alanhshieh
Human-Computer Interaction
UI/UX Design
Software Prototyping
Cross-Cultural Communication
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EDUCATION
Stanford University
Class of 2011
Symbolic Systems, B.S., cum laude
with focus on cross-cultural interaction design and medical devices
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Apple
Senior UI Engineer and Designer

INTERNET TECHNOLOGIESCURRENT
  • Designed and prototyped OS X, iOS, and tvOS applications.
  • Software development for the Safari web browser and WebKit.
  • Assisted in cutting assets and creating specs for Apple software and marketing.
Google
Senior Staff UI Engineer and Design Lead

GOOGLE ATAP + X2013-2014
  • Designed and helped develop Protocoder, a web-based IDE for Android applications and pre-cursor to ATAP’s Project Ara.
  • Created Android prototypes for Google X relating to Bluetooth audio and wearables.
  • Prototyped fitness-related experiences later integrated into Google Fit.
MOTOROLA MOBILITY2012-2014
  • Developed and designed for Motorola Moto X, Moto G, and related devices.
  • Prototyped new wearables and interaction methods using Google Glass, Arduino, and LeapMotion.
  • Lead test engineering effort for Motorola "Context-Aware" experiences.
Snapette
UI/UX Product Manager

DEVELOPMENT2012
  • Developed and designed Snapette's first Android release.
  • Created user flows and visual assets for Snapette’s iOS, Android, and web applications.
PRODUCT2011-2012
  • Developed Android strategy, helping elevate Snapette to Google Play's “Hall of Fame”.
  • Lead analytics instrumentation effort and associated information architecture revamp.
  • Worked with CEOs to develop pitches for 500 Startups’ Demo Days in Mountain View, CA, and New York City, NY.
Motorola Mobility
Senior Software Engineer, UX

UX "FOCUS" TEAM2011-2012
  • Android development of mobile devices, including: RAZR, DROID, and XOOM series.
  • Subject Matter Expert for Android resource and asset management.
SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONS2010 (CO-OP)
  • Developed the Phone and Contacts application for pre-Jellybean Android devices.
  • Lead removal of Motorola’s MotoBLUR Android skin in favor of a “more vanilla” Android.
RESEARCH
Stanford University
Symbolic Systems Program Honors Researcher2010-2011
  • Researched under Dr Clifford Nass, Thomas M. Storke Professor, Stanford University.
  • Studied the user preferences and differences in cognitive models of Japanese mobile phone users in contrast to North American mobile phone users.
  • Recipient of departmental honors and thesis published into the Symbolic Systems Program library.
Harvard University
Scholar of Human-Computer Interaction2008-2009
  • Mentored by Professor Shing-Tung Yau, Chairman of Mathematics, Harvard University.
  • Created “House of Cards” music video with Radiohead by developing a 3D geometric data acquisition system.
  • Patented “Aureolae Dynamic Gamma Knife”, a 3D camera mechanism for targeting cancers.
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
ENGINEERING
  • Java, Objective-C, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and other object-oriented/scripting languages
  • Mobile device development, with a focus on Android software engineering
  • Expertise in building voice-based user interfaces
DESIGN
  • Cognitive science and data-driven interaction design
  • Visual design and asset generation in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
  • Auditory interface design and audio editing
  • Animation and prototyping using Adobe Flash and other animation software
  • Expertise in cross-cultural behavior/cognition patterns, with a focus on East Asian cultures.
LANGUAGES
  • EnglishFLUENT
  • Chinese MandarinFLUENT
  • JapaneseCONVERSATIONAL
  • FrenchCONVERSATIONAL
  • KoreanLIMITED
  • GermanLIMITED
HONORS
AWARDS
  • Named Top Engineering Performer for the Motorola division of Google2013
  • Five-time Motorola Mobility BRAVO award winner for outstanding performance 20102011201120122012
  • “Best of Show” winner of the Google/Motorola Hackathon 2012
  • Intel Supercomputing Challenge winner 2007
  • Siemens Science Competition winner 2007
  • Intel Science Talent Search finalist 2007
MENTIONS
  • Selected by Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the U.K., to design for the Tony Blair Interfaith Foundation2011
  • Consulted for the BBC and TechRadar UK on social networking interaction behaviors2008-2009
  • Gesture-based wireless sharing prototype featured by Engadget2008
  • “Meloncard” augmented reality identification card concept featured by DVice2008
  • Directed “From Dust”, named best collegiate religious album by the Contempory A Cappella Society2012
LEADERSHIP
  • Varkey Global Teacher Prize Academy2015
  • Apple Christian Fellowship Leadership Team2015