-campus student events.
• Worked closely with professional printing vendors to ensure the quality of printing.
• Designed and monitor the production of promotional merchandise such as stationery, T-shirts, and souvenirs to market Programming team activities.