claudia yu

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about me

Hello. I am a web designer/developer. I have big passion for innovation and design. Also I have hands-on knowledge of new technology/skills. I love visual arts and enjoy the feeling of creating something that really looks good. I build web sites from concept to design to implementation. My prior work included 10 years of professional architectural design, urban design and illustration.

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my expertise

Communication Design

Art Direction

User Interface Design

Color Theory

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my skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Flash

HTML/CSS

Javascript/JQuery

JavascriptMVC

Google App Engine

3ds Max

SketchUp

AutoCAD

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my credits

Licensed Architect(NCARB)

LEED Accredited Professional(USGBC)

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my resume

Experience

Web Developer/Designer

2012 – Present, WorkoutInbox, Mountain View, CA

  • Create wireframe specifications for screen layout and navigation
  • UX/UI design for web and tablet app
  • Design and implement 20+ screens with multiple iterations using JavaScriptMVC
  • Create 10+ reusable widgets shared among multiple screens
  • Design data exchange in JSON between front-end and back-end
  • Extensive use of CSS
  • Use image processing software such as Photoshop and Illustrator to create multimedia resources
  • Use toolkits such as Wijmo and Uploadify

Web Designer/Graphic Designer

2011, Rockbox Electronics, San Jose, CA (short-term contract)

  • Exhibition design of guitar in NAMM show
  • Poster design of guitar in NAMM show
  • Guitar string package design
  • Design and implement weekly email-newsletter in HTML

Freelance Web Designer/Developer

2011 - Present

Concepting, design and implementation of web sites

Designer

2006 - 2009, Steinberg Architects, San jose, CA

Conceptual design, schematic design, design development and design presentations

Designer

2005 - 2006, RTKL Associates Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Conceptual design, schematic design, design development and design presentations

Designer

2004 - 2005, Humphreys and Partners Architects, Irvine, CA

Conceptual design, schematic design, design development and design presentations

Designer Intern

2003, Black + Vernooy Architects, Austin, TX

Designer

1999 - 2001, Architectural Design Department, China Electronic Engineering Design Institute, Beijing, China

Education

Web Development Certificate of Proficiency

2011 – Present, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA

Master of Architecture

2002 – 2004, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture

1994 – 1999, Nanjing Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, China