Current high schooler interested in industrial design, mechanical engineering, and interaction design.
GPA: 4.24
Online Portfolio: www.andrew-yuan.com | acyuan7@gmail.com | 415-515-2427 | LinkedIn
Experience
Albatross Design - Founder/Designer
2019-Present
Designed and produced several mechanical keyboards, garnering $110k+ in revenues.
- Negotiated contracts with Chinese factories, royalty agreements with US vendors
- Designed for manufacturing: CNC machining, laser cutting, 3D printing, sheet metal
- Market segmentation and analysis
- Digital marketing on Reddit, Discord, Geekhack
- Launched online sales
Provided design and CAD services
- Mechanical Keyboard + Accessories industry
- Negotiated commissions and royalties
- 20+ clients in the US and Vietnam
Self-learned CAD following intro class
Jangle - Product Design Intern
Consumer technology startup founded by Anjan Katta, Stanford graduate in electrical and bioengineering.
Led industrial design & prototyping for consumer tech product. Focus on ergonomics and user mental health and clarity.
- Design for ergonomics
- Concept Sketching
- CAD modelling for 3D printing (crude prototypes) and CNC machining (working prototypes)
- Integration of off-the-shelf components into design
- Prototyping with 3D printer, cardboard, CNC router
- Reporting to CEO, working with Electrical Engineer
- Product Launch planned for 2024
Andrium - Co-Founder / Lead Product Design
A digital typewriter for dyslexic writers. Conducted user research, CAD, and prototyping. Won schoolwide $1k business competition.
- User research
- Pitched judges and students
- Created working prototype
- CAD modelling
- MJF 3D printing
- Interface design for integrated software
886 Studios - Intern
July-October 2021
Created renders, data entry, project management for Heyday, a company providing specialized fitness equipment for elderly. Heyday was a company in 886 Studios’ incubator.
Independent Design Articles
2022-Present
Published articles on design theory and technology via Medium and LinkedIn
Skills
Fusion 360, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom
Java
3D printing, CNC aluminum, Laser Cutting
Google Suite, Notion, MS Teams, Slack
Education
Woodside Priory High School
2020-Present
Coursework includes AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP US History
California College of the Arts Industrial Design Pre-College
Full time studio program defining needs, sketching ideas, making physical models, and creating working prototypes
July 2022- Aug 2022
Design the Future
Developed calendaring app for visually impaired client
June 2022
Extracurriculars
Priory Product Design Club
Club President
Created and taught design curriculum to students at Woodside Priory
2022-Present
Priory Robotics Club
CAD, machining using manual mill and CNC mill
2020-2021
Priory Model UN Club
Selected for Verbal Commendation
2020-Present
Priory Varsity Tennis Team
2020-Present
Priory Varsity Cross-Country Team
2020-Present
Priory Admissions Ambassador
2020-Present
League of Creative Minds (Model Debate)
Selected Outstanding Delegate
2017-2021