About Me

Hi!  My name is Yutian. I'm an Industrial Designer currently based in Atlanta, GA. Creating simple and meaningful solutions is my passion. My experience in both consultancy and corporate in-house environment has exposed me to user-centered design approach to medical product development, consumer electronics product development, consumer packaging goods, retail space, soft goods and etc. My journey in design started with my former training in automotive design. This website showcases some work of mine. If you are interested in getting to know me or my work more, feel free to get in touch!

EXPERIENCE

Bose (Boston, MA) 

Industrial Design Lead, Feb 2017 - Mar 2023

Philips (Pittsburgh, PA) 

Senior Industrial Designer | Product Design Consultant, Dec 2012 - Jan 2017

LPK (Cincinnati,OH) 

Industrial Designer, Nov 2010 - Nov 2012

Fiat (Torino, Italy)

Automotive Design Intern, Sep 2007- Jan 2008

EDUCATION

College for Creative Studies (Detroit,MI)

BFA Industrial Design 2006 -2008

Tsinghua University (Beijing,China)

MS Industrial Design 2004 -2006

BS Automotive Engineering 2000 - 2004

SKILLS

DESIGN PROCESS

Design Planning , User Research, User Experience Flow, Design Workshop Planning and Facilitation

Experienced in all phase of design from concept generation to prototyping to design for manufacturing

CAD & software

NX, Alias, Solidworks, Rhinoceros, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign, Sketchbook

Hands-on

Freehand sketch, Cintiq sketch & rendering

Rapid prototype through foam, fabric, clay wood & various media

3D printing, CNC, Laser cutting, wood & metal shop, electric wiring & soldering