ALISON E D U C AT I O N

C HIU
University of Washington, Seattle June 2017
B.S. in Human Centered Design & Engineering +
concentration in Human-Computer Interaction

C O N TA C T EXPERIENCE

Portfolio Freelance UX Designer July 2017 to Present

alisonlchiu.weebly.com - Analyzed competitive websites to improve the clients user experience
Linkedin - Designed using a user-centered approach, and with developers in mind
linkedin.com/in/alisonlchiu - Communicated with clients to design and present clickable, high fidelity prototypes
using Adobe Xd to demonstrate functionality and intuitiveness
Phone
(425) 495 - 0873 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, INFO 101 Sept 2016 to June 2017
- Lead teaching sessions in HTML, CSS, Usability Testing, Rapid Prototyping, SQL
Email queries and databases
alc0407@uw.edu - Taught critical thinking and creative design in website design and establishment
- Independent instructional support requiring minimal professor direction
- Provided lesson planning, materials and mentorship for students
SKILLS Undergraduate Researcher, Voice User Interface June 2016 to Aug 2016
- Research group led by professor and department chair David McDonald
User Research - Designed an Alexa Skill for the Amazon Echo using AWS Lambda and Node.js
Personas - Skill analyzed user health and dietary requirements to locate and return recipes
Usability Testing based on user needs
Competitive Analysis
Affinity Diagramming
Wireframing
Rapid Prototyping
PROJECTS
Storyboarding
Information Architecture Scrambled, Capstone Project Jan 2016 to June 2017
Technical Writing - Cumulative project working with a local cooking school, Hipcooks, to design an app
motivating millenials to cook more through social and educational interactions
- Followed the User-Centered Design Process, including a survey which received over
TOOLS 200 responses and guerilla user testing for rapid prototyping
- Worked in a team of 4 to deliver an interactive prototype using Framer and Adobe Xd

Photoshop Beyond Tourism, Design System Integration Jan 2017 to April 2017
Illustrator - An 8-week design challenge created by Artefact for the Pixel Project to integrate a
InDesign feature connecting travelers to volunteer opportunities for an existing travel company
Adobe Xd - Conducted a survey which received over 50 responses and used the data to design a
Axure persona and identify target user needs and goals
Sketch - Worked with an interdisciplinary team of 5 and delivered a clickable prototype using
Balsamiq Figma and InVision
Figma
Invision Chameleon, Mobile Application Design Sept 2016 to Dec 2016
Tableau - Worked with an interdisciplinary team of 9 in 2 week sprints over the quarter to
design a futuristic operating system
- Researched current design patterns and integrated elements from Android and
Googles Material design
- Individual contributions include: Gestures & Interaction Model, Camera & Photos
App, and the Media Player App

Fido, Mobile Pet App June 2016 to Aug 2016

- Worked individually to design a mobile app for pet owners that enables them to
monitor their wellbeing and safety throughout the day
- Conducted competitive analysis on current dog monitoring systems, established the
information architecture and identified the key path scenario for targeted users
- Designed interface and interaction flow using Adobe Xd over 3 weeks