Yin Zheng-resume
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Yin Zheng [email protected] (1)412-519-0955 Education Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Expected Dec, 2015 M.A in Professional Writing GPA: 3.81/4.0 Beihang University Beijing, China | Jul, 2014 B.A in English Graduate with Honors GPA: 3.83/4.0 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh,PA | Fall 2012 Exchange Program GPA: 4.0/4.0 Relevant Courses Technical Writing Software Documentation Professional and Technical Writing Style Organizational Communication Design Communication Design Document and Information Design Web Design Engineering Design Projects Writing for Multimedia Usability Testing Planning and Testing Document Skills Computer Software </oxygen>DITA editor MadCap Flare Adobe InDesign (CS/CC) Adobe Illustrator (CS/CC) Adobe After Effect (CS/CC) Adobe Photoshop (CS/CC) Microsoft Visio Axure RP7 Balsamiq mockups HTML/CSS/Javascript Languages Chinese: Native Speaker English: Fluent German: Two-year study Course Projects High Stone Toilet Redesign for the Elderly Engineering Design Project | Fall 2015 (ongoing) Worke in a group of six to design and prototype a product to assist the elderly to lift themselves up from the toilet. Document user manuals. Website Redesign Web Design | Fall 2015(ongoing) Work in a group of five to research and define the user experience of the website. Complete a bechmarking report and redesign the web pages. XMind User Assistance Online Information Center Software Documentation | Spring 2015 Conducted a content audit and a competitive analysis of XMind’s current user assistance. Wrote a comprehensive report and presented concrete recommendations for improvement. Wrote over 50 topics in DITA and generated an online information center. JBid Watcher User Assistance Web Design | Spring 2015 Created mockups of new Embedded Assistance for interface using Balsamiq Mockups. Created two single-sourced online information centers for both JBidwatcher PC softwares and Mobile apps using MadCap Flare. Experience Information Developer Intern IBM B2B Commerce Columbus,OH | May, 2015 - Aug, 2015 Worked in Agile environment, cooperating with global stakeholders. Developed a user-friendly Getting Started guide and User Assistance diagram for Cognos Report Studio. Developed internal and external documentation and infographics for IBM Control Center ETL tool and IBM InFlight. Helped write, edit and finalize the detailed engineering design documents.Worked with three other intern developers on the IBM tech challenge organized by IBM Canada lab and won first place. Research Assistant Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh,PA | Spring 2015 Assist Professors to plan, design and conduct interviews with 15 professors to investigate how to improve engineering students’ writing skills. Director of Media and Public Relation CMU Summit on China-US Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pittsburgh,PA | Spring 2015 Built connection with over 50 key medias around China and US.Invited over 130 universities across China and US to participate in the Innovation Competition. Invited 15 speakers from over 30 well-known institutes and companies. Designed the summit brochure in Adobe Indesign. Moderated and host the opening ceremony and the Innovation Competition. PR Intern Weber Shandwick (Beijing Office) Beijing, China | Feb, 2014-Apr, 2014 Translated, wrote and edited briefing books. Drafted content strategy plan for branding campaigns.Assisted to launch branding events. 6316 Monitor Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Transcript of Yin Zheng-resume
Yin Zheng [email protected](1)412-519-0955
Education
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Expected Dec, 2015M.A in Professional Writing GPA: 3.81/4.0Beihang UniversityBeijing, China | Jul, 2014B.A in EnglishGraduate with HonorsGPA: 3.83/4.0Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh,PA | Fall 2012Exchange ProgramGPA: 4.0/4.0
Relevant Courses
Technical WritingSoftware DocumentationProfessional and Technical WritingStyleOrganizational CommunicationDesignCommunication DesignDocument and Information DesignWeb DesignEngineering Design ProjectsWriting for MultimediaUsability TestingPlanning and Testing Document
Skills
Computer Software</oxygen>DITA editorMadCap FlareAdobe InDesign (CS/CC)Adobe Illustrator (CS/CC)Adobe After Effect (CS/CC)Adobe Photoshop (CS/CC)Microsoft VisioAxure RP7Balsamiq mockupsHTML/CSS/JavascriptLanguagesChinese: Native SpeakerEnglish: FluentGerman: Two-year study
Course Projects
High Stone Toilet Redesign for the ElderlyEngineering Design Project | Fall 2015 (ongoing)Worke in a group of six to design and prototype a product to assist the elderly to lift themselves up from the toilet. Document user manuals.Website RedesignWeb Design | Fall 2015(ongoing)Work in a group of five to research and define the user experience of the website. Complete a bechmarking report and redesign the web pages.XMind User Assistance Online Information CenterSoftware Documentation | Spring 2015Conducted a content audit and a competitive analysis of XMind’s current user assistance.Wrote a comprehensive report and presented concrete recommendations for improvement.Wrote over 50 topics in DITA and generated an online information center.JBid Watcher User AssistanceWeb Design | Spring 2015Created mockups of new Embedded Assistance for interface using Balsamiq Mockups.Created two single-sourced online information centers for both JBidwatcher PC softwares and Mobile apps using MadCap Flare.
Experience
Information Developer InternIBM B2B Commerce Columbus,OH | May, 2015 - Aug, 2015Worked in Agile environment, cooperating with global stakeholders. Developed a user-friendly Getting Started guide and User Assistance diagram for Cognos Report Studio. Developed internal and external documentation and infographics for IBM Control Center ETL tool and IBM InFlight. Helped write, edit and finalize the detailed engineering design documents.Worked with three other intern developers on the IBM tech challenge organized by IBM Canada lab and won first place.Research AssistantDepartment of English, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh,PA | Spring 2015Assist Professors to plan, design and conduct interviews with 15 professors to investigate how to improve engineering students’ writing skills.Director of Media and Public Relation CMU Summit on China-US Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPittsburgh,PA | Spring 2015Built connection with over 50 key medias around China and US.Invited over 130 universities across China and US to participate in the Innovation Competition. Invited 15 speakers from over 30 well-known institutes and companies. Designed the summit brochure in Adobe Indesign. Moderated and host the opening ceremony and the Innovation Competition.PR InternWeber Shandwick (Beijing Office)Beijing, China | Feb, 2014-Apr, 2014Translated, wrote and edited briefing books. Drafted content strategy plan for branding campaigns.Assisted to launch branding events.
6316 Monitor StreetPittsburgh, PA 15217
