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Professional ​
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DUO-WEI YANG

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Education

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta

August 2019 - December 2021

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  • Master of Science in Digital Media with Highest Honors

  • GPA: 4.0

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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta

August 2016 - December 2020

 

  • Bachelor of Science in Computational Media with Highest Honors, International Plan

  • GPA: 3.66

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MALMÖ UNIVERSITY, Malmö, Sweden 

January 2019 - June 2019

 

  • Exchange program with Malmo University

  • Interaction Design

  • Classes: Playful Interaction, Service Design​

Design

Graphic Design

Interaction Design

Physical Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping

Studio Art

Mockup & Wireframing

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe XD

Clip Studio Paint

D3.js

Figma

Invision

Processing

Sketch

Languages
Experience​
UI Designer at State Farm, Atlanta, Georgia
May 2021 - December 2021
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  • Redesigned State Farm's Simple Insights blog and other webpages

  • Helped create design templates

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UI Designer for the City of Milton, Milton, Georgia
May 2020 - August 2020
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  • Designed “walking school bus” app with Sketch

  • Designed logo and animated splash screen for app

  • Created promotional material, such as a website and virtual poster

 
 
Service Design in Swedish Healthcare, Malmö, Sweden
March 2019 - June 2019
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  • Created app prototype to improve the relationships between medical professionals over a long distance

  • Interviewed patients, nurses, caretakers, and doctors   

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Prism, Malmö, Sweden
January 2019 - March 2019
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  • Designed and built an interactive infinity room inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama

  • Developed concept through physical prototyping

  • Prepared, conducted, and documented a user-testing session

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DECATURISH, Decatur
May 2016 - Present
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A news website that concentrates on stories in Decatur, Avondale,
DeKalb county, and the Metro Atlanta area.

 

  • Contributor                                                                                               

  • Informer for top editor of breaking news and story ideas

  • Reporter for topics such as the DeKalb water bill problem
    and the City Schools of Decatur (CSD) Board

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Georgia Tech Cable Network, Atlanta
August 2017 - July 2021
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  • Create graphics for GTCN social media sites

  • Create ads for Georgia Tech events       

                                                 

 
ATLANTA REVIEW, Atlanta
September 2018 - May 2021
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  • Copyedited poem submissions

  • Placed content via InDesign
     

 
TOKYO SMART CITY STUDIO, Atlanta/Tokyo 
March 2017 - March 2018
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  • Made navigation app prototype that incentivizes people to
    travel on longer routes 

  • Created mobile and web prototype to monitor Japanese elderly
    that live alone

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TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP, Tokyo 

May 2018 - July 2018
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  • Proofreader for professor's academic papers

  • Redesigned professor's website

  • Used data analyzation tool from Uber to display professor's data
    on Japanese smarthomes

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TELEXISTENCE, Tokyo 

March 2017 - March 2018​
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  • Used Sketch to design interface prototype

  • Designed CSS interface for robot testing

HTML/CSS (Intermediate)

Java (Intermediate)

Python (Beginner)

JavaScript (beginner)

C (Beginner)

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Mandarin Chinese (Fluent)

English (Fluent)

Spanish (Intermediate)

Japanese (Intermediate)

Resume

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Activities
and
leadership
AWARDS

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  • Hackathon for Home Depot at Georgia Tech 2nd place winner (September 2019)

  • 3rd Annual Journalism School Hackathon 2nd place winner   (October 2016)   

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ACTIVITIES

  • WREK Radio (91.1 FM) operator

   

 

HACKATHONS         

           

  • HackGT participant (September 2016)     

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