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About

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Rui Pang is a Product Designer combining service and industrial design expertise, enriched by design research and AI studies, to craft integrated, future-ready user experiences.

With years of consulting and academic research experience, he delivers design solutions that align with product strategy and create meaningful, consistent touch point experiences.

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#Product Design #User eXperience #User Interface #Service Design #Design Research #Product Strategy #Software & Hardware Integration

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Education

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2025 - 2027 (Expected) Executive Master’s in Artificial Intelligence University of the Cumberlands

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2020 - 2022 M.Des. Master of Design University of Cincinnati

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2016 - 2020 B.A. Product Design Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Skills

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Design Research

Design Thinking Workshops, semi-structured Interview, Shadowing and Observation, Service Journey Mapping

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UX/UI Design

Miro, Figma, Design System, Webflow, Wix, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite

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Industrial Design

Rhino 3D Modeling, KeyShot Rendering, 3D printing

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Behind the Scenes

A car guy who is exploring camping and roadtrip currently.

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SideQuest Master Project Deck

https://www.figma.com/slides/J9FDueZcamk144x4TqQuaW/Dark-slides?node-id=24-9345&t=xift6abZZmDT2559-1

Experience

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01.2024-Present

Freelance Designer, BBnana Design Studio

BBnana Design

  1. Developed detailed project roadmap and section-level deliverables to ensure consistent quality across milestones.
  2. Contributed to concept generation for 2 client products (interactive toy, B2C e-commerce) and 1 internal conceptual project, translating insights into viable design directions. </aside>

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03.2024-Present

Product Designer, SideQuest Master Mobile App Project

‎Side Quest Master

  1. Customized a scalable and agile design system for rapid iteration, decreasing design token amounts from 197 to 61.
  2. Created user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes to visualize the intended experience, enabling faster decision-making and reducing ambiguity in MVP development. </aside>

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08.2023-07.2025

Visiting Faculty of New Product Development Track, College of Business, Hawaii Pacific University

HPU | College of Business

  1. Developed the new product development curriculum and courses blending design thinking, agile development, brand visual identity, and website user experience design.
  2. Connected UX design with marketing strategy through a combined focus on user behavior, design systems, and storytelling, instructing on e-commerce sites optimized for conversion through the Wix Platform. </aside>

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05.2022-08.2023

Design Research Fellow, Live Well Collaborative

Live Well Collaborative

  1. Consulted with public and private sector clients across 5 projects, delivering website UX design and service design solutions from research through implementation.
  2. Led strategic research efforts, conducting 40+ stakeholder and end-user interviews to uncover unmet needs, usability gaps, and innovation opportunities.
  3. Created journey maps, service blueprints, and product concepts that directly influenced client roadmaps and priorities. </aside>

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01.2022-05.2022

Graduate Adjunct at College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning(DAAP), University of Cincinnati.  **

Sketch & Des Vis Course Demo - Rui Pang

  1. Taught undergraduate Design Visualization, delivering lectures on perspective drawing and conducting hands-on demos in freehand sketching and digital rendering using Adobe Photoshop. </aside>

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05.2021-07.2021

Industrial Design Intern, Crown Equipment Corporation

Electric Pallet Jack - Compact Power Walkie Pallet Truck | WJ | Crown Equipment

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