SafeSpace
AR/VR Design Student Project, 2nd Place at STePS 2020
Hello there!👋
I'm Mei Yen.
A creative front-end developer with a strong focus on designing and building user interfaces.
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About MeiYen
I'm highly passionate and motivated in continuously improving my skills and to grow as a front-end developer with a background in art and film.
I like to create smart user interface and useful interaction, developing enjoyable web experiences and web applications. A hard worker with a desire to give my all!
Before designing and building website, I was creating VFX, Compositing, and Matte Painting for TV shows, commericals and animations.
I'm fan of (dark) fantasy and psychological thriller TV series, movies and animes. (I do watch LOTR, GoT & Doctor Who!). When not online, I do Pole Dancing and Aerial Silk.
Skills
Designer
I create smart, simple user interface and user-centered design.
Things I do: Wireframing, Mock ups, Prototyping, User Study/Interviews, User Testing
Design Tools: Figma, Photoshop, Adobe XD, Balsamiq Mockups, Pen & Paper
Front-end Developer
I like to code and ensure that the product meets technical requirements while providing a user friendly experience.
Frontend framework/libraries: React, Nodejs, Unity, Material UI, tailwindcss, HTML, CSS
Languages: JavaScript, Java, C, Python, C++, C#
Dev Tools: Bitbucket, Bootstrap, Github, Terminal, Git
VFX Artist
I enjoy creating effects and bringing everything together to complete a beautiful shot.
Things I do: Digital Matte Painting, Compositing, VFX, Fluid and Particle Simulation, AR/VR, Video Editor
VFX: Houdini, Autodesk Maya, VRay, Unreal Engine 4
Video Editing & Compositing: Nuke, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop
Experience
Work Experience
National University of Singapore - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Interaction Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality (Module Code: CS4240)
Jan – May 2021
- Conducted lab sessions on Unity3D, graded assignments and gave feedback to students
Interaction Design (Module Code: CS3240)
Aug – Nov 2020
- Taught UI/UX design process and prototyping skills by conducting feedback sessions
- Communicate design ideas and gave feedback to students, graded assignments, conducted lab sessions and created class materials
GovTech Singapore - Frontend UI/UX Web Developer Intern
CrowdTaskSG
May – July 2020
- Assisted in the development of a citizen-facing web application from existing design mock-up to ensure consistent look and responsiveness up to production deployment
- Involved in writing application level code to interact with APIs and perform server-side and client-side email validation
- Implemented new UI features such as web accessibility and multi-language selection bar in web application
- Improved navigability and ease of use by redesigning the application mobile UI
cum. m+d - Compositor, Render Wrangler
Razer Project Linda
Jan 2018
- Assisted in the team with matchmoving and removing the tracking markers in the footage
- Composited and enhanced graphics made by fellow teammate by adding reflections and colour correcting using Nuke
Mobile Strike "Firefight"
Mar - Apr 2017
- Motion track moving shots and integrated debris, lens flare, smoke into multiple shots and colour corrected into complex and heavy shots
- Assisted in checking renders of 3D animations and effects, cleaning up of multiple shots and composite additional shots under tight schedule
Walt Disney Singapore - 3D Artist
Break the Spell
Feb 2017
- Modelled the rose from start from Beauty & the Beast and did the animation of the rose petals falling using Cinema4D
- Assisted in designing posters for marketing purposes
Infinite Frameworks Batam - VFX Artist, Lighting Artist, Compositor, Render Wrangler
Jungle Beats
Aug 2016 – Jan 2017
- Verified renders and handled communication between Batam and Singapore Division
- Splashes and ripple effects using FLIP Fluid simulation in Houdini, aided with environment layout and caches
- Set up the lighting for different characters and rendering multiple passes for compositing
- Composited multiple shots, putting elements together, colour correcting and colour grading using Nuke
Academic Qualifications
National University of Singapore (2017 - 2021)
Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Computer Science, Specialising in Computer Graphics and Games
Nanyang Polytechnic (2013 - 2016)
Diploma with Merit in Digital Visual Effects
Lucasfilm Singapore Gold Medal 2016
