experience
professional experience 1brand: Amaffi
location: New York – year: 2024 – Present
title: Head of Design in fragrance, leather goods, and footwear
reporting to: CEO/Founder, and Managing Director
report line: CEO/Founder, Global Managing Director, Head of Design
responsibilities:
• Lead design categories across fragrance, leather goods, and footwear.
• Lead campaign video and photoshoot.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in locations in New York, Geneva, London, Dublin, and Singapore.
professional experience 2
brand: KMC Corp.
location: New York – year: 2023 – 2024
title: Senior Art Director
reporting to: CEO/Founder, and VP Creative
report line: CEO/Founder, VP Creative, Senior Art Director
responsibilities:
• Lead the creative department in rebranding, packaging design, visual merchandising, and event design, while providing support for digital design.
• Manage teams including 1 Art Director, 2 Senior Designers, 2 Junior Designers, and 1 Contractor; art direction for 2 design agencies.
• Present design concepts and participate in meetings with the CEO/Founder, Marketing, Product Development, Logistics, Regulatory, and Factory teams.
achievements:
• Developed new tooled bottle designs from concept to execution.
• Created patent-pending bottle designs in five countries.
• Secured retailer orders for the full product line of the new collection.
professional experience 3
brand: Balmain Beauty
location: New York – year: 2022 – 2024
title: Visual Merchandising and Event Design
reporting to: VP Creative and Fei Agency
report line: Olivier Rousteing, SVP Marketing, VP Creative, Fei Agency
responsibilities:
• Presented design concepts to a new Estée Lauder sister brand.
• Designed and created 3D renderings for Visual Merchandising of
fragrance and cosmetics lines.
• Developed designs for pop-ups and events.
achievements:
• Launched the first pop-up at Galeries Lafayette, Paris in November 2024.
• Launched the first beauty line at the Paris store in September 2024.
• Assisted the Balmain Beauty team in recruiting full-time talent and
handed over design files.
professional experience 4
brand: Tom Ford Beauty
location: New York - year: 2017 – 2023
title: 3D Global Senior Packaging Designer
reporting to: Tom Ford’s right-hand women, VP Creative, Director
report line: Tom Ford, Tom Ford’s right-hand women, SVP Marketing, VP Creative, Director, 3D Global Senior Packaging Designer
responsibilities:
• Generated global design concepts and visually communicated ideas through 2D and 3D for primary and secondary packaging designs and renderings. Categories included fragrance, cosmetics, skincare, gifting, PR kits, and leather goods.
• Presented design concepts and sent 3D prototypes to Mr. Tom Ford in LA for feedback. Worked closely with the comp-house to create 1:1 comp bottles for Mr. Ford and executive meetings prior to mass production and campaign photoshoots.
• Managed 95% of final artfiles for production, collaborating with engineering teams to execute final designs. Materials included glass, metal, plastic, paper, ceramic, leather, and sustainable materials.
• As part of the global headquarters, guided regional teams APAC, EMEA, North America, Latin America, and Travel Retail to maintain design consistency and approved designs before production.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product Development, GBSC, Engineering, Legal, PR, Project Management, and Sustainability teams to meet design needs and deadlines.
• Experienced in diverse fragrance design development, including Parfum Oil, Parfum, Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, Solid Perfume, Decanter, Travel Atomizer, Mini Perfumes, Refillable Perfume, Diffusers, Candles, and ceramic scenting designs.
• Designed special packaging for VIP clients and exclusive retailers, such as Nordstrom, Harrods, T-Mall, and Sephora.
achievements:
• Contributed to positioning Tom Ford as a top 5 luxury boutique brand.
• Launched iconic fragrances, including the Private Blend collection, F*ing Fabulous, Neroli Portofino, Cherries, and the Roses collection.
• Designed foundation bottles and lipstick from scratch, incorporating precious metals and real gold into the tooled bottles. Created the iconic Soleil Lip Blush, which contains real gold and changes lip color based on pH level.
