Nanwei Cai is a Product Designer based in NYC. Throughout his career, Nanwei played a pivotal role in crafting innovative and user-centric solutions for complex technology systems, placing impacts across design, technology, and business.

Experience

2022 — NowPalantir TechnologiesProduct Designer

2022 — Now

New York, United States

2021 — 2022Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolResearch Assistant

2021 — 2022

New York, United States

UX research in improving mobile audio description experience for blind and visually impaired people

2020 — 2021GE Appliances, a Haier companyInteraction Designer

2020 — 2021

‣ Designed cross-platform user experience and built high-fidelity prototypes for user tests in multiple connected appliances and mobile app projects.

‣ Responsible for the UXUI of Launderday™ app (beta launch) and SmartHQ Management™ app (beta launch), including designing user flow, prototyping, iterating, and creating design system to ensure consistency and scalability of the products;

2018 — 2018SCUT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Incubator Base.Design Technologist Intern

2018 — 2018

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

▸ Contributed to user research, concept development, and prototypes for the physical products and mobile app design.

▸ Assisted in the WeChat mini program front-end development.

▸ Early-stage prototypes were granted two utility model patents and applied for two invention patents.

Education

Parsons School of Design - The New School

Master of Fine Arts - MFA

South China University of Technology

Experience

Education

Master of Fine Arts - MFA

Bachelor of Engineering - BE