MENGXIAO HAN
[email protected]
734.730.8797
hanmx.people.si.umich.edu
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
EDUCATION
PROJECT & EXPERIENCE
2013-2015
University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI
MS Information, Human Computer Interaction, GPA 3.77
Recipient of Merit Scholarship
Fall 2014
2009-2013
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
BA Computer Science and Mathematics, GPA 3.70
Recipient of President’s Award for Excellence
DePauw Computer Science Department Honor Society
Voyagers | UX Designer, Interaction Designer
Designed a travel tool that helps people collaboratively plan trips.
Conducted comparative analysis, 12 interviews and translated
them into the aﬃnitity wall.
Created personas and scenarios, storyboards, sketched interaction
experience and made mid-ﬁ prototype in Axure.
Fall 2014
ScaryMommy Confession Board Info Viz Tool
Graphic Designer, Web Developer
Designed a info viz tool to help researchers explore what people
confess in an anonymous online community.
Sketched alternative solution and made a high-ﬁ prototype.
Programmed with HTML5, CSS3 and D3.js.
Summer 2014
ForeSee by Answers.com | Usability Intern, Ann Arbor, MI
Evaluated client websites and presented ﬁndings and
recommendations in reports.
Researched on retailing websites about most popular features and
analyzed behavioral patterns.
Prototyped the best practices and wrote white paper with collegues.
Conducted research to update indicators in the knowledgebase.
Spring 2014
iCare | Graphic Designer, Interaction Designer
Designed a mobile app to help busy parents ﬁnd neighbors to
babysit their children.
Conducted comparative analysis, created personas and scenarios,
storyboards, sketched alternative solutions.
Created paper and digital prototypes.
Spring 2014
Spin-a-Story | User Experience Researcher / Designer
Collaborated with project managers to evaluate user needs of an
collaborative story-writing mobile application.
Conducted interviews, surveys, comparative analysis, heuristics
evaluation and usability tests to assess and identify key issues.
Generated recommendations and redesigned major areas to
improve user experience.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Contextual Inquiry, Interaction Design, Information Visualization
Needs Assessment & Usability Evaluation
Advanced Graphic Design, A Dialogue of Five Senses
Social Interaction Experience Design
SKILLS
Research
Design
Interaction Mapping, Survey Design
Comparative Analysis, Contextual Inquiry
Heuristic Evaluation, Usability Testing
Personas & Scenarios, Storyboarding, Wireframing
Prototying, Quick Sketching
LANGUAGES
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP/MySQL
SOFTWARE
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Axure, Balsamiq Mockups, Final Cut Pro