Peter Paik, Designer in San Francisco, CA, United States
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Peter Paik

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Bio

Peter has six years of experience and currently serves as an interaction designer working on the Next Billion Users (NBU) team at Google. He has previously worked at YouTube and Android Messages at Google. Before Google, he also worked at Sony PlayStation, where he designed the community feature, PS app, and VR-related projects. Peter specializes in user experience, user interaction, visual design, user research, and prototyping.

Portfolio

Work Experience

UX Designer

2018 - PRESENT
Google
  • Took full ownership of Google products such as Android Messages, YouTube Go, and Files by Google.
  • Served as the lead designer responsible for complete UI/UX for Android Messages for web and Files by Google.
  • Collaborated with project managers, engineers, UX researchers, UX writers, and product managers to build a successful product.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite

Visual Designer

2015 - 2017
Sony
  • Acted as the lead designer for the Community feature of the PlayStation 4 console.
  • Won a hackathon award for creating a VR social feature prototype for PlayStation 4 in the "best innovative ideas" category.
  • Created both detailed visual and interaction specifications that multiple engineers used to build features.
Technologies: Blender, Maya, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch

Visual and UX Design Intern

2015 - 2015
WayUp
  • Designed both desktop web interfaces and a mobile-friendly site for company explore experience, LookSharp annual conference landing pages, about us page, employer analytics (candidates insight), and CRM interface.
  • Created a logo for the first LookSharp annual conference for the university recruiters.
  • Collaborated with product managers and engineers to update the current company explore the experience that helped the students easily browse and learn about multiple companies.
Technologies: Principle, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch

Graphic Designer

2014 - 2015
Ampush
  • Developed web assets including banners and in-feed display ads to drive client performance across Facebook, Twitter, and other native ad platforms.
  • Managed up to 30 different projects a week, including ad campaigns, marketing, and sales materials.
  • Assisted with the development of marketing collateral, including infographics, case studies, one-pagers, posters, and other materials.
  • Translated business requirements into design specifications by working with different departments, meeting strict deadlines.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Education

2009 - 2013

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, US

Certifications

APRIL 2015 - PRESENT

12-week Part-time Course in UX Design

General Assembly

Skills

Tools

Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Principle, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Maya, Blender, Microsoft Office

Platforms

Figma, Android, Desktop, Mobile, PlayStation, Web, PlayStation VR

Industry Expertise

Fine Arts, Technology, Social Networking

Other

Graphic Design, Web Design, Color Theory, UX Design, Google Material Design, Interaction Design (IxD), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Responsive Design, Web UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Visual Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, Prototyping, Mobile UX, Mobile Apps, UI Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Product Design, TV UI, iOS UX Design, Web App Design, Branding, Typography, Web 3.0, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), QR Codes, Messenger, Illustration, UX Research, Scanning, Messaging, Google, Gaming, Video Game Consoles, TV, Controller, Sony Products, Community, Specs, UX Specifications, Apps, App UX, App UI, Redesign, File Management, Rewards, Incentive Events, Next Billion Users, File Sharing, Google Pay, Material Design, Web UX, Conversational UI, Conversational UX, Texting, Android Camera App, Communication Design, Desktop Web Design, User Onboarding, Japan, Responsive UI, Console Apps, Social, Gaming Platforms, Wireframing, Annotations, Sketching, Communication, Web UI, Stickers, Emojis & Emoticons, Design

Experience

  • UX Design - 7 years
  • UI Design - 7 years
  • Interaction Design (IxD) - 6 years
  • Responsive Design - 6 years
  • Prototyping - 6 years
  • Mobile Design - 6 years
  • Visual Design - 6 years
  • Figma - 3 years
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