• Developed leather goods for PR influencers, including lipstick cases, fragrance cases, ceramic scenting fragrance items, and experiential designs.
professional experience 5
brand: Interparfums
location: New York - year: 2016 – 2016
title: Art Director/Senior Packaging Designer
reporting to: Creative Director
report line: CEO, Creative Director, Art Director/Senior Packaging Designer
responsibilities:
• Generated design concepts and visually communicated ideas through 2D and 3D for primary and secondary packaging designs and renderings.
achievements:
• Contributed to projects for brands including Oscar de la Renta, Abercrombie&Fitch, Anna Sui, Bebe, and Cynthia Rowley.
professional experience 6
brand: Baron & Baron
location: New York - year: 2014 – 2016
title: Designer
reporting to: COO and Art Director
report line: COO, Art Director, Designer
responsibilities:
• Generated design concepts and visually communicated ideas through 2D and 3D for primary and secondary packaging designs and renderings.
• Presented pitches to clients.
• Created 1:1 comp bottles and cosmetic prototypes for internal and client reviews.
achievements:
• Contributed to projects for renowned brands, including GUCCI, Maison Margiela, Comme des Garçons, David Yurman, Dauphin Paris, Coach, NARS, Pat McGrath, Louis Vuitton, ZARA, Nails Inc, Revlon, Puma, and Stuart Weitzman.
• Successfully pitched the GUCCI website, which launched in 2014, as well as the GUCCI Bamboo campaign, launched in 2015.
• Led the successful rebranding pitch for Coach, where I played a key role in the development of the coachman and carriage Coach logo identity.
professional experience 7
brand: Wook+Lattuada Gallery
location: New York - year: 2015 – 2016
title: Director of Curating and Instructor
reporting to: CEO
report line: CEO, Director of Curating and Instructor
responsibilities:
• Work between New York and Milan, focusing on sales and valuations. The gallery houses the largest collection of Futurist works in the world, dealing with art from Lucio Fontana and Dadamaino to Picasso and Monet.
• Guide college and graduate students in a variety of media (drawing, painting, sculpture, metalsmithing, mixed media) and provide direction for art portfolios for submission to art schools and art awards.
achievements:
• Sold Lucio Fontana’s artwork to private buyers.
• Students under my guidance were accepted into Carnegie Mellon, Cooper Union, Harvard University, Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, and School of Visual Arts in the USA, as well as Central Saint Martins in the UK, 2015.
• Led art gallery exhibitions for New York artists.
education
M.S. Packaging/Communications Design, Pratt Institute, 2014, New York, USA*GPA 3.7. Graduated one semester early.
B.F.A. Communications Design, Fu Jen University, 2010, Taipei, Taiwan
*GPA 3.9. Graduated with Phi Tau Phi scholastic honor, which is bestowed to only one student in each department.
certification
Designing and Building AI Products and Services, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023, CambridgeAdvanced Perfumery, Cniquième Sens, 2016, Paris/New York
skills
Art Directions, Branding, Packaging Design, 3D Modeling and Rendering, Visual Merchandising, Event Design, Digital UI/UX Design, Campaign Photoshoot, Social Media Content, Ai Prompt, Graphic Design, Jewelry Design, Pop-up Paper Engineering, Art Curating, Teaching, and playing classical piano for 18 years.membership
ADC Art Directors Club, New York, USAADC Type Directors Club, New York, USA
AIGA American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, USA
Graphis, New York, USA
Paperboard Packaging Alliance Scholarship, Washington, D.C., USA
Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, Taipei, Taiwan
volunteer
NY Common PantryNYC Love Kitchen
New York Cares
NY Queens Community HouseGoodera
God's Love We Deliver
Best Buddies International
United Nations X Tom Ford Beauty Mentor&Mentee
Estée Lauder Breast Cancer Sale-A-Bration