About
about
Hello, I’m Qian, a UX designer based in Seattle, WA.
M.S. and B.S. in Human Centered Design & Engineering, 4+ years of professional training and 7+ years of industry experience.
I believe that intuitive and aesthetic user experience are critical for any product, I aim to create products that are usable, useful and most importantly, desirable.
experience
experienceUX Designer
Amazon
Designing products that power the fulfillment experiences for Amazon Worldwide Operations. Building working mechanisms that closes the gap between UX, product and tech.
UX Designer
AWS CloudWatch
Partnered with PMs and SDEs closely on delivering UX designs in all scopes. One major feature launch at re:Invent 2019, two brand new services and one major feature at re:Invent 2020.
UX Designer
Blue Nile, Inc
Lead designer of Diamond & Engagement Product Team. Worked in a fast-paced environment within cross-functional teams to provide visual & interaction design solutions for multi-platform needs.
UX Design Intern
Concur, Inc.
Created design solutions to help users plan & manage a perfect business trip. Design work included interaction, visual, and graphics on various platforms such as web, mobile and Android wear. First place in 2014 Concur internship project presentations.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Social Freedom, Inc.
UX Design Intern
Qikspace
education
education2013 - 2015
Master of Science Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington, Seattle
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Science Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington, Seattle
Recommendations
Recommendations
Helen Lin
Qian is a true design leader and partner in helping define, design, and launch multiple new products at AWS. Having worked with Qian on designing multiple ambiguous products, she consistently raised the bar and impressed our broader engineering and leadership team with her ability to come up with creative, beautiful user experience workflows even when product definitions were ambiguous, and she never shied away from tight deadlines or complex design requirements. She does not let obstacles slow her down -- she is a master at managing her stakeholders, seeking alignment when decisions were not easy to come by, and always pushes forward towards a solution even when there were multiple obstacles in the way. She provided thought leadership and guidance when there were little to no prior models to base designs off of, and always stayed calm and focused even when there were multiple competing priorities. She is a true asset and partner to any team that needs UX leadership.
Christopher Grose
Qian raises the bar for Amazon UX design with her pragmatic approach to complex and ambiguous product requirements. When faced with an unrealistic performance metrics dashboard launch timeline from her PM partners, she didn’t panic. Instead, she earned their trust when she offered to help solution through office hour consultations and provided patterns and the guidance they needed to keep engineering unblocked. She is a reliable, trusted UX lead and brings value to every project she owns.
Andy Layman
Qian has been an amazing asset to Blue Nile and the UX team. Her understanding of the full UX process and how to execute is unmatched. She is a pleasure to work with and is always always willing to put in the effort to get things done.
Richard Puckett
Qian is a talented designer with the passion and empathy to discover valuable insights to make a meaningful difference. She's also great at collaborating with developers to help make apps intuitive and elegant. I've been working on various types of projects with Qian and her ability to work within real-world constraints and match business objectives with great design is impressive. She’s not afraid of challenges, eager to learn new things, and fun to be around. Qian is a natural and charismatic story teller and possesses remarkable presentation skills.
Shari Benko
I worked closely with Qian at Blue Nile and was able to see her abilities as a user experience designer first hand. Qian excels in all areas of user centered design including research, interaction design and visual design. Qian is always pleasant to work with and remains positive no matter what is asked of her. She is dedicated to ensuring that users are represented in the design process and would be an asset to any UX/UI design team.
Tressa Randolph
I have had the pleasure of working side-by-side with Qian, for the last 3 years, as UX/UI Designers for Blue Nile. Qian comports herself with great professionalism and always brings a positive, solution-driven attitude to the table. She has a natural talent for visual design, as well as a strong understanding of the user-experience design process. With such strong design & team-work skills, I believe Qian would be an asset to any team or design firm.