Computer Skills
Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Arduino (C), Processing (Java), Unity (C#), HTML, CSS, C++ (basic) and Microsoft Office
Work Experience
Research assistant (Interactive & visual artist) - mDreams Stage
June 2015 - February 2017, Concordia University, Montreal
Medium used: Processing(Java), Kinect, Blender, Illustrator, Photoshop and Resolume
- Visual effects creation for real-time interactive performance (Kinect, Processing Java)
- Interaction video mapping and projection (Resolume, Processing Java)
- UI design and 3D modeling for AR / VR mobile applications (Blender, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Graphic design for Canada China International Film Festival (CCIFF)
Research assistant (Programmer) - Sensor Lab
January 2016 – April 2016, Concordia University, Montreal
Medium used: Arduino C, Processing Java and C++
- Assisting lab coordinator in developing an Arduino library for wireless communication through Radio and Bluetooth
- Research and documenting the library
Research assistant (Game, visual & hardware artist) - Critical Hit Montreal
June 2015 – August 2015, Montreal
Medium used: Arduino C, Processing Java, Sketchup, XBee, Bluetooth, Electronic, Craft, etc.
- Research and explore the potential of wearable devices in game design
- Programming and hardware design with wearable devices (Arduino, XBee, Lilypad, Bluetooth, etc.)
- Team collaboration and game design based on specified themes with wearable technology
Research assistant (Game & visual artist) - Obx Labs
January 2014 - April 2014, Concordia University, Montreal
Medium used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Unity C# and XCode
- Research a lightweight platform to develop a game into an iOS application
- Game and visual design for mobile game application
- Management game development progress
- Development documentation and report to the supervisor
Graphic designer - DOLLARAMA Group L.P (Head Office)
October 2009 – October 2013, Montreal
Medium used: Illustrator and Photoshop
- Management and organization of seasonal project
- Presenting designs to buyers, organize seasonal portfolio, work under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Close communication with purchasing department
- Design and create external visual templates for Dollarama products
- Packaging design, illustration, photograph and die line creation on seasonal and general products
Graphic designer - SunKung Watch Co. LTD.
July 2006 – November 2008, Hong Kong
Medium used: HTML, CSS, Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office
- Created company’s website (graphic and programming) and organized page layout
- Photo edits and image creation based on customer’s requirements
- Worked independently on projects and met deadlines
Graphic designer - NTD Apparel INC.
July 2005 - July 2006, Montreal
Medium used: Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office
- Created art kits and providing instruction to suppliers for boys and women sleepwear department
- Prepared artwork licenses to be approved by license company
- Organized portfolio for boys department
Honors & Awards
- Paradoxanity - Best Game Design, Ubisoft Game Lab Competition 2015
- Fruit Fever - Featured in Adafruit Wearable Wednesday, 2015
- Deathwhiff 3000 - Featured in INDEPENDENCE AMAZING - A MAZE, 2014
Exhibitions
- (un)done, Sweet World, Falling Utopia, Paradoxanity and Canis Minor at Spectrum, Montreal, 2016
- Paradoxanity at Exposcience - 32nd Edition, Montreal, 2015
- (un)done at GamePlay Space, Montreal, 2015
- Light on Recycling at Event Horizon, Montreal, 2015
- Eat Long and Prosper at Arcade11, Montreal Joue Game Festival, Montreal, 2015
- Light on Recycling at Forward Slash, Montreal, 2015
- Deathwhiff 3000 at Digifest, Toronto, 2015
Freelance / Volunteer
- YWCA (C.P.E. de mon coeur) - Music concerts catalog design
- Tydale St-Georges Community Centre. - Newsletter and annual report cover design
- Pure Design Merchants Inc. - Web design
- SPM Consulting - Web design
- ONG CONSEIL CANADIEN DE L'ENTREPRENEURIAT INTERNATIONAL - Web Programming
Education
- Computation Art (B.F.A.) with Distinction, Concordia University, Montreal, completed 2016
- Corel Painter (Certificate), FTU (The HK Federation of Trade Unions), Hong Kong, completed 2008
- MAYA (Alias certified training certificate), HKU SPACE, Hong Kong, completed 2007
- Commercial (Principles of import and export trade), FTU, Hong Kong, completed 2007
- Principles of Marketing, Concordia Continuing Education Center, Montreal, completed 2006
- Multimedia (AEC Diploma), Inter-Dec College, Montreal, completed 2005
Language
Written and spoken: English, Cantonese, Mandarin and French (functional)