Résumé


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Legal name
Xiangrui Fu
Preferred name
Richard

This is the web version of my résumé, last updated on June 19, 2024. Please use the PDF version below for downloads and prints.

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Richard (Xiangrui) Fu

UI/UX designer & front-end developer


Experience

Founding Designer & Front-end Developer @ RaidPools (testing.raidpools.gg)

09/2023 to present

  • Created founding design strategy and brand identity.
  • Pioneered accessibility-first design process.
  • Designed and developed an accessible web front-end.
  • Collaborated with back-end engineer to implement core functionalities.
  • Implemented sprint-based iteration process based on user testing.
UX Designer & Front-end Developer Intern @ Fidelity

06/2023 to 08/2023

  • Conducted market research and user interviews to determine an effective project direction.
  • Designed and built a production-ready data-driven web app with data visualization.
  • Collaborated with other developers and stakeholders to deliver a product that improved employee education.

Education

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
2020 to 2024Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design.3.956 GPA. 6x Honors Designation.
Boston University Academy (BUA)
2016 to 2020Graduated summa cum laude.

Projects

Fixel (fixel.io/canvas/1)
  • Implemented real-time interactions and database.
  • Developed touch and trackpad gesture detection for interactions.
  • Created novel ways to style unusual UI components.
Mini Synth (mini-synth.app)
  • Worked with NGOs and refugees to identify digital education shortcomings.
  • Collaborated with refugees to design a solution that satisfies their unique needs.
  • Designed and developed a web-based synthesizer that teaches music theory.
  • Resulted in the creation of 184 songs and 1 teaching session in the first week of deployment.

Skills

Programs
  • Figma
  • Illustrator
  • Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Lightroom Classic
  • Photoshop
  • Audition
  • InDesign
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • SolidWorks
  • HSMWroks
  • Blender
  • Unity
  • Substance 3D Painter
Software development
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • git
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Sass
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Framer Motion
  • SvelteKit
  • Svelte
  • Vite
  • Vue.js
  • D3
  • WebGL
  • Three.js
  • GLSL
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#
Others
  • UI/UX design
  • graphic design
  • product design
  • web development
  • accessibility
  • Illustration
  • photography
  • videography
  • CAD
  • CAM
  • metalworking
  • CNC milling