| [About
Myself]
A
versatile, highly creative designer with a fourteen-year outstanding
performance in consumer products
(watches, jewelry,
ceramics), graphics
and Web industries. Possesses the natural ability to initiate
original concepts, conduct design direction and effectively apply
concepts on each design integrated with corporate image and business
needs. Characterized as super energetic, passionate, enthusiastic
and self-motivated with a happy personality and a commitment to
excellence that always exceeds goals and expectations.
[Experience]
Design
Consultant
Liching's Design, Richardson, TX (2001-present)
Industrial
Design:
Handheld
devices and packaging design from sketching to 3D modeling for
a consumer product company: Stimulation Systems, Inc..
Website
& corporate identity development:
Created official Website, logo, stationery system and advertising
from conceptualization, photography to production status for health
care office and law firm:Esthetic
Image Dentistry.
Packaging and promotion:
-Advertising: Esthetic
Image Dentistry and Joe
Miller Band.
-Music CD cover design: Joe
Miller Band and
Ashley
Miller.
-T-shirt
Design: Free
The Leaf Band.
-Packaging:
Tofu cover
for Eastern Tofu Company and artistic menus for Cha Pavilion.
DKNY
Watch Design Director
Fossil Partners, LP, Richardson,
TX (1997-2001)
Conducted
DKNY watch development from concept ideation and sketches to production
status including modeling in Alias and preparing mechanical drawings
in Adobe Illustrator and photocopy. Transformed DKNY apparel to
timepieces with a modern/urban spirit.
Designed watch collections
for several other brands: Diesel, Armani, Fossil and Relic.
Achieved
BESTSELLERS in multiple categories:
-DKNY Essential Bracelet - The
top 2 best sellers created US$ 10-million sell-through in
the first six months. Established DKNY watch territory in the
fashion watch business.
-Fossil Arkitekt
-Innovated a modern, sleek look for this new category; three of
them were published in The Big Book of Design Ideas (2000).
-Fossil Clean Blue -The
US$ 50 million top-one seller since August/1999. Consistently
dominated sport fashion watch market.
Jewelry
Designer
Prime Art & Jewel (PAJ), Dallas, Texas (1995-1997)
Originated
new sample lines synchronized with fast-paced trend and different
season themes from concept to production status. Presented detailed
color renderings to sales department and prepared mechanical drawings
in Adobe Illustrator for manufacturer. Created several top ten
sellers in 1996-1997.
Ceramic
Home Decor Design Director
Shawn-Sin Ceramics, Taipei, Taiwan (1987-1990)
Supervised
design and marketing department. Directed new product development
and managed the manufacturing process from forming, drawing, sculpting,
to glazing.
Developed marketing promotion
programs: organized exhibitions, designed advertising, and wrote
articles for the Artist magazine.
Invented the innovative "Relief
Landscape", one of the most popular styles in Taiwan's
modern ceramic art since late 80's, winning leadership distinction
in home decor consumer product industry. This style has been the
ceramic art collector's favorite for 15 years.
Translator ChungSin
Publisher, Taipei, Taiwan (1990-1994)
Translated
five professional urban design books from English to Chinese.
Four books have been published and instantly became important
reference for urban planners in Taiwan.
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