Biography
 Adaptable hybrid professional with 5+ years of multidisciplinary international experience bridging business, design, and operations. Proven track record managing projects for clients including Apple, Spotify, Gensler, WeWork, ALDI, Home Depot, UFC, the Government of Canada, and more. Technical skills in Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Customer Experience, Product Design, 3D Modelling Software, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Holder of an MBA and a BFA. Fluent in English (Native) and Chinese, Mandarin (Heritage)
       
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Education
Master of Business Administration, Int’l
University of Shih Chien, Taipei
2024

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design
California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2017

Employment
Gendarmerie Graphic Designer (Contract)
Ministry of National Defense
Taipei, Taiwan
Jun 2026 - Oct 2026

Operations & Field Logistics
Uber Technologies, Welsford Smithers, Catanzariti, Koala Farms Worrah
Sydney, Australia
Sep 2024 - Jan 2026 

Fitness Sales Consultant
UFC Gym Franchise
Taipei, Taiwan
Sep 2023 - Jun 2024

Freelance Product Designer
Self-Employment
Vancouver, Canada
Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

Junior Industrial Designer (Contract)
D & J Industrial Company
Vancouver, Canada
Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

Junior Product Manager & Production Technician
ANDlight
Vancouver, Canada
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

Junior Industrial Designer & Teaching Assistant
Young Guns Studio
Vancouver, Canada
Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

Design Internships
Asian Canadian Special Events Association & Materalist Inc
Toronto, Canada / San Francisco, USA
Dec 2016 - Sep 2017
Skills
Leadership
Supply Chain Management
Customer Experience
Product Design
3D Modelling Software
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Certifications
Gendarmerie Service Completion
Ministry of National Defense
2026

National WHS General Construction White Card
SafeworkNSW
2024

LVMH Branding, Operations, Supply Chain
InsideLVMH
2023

UFC Gym Best Employee
UFC Gym Taiwan
2022

IES Fundamentals of Lighting
Illuminating Engineering Society
2021

SolidWorks Associate in Mechanical Design
Dassault Systèmes
2019

Adobe Associate Visual Design Specialist
Adobe Certiport Pearson
2018

Pratt Dean’s List
Pratt Institute Brooklyn
2017

Press
Salone del Mobile, Vogue, Dezeen
ANDlight
2018

NFX Guild, TechCrunch
Materialist
2017

Georgia Straight, Daily Hive
Asian Canadian Special Events Association
2017                  
Hobbies
Doubles Badminton VSSAA Medalist Brazilian Jiu Jitsu SJJIF Medalist
Luktupfah Certified Kickboxing Teacher
Sun Moon Lake 3.3KM Carnival Swim Finisher
Jiaoxi 21KM Half-Marathon Medalist
A Lesson in Design as Radical Play

While studying abroad with California College of the Arts across European design capitals to explore design history, studio culture, and craft in London, Milan, and Amsterdam, our student cohort was gifted identical red Moleskine notebooks. To differentiate mine, I hand-printed an iconic cappucino ring texture on the cover. During our visit to Atelier Mendini in Milan, the legendary Alessandro Mendini spotted the mark, laughed, and encouraged the spirit of playfulness in design—sketching an original illustration directly around the stain
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Portfolio de Design
廖晨硯設計作品

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Product, Graphic, UI/UX Design
Design de Produit,  Graphique,  UI/UX
產品設計、平面設計、人本設計

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Drone Concept Development
San Francisco, California

Developed a conceptual unibody UAV, transitioning from ideation sketches to Rhinoceros 3D modeling and photorealistic rendering. Explored aerodynamic integration, organic-surfacing, and compact hardware packaging for consumer electronics.Développement de concept de drone
San Francisco, Californie

Conception d'un drone monocoque conceptuel, des croquis d'idées à la modélisation 3D sur Rhinoceros. Exploration de l'aérodynamisme, des surfaces organiques et de l'intégration de composants électroniques. 無人機概念開發
美國加州舊金山

完成一跨時代一體成型無人機概念設計，涵蓋前期手繪構思、Rhinoceros 3D 精密曲面建模與擬真渲染。深入探索流線型空氣動力學結構與緊湊型硬體配置。 

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 Product Design, UI/UX Design, Aviation
Luxion Keyshot Rendering
Moodboard Concept
Product Ideation Sketches
 Photoshop Camera Toggles
Rhinoceros 3D Modelling
Short High-Fidelity Animation
Executed the complete conceptual design and industrial development lifecycle for a unibody unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Initiated the process through rapid ideation sketching, exploring geometric configurations before finalizing an aerodynamic, organic form. Utilized Rhinoceros to construct complex 3D surface geometries, ensuring seamless continuity between the protective shroud and structural chassis. Factored practical consumer hardware constraints into the design layout, cleanly integrating a front-facing camera lens, LED indicators, and a dual-propeller counter-rotating rotor system.
                Concluded the development by executing photorealistic product renderings to test surface reflections, material finishes, and high-contrast colorways, demonstrating CAD surfacing, ergonomic engineering, and physical hardware visualization. 
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