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Zhengyu Jin

Kitchener,ON

Summary

  • Recent graduate with excellent research, technical, and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.
  • Rational and calm, not swayed by emotions, able to face emergencies without panic, actively seeking solutions.
  • Actively leads the team, pursues the efficient completion of tasks, and is adept at listening to details and opinions within the group.
  • Great public speaking skills.

Work History

Volunteer

Food Bank
Kitchener, ON
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Greet guests as they arrive and direct them to their seats or other areas of the event.
  • Organized materials, cleaned facilities and set up equipment to prepare for events.
  • Set up event space, including tables and chairs.
  • Organize decorations and materials for events.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Global Business And Digital Art

University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
07-2025

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Programming: Figma, JS, HTML, R language
  • Language: English (High proficiency), Chinese (Native)
  • Qualitative & Quantitative research in UX/UI

Research & Project Activities

"FarmFresh" - Design of an Online Sales Platform APP for Local Agricultural Products in Canada (Team Project) 2023/11

  • Propose three research questions, identify the problem space, and based on the problem space, determine the user personas. Establish a timeline in meetings and lead in the allocation of tasks.
  • Decide on specific interviewees based on user personas, interview priorities, and interview questions. The final interviewees were determined to be local farmers and potential users of all age groups.
  • Create low-fidelity prototypes through interviews and surveys, determine main functions based on user needs and establish a User Flow diagram. Then, conduct a second round of research until the high-fidelity prototype is completed.
  • Implement an APP design on Figma that is visually appealing, stylistically unified, and features dual interfaces for buyers and sellers.
  • Ensure users can complete a process of searching, product page, adding to cart, payment, delivery status, and receiving goods under one seamless experience.
  • Ensure merchants can easily view dashboard data and manage the status of backend products.

"Asian Work 'A' Roll" - Asian Work 'A' Roll Restaurant website redesign (Team Project) 2023/2

  • By analyzing the original website, complete the design rationale. Confirm the overall style and functionality.
  • Confirm the website site map, then use Figma to create a low-fidelity prototype and conduct user testing.
  • Modify the prototype based on user feedback until a high-fidelity prototype is completed.
  • Use HTML to create the basic website framework, inserting the most basic images, icons, etc., to ensure that basic functions and links work properly.
  • Use CSS to create the website style and animations, and ensure compatibility across multiple platform browsers (mobile and desktop).
  • Conduct final user testing.

"Soul Garden" - An interactive screen design addressing the mental health issues of international students 2023/10

  • Determine the Design Brief, confirming the Problem Space and Proposed Space, to establish specific goals and expectations.
  • Conduct background research to set direction and create virtual User Personas.
    Perform Competitors Analysis to identify main competitors and alternatives, concluding the project as a virtual electronic garden.
  • Create a User Flow Diagram and use Figma to complete a low-fidelity model. Then, identify users based on personas to obtain Quantitative and Qualitative results until a high-fidelity model is completed.
  • Soul Garden is a large, interactive semi-circular space with big data analysis and AI, where users can plant and cultivate flowers from their own countries and also gift them to other users

Timeline

Volunteer

Food Bank
06.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Global Business And Digital Art

University of Waterloo
Zhengyu Jin