Liu Yang

Industrial Designer

Shanghai, China

Work Experience

Ferber Design

Industrial Designer

November 2013 - Present Shanghai, China

Mr Steam

Industrial Design Intern

June 2013 - August 2013 New York, New York, United States

Gallery R, RIT

Student Employee

Setting up exhibitions and reception
Rochester, New York, United States

Industrial Design, CIAS, RIT

Teaching Assistant

Consumer Product Design Class
• Communicated with students and facilitated them on ideation
• Critiqued students’ design solutions
Model Making Class
• Instructed students in machine operation
September 2011 - May 2012 Rochester, New York, United States

Industrial Design, CIAS, RIT

Graduate Assistant

Assisted the Workshop Technician with Industrial Design Workshop management
September 2011 - May 2012 Rochester, New York, United States

Pigeon Baby Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Freelance Designer

Ideated and sketched kids’ water bottles
November 2009 - January 2010 Shanghai, China

Education

Rochester Institute Of Technology

MFA Industrial Design

September 2010 - Present Rochester, New York, United States

Danish Institute For Study Abroad

Furniture Design in Scandinavia

Designed and built a lounge chair
Visited famous designers, design companies and museums in Denmark, Sweden and Finland
Researched Hans J. Wegner and his China Chair
June 2011 - August 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark

East China University Of Science And Technology (Alumni)

BFA Industrial Design

September 2006 - June 2010 Shanghai, China

Languages

English (Fluent),
Chinese (Native),

Skills

Concept Development, Furniture Design, Illustrator, Indesign, Microsoft Office, Model Making, Packaging, Photoshop, Product Design, Solidworks, Sustainable Design, Visualization,

Activities

ICFF, New York Design week, 05/2013

Thought@Work Student Design Conference
Presented Thesis Project (In Progress): Nomadic Furniture For Nomadic Young People
Worked For the Conference as a Lead Editor

Imagine RIT
Showed "Designing Forward" Project: 3D Printer at Home

Interests

Traveling
Photography
Experiencing New Culture
Sports
Hip-hop Dance
Music
Cooking