Janus Yuan

Urbana, IL, USA
With a Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the U.S. and a Bachelor of Engineering from China, I have developed a multicultural approach to design. My past experience have gave me a unique perspective on front and back end product development.

2014 MFA in Industrial Design. Thesis project: Designing a driver-focused human machine interface (HMI) for the next generation vehicle.

Work Experience

Beckman Institute For Advanced Science And Technology

Research Assinstant

Lead a design group working with engineers and doctors in the development of an Advanced Handheld Optical Scanner—which combines the functions of the otoscope and ophthalmoscope. Designed and developed the user interface (UI) of system controlling software.
August 2011 - Present Champaign, Illinois, United States

Xinlingzhi Technology Development Ltd. Co.

Industrial Design Intern

The product prototype received high praise from client and launched on the market
June 2010 - August 2010 Jinan, China

Mobile Phone Design Department Of ZTE Corporation

Intraction Design Intern

Participated in integrated mobile device design process, designed and developed the UI for ZTE's first generation of smartphone.
November 2007 - May 2008 Shenzhen, China

Feish Design

UI Design internship

Collaborated with four experienced designers to create a new product line for Durr Cleaning & Filtration System, including visual branding language definition, website and mobile UI prototyping, and exhibition planning.
May 2012 - August 2012 Shanghai, China

Education

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Bachelor of Engineering

September 2006 - June 2010 Xianan, China

University Of Illinois

Master of Fine Art in Industrial Design

August 2011 - Present Champaign, Illinois, United States

Languages

English (Advanced),
Chinese (Native),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD, Grasshopper, LUXION KEYSHOT, Microsoft Office, Rhinoceros, Sketchbook Pro, Solidworks,