Kuo-Wei (Gary) Lien

Design Director

Taipei, Taiwan
Kuo Wei Lien is an industrial designer and design thinker with a design strategy. He is good at converting intricate problems into design concepts and innovative solutions, and have more than nine years of experience in product design and development. He has provided business value and consulting services of design for nearly 10 well-known companies in the US, Taiwan and China. The projects he has participated in cover a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, office supplies, stationery, household goods, and cultural industries.

Kuo Wei (Gary) Lien is always seeking for cooperations with talented teams, and love to meet creative people. Please do not hesitate to contact him for further information and Portfolio. Thank you for your visiting and stay tune for new projects.


我是連國為,一位具備設計戰略的工業設計師和設計思考家,擅長將複雜問題轉化為設計概念與創新解決方案,擁有超過九年的產品設計和開發經驗。我曾為美國、台灣和中國近十家知名公司提供設計的商業價值與諮詢服務,曾參與的專案涵蓋多個產業領域,包括消費性電子、辦公用品、文具、居家用品、文創商品等。

我始終期待與才華橫溢的團隊合作,並熱愛與創意人士會面交流。如果您需要進一步的信息或有任何疑問,請隨時與我聯繫,我會及時回覆您。感謝您的訪問並請對我的新項目持許關注。

Work Experience

Asus

Function Senior Manager

Served as the project leader of ROG / Zenphone cases and accessories, proposed the design of appearance and CMF, and solved the design problem in production stage | 擔任ROG / Zenphone手機殼與配件專案負責人,提出外觀與CMF的設計,解決量產過程中的設計端問題
Use design thinking methods to do trend analysis and competitive product research for the gaming industry, provided insights and designed corresponding concepts and application scenarios | 利用設計思考的方法針對遊戲產業做趨勢分析與競品研究,提出洞見並設計相應的概念與應用場景
September 2019 - Taiwan Region

Huawei CBG

Consumer Experience Senior Designer

Participated in the development and design of new flexible mobile phones project | 參與新款柔性屏手機項目的開發與設計
Defined new design language for next generation AI speaker | 擔任藍軍創新設計與定義智能音箱新產品語言
Explored innovation designs for new categories | 探索新品類的創新設計
September 2018 - July 2019 China

TATAGA BRANDING AND DESIGN Inc

Design Directior

In charge of operation of Taipei office and looked for business cooperation | 負責台北辦公室的營運及業務拓展
supervised design team's directions and outputs | 監督及指導工業設計團隊的設計方向和產出
Improved team’s productivity by internal training and office management | 內部培訓和辦公室管理提高團隊的工作效率
July 2017 - September 2018 Taipei City, Taiwan

Deli Group Co., Ltd.

Product Director

Worked with multi-discipline teams through innovative approaches to product design and development | 通過創新的產品設計和開發方法與跨領域團隊合作
Recommended strategic directions to help business growth in domestic and international market | 就國內及海外的市場增長提供有效的設計策略
Drived product development forward through adopting the process of Design Thinking | 透過設計思維方法與不同領域團隊協同合作
Delivered high quality design works by overseeing design team’s output | 監督設計團隊的產出以提供高質量的設計作品
June 2015 - June 2016 Ningbo, China

TATAGA BRANDING AND DESIGN Inc

Product Manager

Offered quality design service for leading office supplies and stationery brand in China | 為中國辦公文具領導品牌提供優質的設計服務
Oversaw design team’s output throughout all phases in product design and development | 確保設計團隊在產品研發過程中提供創意設計
Maintained communication between design and engineering team | 保持設計和工程團隊之間的溝通順暢
Inspired creativity and atmosphere throughout all design teams | 激發設計團隊的創造力和氛圍
March 2014 - June 2017 China

KAMIA

Product Designer

Lead diverse projects in development of a new product line for cloud-based workplace | 負責帶領多樣化的設計專案並開發符合雲端辦公環境的全新產品線
August 2012 - February 2014 Taipei City, Taiwan

SnS Design

Freelance Industrial Designer

Worked directly with president to refine and finish in different home appliances | 直接和公司創辦人對接以優化居家用品設計細節並提供最終宣傳圖面
March 2012 - July 2012 New York, United States

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Freelance Product Designer

Supported food preparation department in a variety of product manufacturing process | 協助食物料理器具部門在產品開發過程中的創意發想及設計改良
April 2012 - June 2012 New York, United States

Uncharted Play, Inc.

Product Designer

Designed an innovative lamp solution for the SOCCKET, an award-winning kinetic energy of the soccer ball | 為屢獲殊榮的動能足球SOCCKET設計了一種創新的燈泡解決方案
January 2012 - March 2012 New York, United States

Ecco Design

Industrial Design Intern

Dedicated both versatile and proficient skills to every phases of designing process | 參與設計流程的每個階段並貢獻多元化創意和迅速完成的設計產出
January 2012 - March 2012 New York, United States

Quirky, Inc

Industrial Design Intern

Assisted designers in finishing different projects with individual design process continuously | 協助設計師持續完成不同項目的設計進度
Final designs being used and launch quirky presale online shop (Hatch, Stem) | 最終設計在線上預售店發布上架
September 2011 - December 2011 New York, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Master of Art

September 2008 - June 2011 Georgia, United States

National Taipei University Of Technology (NTUT)

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

September 2002 - June 2006 Taipei, Taiwan

Languages

English (Advanced),
Mandarin (Native),

Awards

International Bicycle Design Competition

Won the 16th International Bicycle Design Competition excellent award and Giant award

2011

IF Product Design Award

Stratus A1 mobile storage unit recognized with iF Product Design Award 2013

2013

Skills

3d Rendering, Brand Strategy, Design Consultation, Design Thinking, Industrial Design, Product Design, Project Management,