16080 NE 85th St. #119, Redmond, WA 515-735-8527 [email protected] [email protected] https://www.yiqizhao.design EDUCATION SOFTWARES Harvard University Graduate School of Design Unity3D(C#)/Unreal eEngin Cambridge, MA | 2018 - 2020 (4.0/4.0) Autodesk Revit (Dynamo) Master of Design Studies in Technology, Cross-registered at MIT Media Lab/EECS 3dsMax/Maya (Python) Rhino (Grasshopper-C#-Python) Iowa State University Vray/Mental Ray/Lumion/Enscape Ames, IA | 2013 - 2018 (3.67/4.0) Cinema 4D/Houdini /Blender Bachelor of Architecture Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/ Lightroom/After Effects/Premiere/Final Cut Sketch/inVision/Figma EXPERIENCE Tableau/Power BI/Google Analytics/AWS AR/VR Developer(part-time) | The Glimpse Group ArcGIS/Microsoft Office New York City, NY, USA | 2020.05 - present //Designing and developing custom ARVR applications in Agile environment with Unity and C# for soft skills or workplace training solutions and clinical simulation. PROTOTYPING SKILLS PROGRAMING LANGUAGE User Experience Engineer(part-time) | Adventure Corporation Los Angeles, California, USA | 2020.03 - present C#/Python/R/HTML/CSS/Javascript //Intern Instructor, facilitate collaboration between designer and engineer, prototype, define and deliver new React.js/Node.js/D3/JQuery webVR features of the Whimsical Board in a spatial interface format: whimsical.com/TEfiwBBbPyrvWRFkN4E97P Arduino/Raseberripi //Contributed the UI/UX part of a block-chain token based site on ethereum: www.dripscore.com Processing/Openframeworks MIDI(Music Computation)/MAX MSP Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute Fellow | Harvard University Projection mapping Cambridge, MA, USA | 2018.09 - present VR/AR //Facilitate leadership development through experience-based education across Harvard, follow the Young Photography/Filming/360 filming/Drone Presidents’ Organization (YPO), 21,000 members across 125 countries. Developed qualitative experiments(camping LiDar Scanning activities, interviews, survey screening, and lab events) related to human behavior, social science and vulnerabilities. Wood Shop/Physical Modeling AR Graduate Researcher | BOSE Sketching/Painting/Ceramic Works Cambridge, MA, USA | 2019.09 - 2019.12 Additive Manufacturing(robotics...etc.) //AR product: Generative MIDI for enhanced perception transforming the practice of sculpting into Audio AR CNC/Waterjet/Lasercut/Welding/ technology with BOSE FRAME. Developed with Visual Studio, Unity(C#), deployed to windows and ios app. Casting Iron Concrete/Plaster/Rockite Architecture Intern Computational | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Chicago, IL, USA | 2018.06 - 2018.08 //Participated through Schematic Design, Construction Administration. Produced VR walk-through with enscape FAMILIAR RESEARCH TOPICS real-time rendering for every daily meeting. Produced documents with Adobe Suites, renderings and digital models with Revit, Rhino and 3dsMax; presentation visuals with Adobe and Microsoft Suites; physical models. AR/VR //Solely developed a research-based climate tool for high-performance building design with Rhino SDK, Human Computer Interaction Grasshopper(C#/Python) acquiring real-world climate data. Participated in site observations for window wall UX Research/Tan gible User Interface testing, produced reports for window wall performance, communicated with contractors and RFI answers. Digital Product/SensorW earable and Network Machine Learning(GAN/RNN/CNN/VAE/NLP) Research Assistant | United States Department of State Data Analysis and Visualization Praha, Czk; London, UK | 2017.01 - 2018.05 Responsive Environment //Conducted qualitative research of interviews and survey screening. Provided multimedia reports of Villa Petschek Material System/Smart Material in Prague, the Official Residence of the American Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Winfield House in London, the Synthetic Biology/Bioengineering Official Residence of the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, with new methodology of historic Cognitive Science/Brain Science preservation incorporating Lidar Scanning of the entire property, 360 Videography, VR interface with 3d scanned model for the entire property with historical data, website, Digi-fab, and Art Theory. Psychology/Perception/Human Augmentation Program Manager, Consulting Coordinator| LEAP Consulting Des Moines, IA, USA | 2017.09 - 2018.04 AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS //Produced the business model that coordinated the high-quality international education resources across 4 continents that reduced the scarcity in each of the markets. Conducted quantitative data analysis on the study Both/And: Fabricating Potentials | 2018-19 abroad market of STEM majors. Marketing strategy based on data-driven reports and visualizations using Tableau. Projects included by Shelby Doyle, ACADIA conferences, exhibitions in RISD Core Program Peer Mentor(Teaching Fellow) | Iowa State University Architecture and Utah SOA. Ames, IA, USA | 2017.08 - 2017.12 //Co-taught 40 freshman year students in Core course Design Studio I. Critiquing of around 300 students. Iowa State University Cum Laude (Graduate with Distinction) | 2018.05 Architecture Design Intern | DLR Group Des Moines, IA, USA | 2017.05 - 2017.08 2018 Symposium on Undergraduate //Conducted user research with interviews in Lincoln district and produced user reports, five storytelling videos. Research & Creative Expression | 2018.04 Conducted geographical research on Egerton and created 100-year master planning. Produced 3d models and renderings with Revit and Rhino, visual design and presentation with Adobe Suites. Held two lunch-learn lectures Iowa State University Homepage on the topic of design computation. Produced parametric 3dprinting facade samples with Rhino(grasshopper/C#). Highlights (3 Times) | 2018.02 //Helped a responsive price estimation tool for marketing use based on the unit layout in C#. Produced data visualization interactive maps with Power BI, ArcGIS based on zoning data of Iowa K-12 districts. ArchDaily: The 80 Best Architecture D rawings of 2017 | 2017.08.28 The ArchDaily team selected the 80 best Official Interpreter | Odyssey of the Mind architecture drawings from across globe. Ames, IA, USA | 2016.07 - 2016.07 Map “Historical Observation” //Simultaneous interpretation, translation and technical consultation during and after the World Final Competition. was selected the axon drawings catalog. User Research Intern(Occupancy) | Zhejiang Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd DLR Group Prize $1,500 | 2016 Hangzhou, China | 2015.05 - 2015.08 Academic design project SkySculpture won //Led the cultural research of rural control for Deqing County through qualitative and quantitative methods. Led theLR D Group Prize from roughly 100 other the Post Occupy Evaluation, rural area development data analysis and produced marketing files. Documented on participants. site client meetings. cnzgc.com/Web/English/Index.aspx#.