Summer Chang
Industrial Designer
San Francisco, CA, USAMy mission is to improve and change people’s lives by creating products that are functional, sustainable, and accessible. I combine my background in user research and design to create tangible product solutions that maximize business impact.
Work Experience
Cruicible Brands, Target
Brand Development Strategist, Contractor
Develop strategic and creative marketing solutions that help connect the
brand with new market.
brand with new market.
January 2017
- February 2017
San Francisco, California, United States
Speck Design
Industrial Designer
• Managed project progress, developed iterative design solutions and
partnered with engineers to create functional and appearance prototypes
of a revolutionary interactive book to be showcased in Google I/O.
• Collaborated with the User Insights team to explore and deeply
understand user interaction with kidney monitor prototypes which led to
a successful grant funding.
• Converted design sketches into CAD models, created appealing
renderings, and product animations assets to use in client’s crowdfunding
campaign for a consumer handheld device.
• Created fullscale foamcore and wood models to provide a clear
understanding of the human factors which led to the final product being
used in a major retail store.
partnered with engineers to create functional and appearance prototypes
of a revolutionary interactive book to be showcased in Google I/O.
• Collaborated with the User Insights team to explore and deeply
understand user interaction with kidney monitor prototypes which led to
a successful grant funding.
• Converted design sketches into CAD models, created appealing
renderings, and product animations assets to use in client’s crowdfunding
campaign for a consumer handheld device.
• Created fullscale foamcore and wood models to provide a clear
understanding of the human factors which led to the final product being
used in a major retail store.
November 2015
- December 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
Speck Design
Industrial Design Intern
• Generated sketches, renderings, and user scenario storyboards of
potential products for sales support, including a smart mirror that was
well received by the R+F client senior management team.
• Led communication and relationship with a local packaging vendor for a
bicycle accessory from initial concepts to final premium edition
prototypes delivered to Ford senior management team.
potential products for sales support, including a smart mirror that was
well received by the R+F client senior management team.
• Led communication and relationship with a local packaging vendor for a
bicycle accessory from initial concepts to final premium edition
prototypes delivered to Ford senior management team.
July 2015
- November 2015
San Francisco, California, United States
Omielife
Industrial Design Intern
• Collaborated with lead designer from IDEO to generate design concepts
and foamcore prototypes of optimized children’s lunch boxes, one of
which was chosen as the final concept for next iteration.
• Contributed to numerous stages of the lunch box design process through
ideation, branding, CAD design surfacing and user testing.
• Participated in user research of the final lunch box prototype that led to
significant product improvements by crafting questions and documenting
results through interviews with intended users including parents,
stakeholders, and children.
and foamcore prototypes of optimized children’s lunch boxes, one of
which was chosen as the final concept for next iteration.
• Contributed to numerous stages of the lunch box design process through
ideation, branding, CAD design surfacing and user testing.
• Participated in user research of the final lunch box prototype that led to
significant product improvements by crafting questions and documenting
results through interviews with intended users including parents,
stakeholders, and children.
June 2013
- January 2014
San Francisco, California, United States
Education
Academy Of Art University (AAU)
Master of Industrial Design
September 2011
- Present
San Francisco, California, United States
Languages
Chinese (Native),
Taiwanese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Japanese (Beginner),
Cantonese (Conversational),
Skills
Aftereffect,
Illustrator,
IMovie,
Indesign,
InVision,
Keyshot,
Photoshop,
Rhino,
Solidworks,