Daniel Mao

Designer in San Jose, CA, United States

Member since February 5, 2020

Daniel focuses on creating strategic storytelling and meaningful user-centric experience through visual design and animation. He’s spent the last seven years building enterprise-level digital products for clients like Amazon, Intel, and Verizon, among others. He balances both user experience and visual development mindsets by leveraging the deep experience from his early career in 3D motion design.

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Digital Design

Verizon Fios IPTV
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Over-the-top Content (OTT)
- Motion Design
- Interactive Prototypes
- Visual Design
- Branding
- TV UI
- UI Motion
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Sketch
- Android
- Video Streaming
- Home Entertainment
- Video on Demand (VOD)
Alexa Voice Visual
- Visual Design
- Motion Design
- UX Design
- UI Design
- 3D
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Voice Interface
- After Effects CC
- Autodesk Maya
- Android
- Amazon Alexa
- Smart Homes
- AI Design
MovieMunch UX Design
- UX Design
- Visual Design
- UI Design
- Protoyping
- Sketch
- InVision
- Adobe Creative Suite
- iOS
- Art Direction
- Food Ordering Platforms
- In-app Purchases
- Delivery Management
Go90 Video App
- Visual Design
- UX Design
- Motion Design
- Protoyping
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Sketch
- Over-the-top Content (OTT)
- iOS
- Video Streaming
- Video on Demand (VOD)
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Social Sharing
MovieMunch Branding, Promo Animation, and Website Visuals
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Motion Graphics
- Graphic Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Sketch
- Art Direction
- Logo Animation
- Food Ordering Platforms
- In-app Purchases
FiOS TV Third-party Integration and Content Graphics Regulation
- UX Design
- Visual Design
- Motion Design
- Graphic Design
- TV UI
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Sketch
- Over-the-top Content (OTT)
- Android
- Video on Demand (VOD)
- Video Streaming
- UI Specifications
- Home Entertainment
- Smart TV

Employment

Motion Designer
2018 - PRESENT
Amazon
- Worked with the creative director from proof-of-concept directions to polished UI design.
- Defined motion language and patterns and applied them on visual items and transitions for both the on-device experience and the companion mobile app.
- Built UX motion prototypes for both decision-making and research purposes.
- Delivered detailed design and motion specifications for engineering implementation.
- Delivered code-based SVG animations for engineering implementation.
- Created branding animations and OOBE.
Technologies: Adobe Suite, Sketch, Maya
Product Designer
2014 - 2018
Verizon
- Designed the UX/UI for Fios IPTV platform and its companion mobile app, from ideation to final launch.
- Defined motion language and patterns and built UX motion prototypes for both decision-making and research purposes.
- Worked with third-party content providers to regulate their content graphics for Fios UI accommodation.
- Delivered detailed design and motion specifications for engineering implementation.
- Created branding animations.
- Built visual and motion designs for Verizon’s Go90 video app, launched in October 2015, which was followed with 2 million downloads and average of 30+ mins daily streaming.
Technologies: Adobe Suite, Sketch, InVision, Maya, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Product Designer
2013 - 2014
Intel
- Designed UX and UI for Intel Media’s OnCue IPTV platform.
- Built UX motion and interactive prototypes for both decision making and research purposes.
- Designed content for key items featured in the UI.
- Delivered detailed design and motion specifications for engineering implementation.
- Made banding animations.
Technologies: Adobe Suite, Sketch, InVision, Maya, HTML, CSS. JavaScript
FX Technical Director
2011 - 2013
Charlex
- Contributed CG simulations and 3D effects for 20+ TV commercials.
- Worked directly with animators and lighters to build CG production pipelines.
- Developed the concept and look with motion tests for the decision-making process.
- Researched and developed fluid simulation in RealFlow. Sped up the process by creating customized presets and functionality.
Technologies: Maya, RealFlow, Adobe After Effects
Lead Motion Graphics Designer
2011 - 2011
Nailgun
- Contributed to 10+ TV rebranding projects. Designed and created concept storyboard and motion graphics.
- Managed the production team by creating pipelines for efficiency to fulfill tight schedules.
Technologies: Maya, Adobe Suite
Motion Graphic Designer
2009 - 2010
Freelance
- Freelanced in multiple design and animation studios across San Francisco. Los Angeles, and New York City.
- Specialized in concept and look development as well as motion graphics production for movie and TV.
Technologies: Maya, Adobe Suite

Education

Master of Fine Arts degree in Animation and Visual Eects (VFX)
2007 - 2010
Academy of Art University - San Francsco
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation Technology
2000 - 2004
Communication University of China - Beijing

Experience

3D12 years
Motion Design12 years
Adobe Creative Suite12 years
Branding10 years
UX Design7 years
Visual Design7 years
TV UI4 years

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Adobe Creative Suite

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