Glen Gao
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About
• 8 years’ international experience of UX Design and 2 years' UX leader experience in design management and product development with creative business management insights.
• Strong experience in UX design based on different software platforms: Google Android, Windows Mobile, iOS, Tablet, Xbox, Microsoft Surface.
• Strong ability to run the team and the project. Sharp at UI future generation styles，emerging markets and consumers.
• Experienced in user research, information architecture, defining scenario, interaction design, user interface, innovation and visual design of projects.
• Expert in cooperating with developers, R&Ds, and marketing people of product development.
• Good mentor to help other members to improve. Passionate interest in training and study sharing.
• Fluent English in oral and writing.
Specialties: Visual Design, User research, innovation, Drawing, Interaction Design, User Interface Design, Design management, Design Strategy -
Education
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Bachelor Graphic designRenmin University of China2000 - 2004
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Experience
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UX Lead, Senior UX DesignerMediatekMar 2011 - Present (13 years 9 months)Working at Mediatek as Leader for UX design.
Lead and develop the MediaTek visual language and establish UX team. Responsible for defining feature goals. Filter the feedbacks, find end user and create scenarios. Committed to defining the interaction flow, visual design of smart phone. Review with interaction designers to define UI principle. Create innovations and make animations into tangible.
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Media UX DesignerMotorolaSep 2009 - Apr 2011 (1 year 7 months)Working at Motorola CXD as media designer.
Define the visual language for Motorola android with global team. Participate in user research and information collection to define persona and UI flow. Cooperate with R&D to achieve application features and create the visual elements. Innovate and gather good ideas for next generation of mobile apps.
The projects are almost based on Google Android system. The main works are media design including innovation, icons, widgets, wallpapers, Tablet etc. -
UX DesignerMicrosoftDec 2007 - 2009 (2 years)Working on Microsoft Surface team as UX designer. Define the persona and scenarios, Create the iteraction flow and visual effect for all features that Surface apps need. Make sure the effect can easy to achieve and activity is reasonable.
The main works of Surface are: Information share, Surface Chess game and Surface map.
Working in Windows Phone visual 6.5 design as one of main members of creating:creating WP6.5 icon, skin, wallpaper and some user interface designs.
The projects also includes concept development, ideation, prototyping and production works.
Participate Project:
Microsoft Surface
MIcrosoft Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Phone 7 concept
Xbox
Zune
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Graphic DesignerFLTRPJul 2005 - 2007 (2 years 5 months)Being a Graphic Designer, in charge of printing designs, graphics and packages, web design ( CSS, UI) etc.
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Graphic DesignerFangxing Advertisement CompanyMar 2004 - Aug 2005 (1 year 5 months)As a graphic designer, in charge of all the advisement works, which includes posters, identity design, package design and pop designs.
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Awards
2006.7 Silver Medal of the 6th National College Book Design Competition
2003.10 Award of College Study
2002.10 Award of College Study -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@GlenGao, member since 2009
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