Shawn Deng
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Shawn Deng

Designer and educator in Vancouver, He/Him/His

Currently updating my profile page.

A year ago

I'm a product designer, design educator, and career transitioner. But I'd rather not to be labeled, neither should anyone else. Creativity, collaboration, passion are all key to problem solving and teamwork, and are what it takes to find what design can do in this ever changing world.

In my view, my role isn't confined to mere aesthetics and functionality—it's about supporting, and building a more inclusive design community and helping aspiring designers to unlock their potential just like we're helping customers to succeed with delightful digital solutions.

With a few years of hands-on experience across diverse industries, I've honed my problem-solving prowess and embraced continuous learning. My unique path from a business background into the realm of design isn't just my story; it's a testament to the symbiotic relationship between strategic thinking and aesthetic creativity. It’s about harnessing the power of design to craft meaningful solutions, leveraging beauty in form and effectiveness in function.

I thrive on challenges, fostering a collaborative environment where I can contribute, connect, and grow. Whether it's working with dynamic teams or embarking on individual projects, my goal is to learn, build meaningful connections, and infuse joy into every facet of design. I'm always open to opportunities where I get to shape a future filled with innovation and creativity.

Contact

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Work Experience

2022 — Now
Instructor, UX Design at BrainStation
Vancouver and Worldwide Online
  • Teach UX Design Certificate Program that accelerated 30+ aspiring UX designers with their career transitions.
  • Lead 2 design thinking workshops as well as participating in panel discussions on building a career in tech that inspired more than 300 prospective learners.
2022 — Now
Vancouver
  • Designed major features and brought a brand new product Viva Amplify to life in 18 months that’s now used by 120+ enterprises right after General Availability.
  • Collaborate with 3 feature crews (3 PMs and 4 EMs) with 30+ members and multiple cross-organization stakeholders (Viva Studios, SharePoint, Teams, Fluent) regularly.
  • Contribute to 3 internal initiatives on culture and learning, processes, and design systems as v-Team members apart from winning once at Microsoft Hackathon.
2020 — 2021
Sr Analyst, UX Design at Avanade (an Accenture-Microsoft Consultancy)
Vancouver
  • Sole UX designer on a major TD EasyWeb (one of the largest banks in NA and the second in Canada) digital banking project that brought 3 brand new features with a redesigned account page to their millions of customers across North America.
  • Drove customer success and maintain account relationship.
2019 — 2020
UX Designer, SAP Analytics Cloud at SAP
Vancouver

Design Services (2020.03 - 2020.10)

  • Helped build the SAP HANA & Analytics Design System with 20+ pages of design fundamentals and guidelines.
  • Researched and envisioned 2 fortune 100 customer workflows, as well as 2 training materials for the product design team.

Mobile, Augmented BI (2019.09 - 2020.02)

  • Created UX and visual design specifications for SAP Analytics Cloud Mobile.
  • Designed 3 motion graphics for iOS and Android app onboarding splash screens.

Speaking

2023
Starting and Building a Career in UX Design
BrainStation Vancouver

Panel discussion

2023
BrainStation Vancouver
2022
Design for People: Video Storytelling Workshop
University of British Columbia
2022
A Day in the Life of a UX Designer at UX Industry Nights
Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Volunteering

2021 — Now

Education

2018 — 2020
Vancouver

Degree co-accredited by UBC, SFU, Emily Carr and BCIT, and housed at the Centre for Digital Media, which is registered under the Faculty of Communication, Art + Technology at Simon Fraser University.

2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Economics at Southwest University
Chongqing
2018
Completion of Effective Intercultural Communication from Simon Fraser University