ISABELLE GIUONG

678.908.5310

www.iamisabelle.com
isabelle.giuong@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology







Jan 2011May 2014
Bachelor of Science with Honors
Major: Computational Media (Computer Science & Product Design), Minor: Leadership Studies (Business Management Track)

PROJECTS
Landscape Analysis: Entrepreneurial research for Points of Lights Civic Accelerator Integrative Management Analysis, Spring 2014
Competitive Market Analyst

Researched market to identify key growth areas and potential partners for expansion

Designed presentations to best communicate and represent our concept and plans

Civic Dashboard: Website for data collected by Atlanta city departments

Principles of Interaction Design, Fall 2013
Product Manager & UX Developer

Improved communication practices, productivity and product quality with timeline estimates and meeting highlights

Developed web application prototype using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Identified target market, created user stories, prioritized features, and researched other solutions in the market

Interactive Darkness: Responsive digital play space

Designing Digital Play, Spring 2013
Interaction Designer & UX Researcher

Collected and analyzed direct feedback from users to define the products market

Coordinated meetings, set time lines for project development, and designed a prototype of the concept

TalkingBadge: Location-based Bluetooth guide for international tourists to Denmark

Concept Development, Spring 2013
Product Manager & Market Analyst

Increased success of team in gathering direct user feedback from 5 results to our goal of 30

Created a lean business model including defining customer segments, unique technical solutions, and revenue streams

Developed prototype and features based on priority, clients business needs, customer demand, and researched user trends

WORK EXPERIENCE
Web Designer









Present
CDK Global

Designed, set-up, and configured website layouts and graphics using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and the Adobe Creative Suite

Web Designer & Developer

Jan 2014May 2014
Georgia Tech, Institute for People and Technology

Introduced better-suited software (Adobe Edge Animate), improving content quality and development time

Designed and developed web animations using Adobe Edge Animate, JavaScript (D3.js), Drupal, HTML, and CSS for educational site

Software Engineer Intern

Jun 2012Aug 2012
Cox Enterprises, Manheim Mobile Team

Programmed in Agile environment with two week sprints and daily SCRUMs in about half the expected time

Developed features on Manheims #1 web tool and mobile sites using Git, Java, HTML, CSS, and Ruby, on Linux (Red Hat) machines

Initiated and received mentorship from cross-team senior UX developers and business analysts

Graphic Designer & Student Assistant

Aug 2011May 2012
Georgia Tech, Academic Success Center

Initiated the design of smart, attractive promotional advertising links, fliers and buttons to increase traffic to social media outlets

Tracked and monitored 100+ students, multiple student resources, and 20+ staff to raise funding for program development

SKILLS
Creative: Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Edge Animate), Mockups, Rapid Prototyping, UX Design & Research, Wireframes
Technical: Agile, CSS & HTML, Front-end, Git, Github, Java, JavaScript, D3.js, Maya, SCRUM, Test-Driven Development, Unity 3D
Languages: English Native, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka), Vietnamese, French

AWARDS

Google I/O 2014 Scholarships from the Anita Borg Institute

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1 Place in Product Design out of 48 teams at Atlanta Startup Weekend 2012
Discovered, purified, and named the Mycobacterial Phage Blacknight (see www.phagesdb.org)