YICHENG (CHARLOTTE) ZHANGhttp://charlottezhang.com

charlotte.yi.zhang@gmail.com

+44 7561048378Fluent in English, Native speaker in Madarin

UX Design/3D modeling

Photoshop/Illustrator/Design thinking

Premirer/AE/Maya

Programming

JavaScript[JQuery, AngularJS]/HTML/CSS

PHP/MySQL/Java/Ruby on Rails/WordPress

Data Visualisation/Prototyping

Processing/Arduino

Axure

SKILLS

UI Designer/Student LeaderChina-Holland Educational Competence and Knowledge Center on IT, Xiamen, China | 9.2013 - 1.2014 Involved in visualising seismic wave with the Seismic Data Mining software development team: - Visualised data and designed UI based on user behaviours (PS/AI)Organised various social events (e.g. Mid-Autumn Festival party) for Chinese and Dutch students and teachers.

Full-time Front-end EngineerShine Technology Co,. Ltd, Xiamen, China | 4.2014 - 4.2015 Developed a Company Operation Support System for CITIC Securities, which is one of the biggest investment banks in China. Designed and launched functions and debugging: - Designed and programmed user interfaces (JS/HTML/CSS) - Transferred data from front-end to database (Java/Oracle)Assisted the Project Manager organising a team of 20 people.Assisted the Project Manager organising a team of 20 people.

Designer/Coder/TranslatorFreelancer, China/UK/Australia | 10.2012 - Present Established a working prototype for Chinese ArtMall art trading platform. (Axure/HTML/CSS)Designed business cards and leaflets for a tutor from the US, that resulted in an 80% increase in his student numbers. (PS/AI) Designed and developed a website for a Polish Fashion Designer based in Scotland. (CSS/JS/PHP/WordPress)Translated emails and contracts for companies. Successfully completed 6 import and export transactions within 1 year. Taught Chinese to students from Australia, Japan, Netherlands and Poland.Taught Chinese to students from Australia, Japan, Netherlands and Poland.

Intern UX DesignerInformation Service, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK | 2.2016 - 9.2016

Launched a Web app that locates facilities and several million printed books in the libraries, freeing up 50% of the time for helpdesk staff and receiving 96% positive feedback (https://www.librarymaps.is.ed.ac.uk/?library=main&floor=1) : - Prototyped and designed the interfaces, designed icons, elements (PS/AI) - Programmed front-end pages (HTML/CSS/JQuery/Ruby on Rails) - Led Persona Creation to optimise user experience and carried out the Usability TestBranding for Welcome Week gift set, which 8000 sets were produced and currently being used by students. (PS/AI)

EXPERIENCE

ACHIEVEMENTS

Less Is More Smart Wardrobe Sensors/Arduino/HTML/CSS/JS/PHP/SQL | 2.2016 - 4.2016

An IoT piece of furniture that helps people manage their clothing expenses. Exhibited at the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival.

Dollenge WebsiteDollenge Website Prototype/HTML/CSS/JS/PHP/SQL | 2.2016 - 4.2016

A website that allows individuals to raise funds for non-profit organisations by completing a self-proposed challenge.

Foodsharing APP Axure/AI/PS | 11.2015 - 2.2016

An Android app that encourages people to share food. Now it is being promoted in a German foodsharing community.Now it is being promoted in a German foodsharing community.

EDUCATION

University of Edinburgh, UK9.2015 - Now

Master of Science in Advanced Design Informatics.Xiamen University, China9.2010 - 6.2014

Bachelor of Engineering, majored in Digital Media Arts.

ABOUT ME

I love doing sports, especially volleyball and tennis. At

Xiamen University I won the women’s tennis championship.

In my spare time, I am teaching myself German and Polish

with the help of my friends.

I love drawing as a creative hobby.