# Sheng-Yuan Liang > Sr. Product Designer at Sleeper Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/shengyuan Sheng-Yuan (Sheng) Liang I am passionate about solving complex problems and providing a better experience through design. My background in Psychology allows me to logically analyze human cognition in a systematic way and empathize with people. I have learned multiple methods to ensure rigorous quantitative and qualitative research. I also kept sharpening my design skills by taking courses, volunteering as UI designer in multiple research projects and having an internship in a design studio. Now I am ready to utilize my experience and skills to design a better experience when people interact with technology! ## Work Experience ### Sr. Product Designer @ Sleeper Jan 2019 – Jan 2026 ### Product Designer @ Sleeper Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 ### UX Designer @ Mercari, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Team Lead @ UMSI Design Clinic Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Ann Arbor, Michigan • Conducting user research to provide design recommendations to a medical record system. ### Design Intern @ Lassie Collective Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Created presentations and comparative analysis for a branding and packaging project and a business stationary for a non-profit organization. ### UX Researcher @ UMSI Design Clinic Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 •Conducted user interviews with the business owners and the patrons to understand users’ attitudes toward the restaurant loyalty programs. •Analyzed different comparative programs and created a summary report to the client. •Conducted heuristic evaluation to explore the possiblie usability issues of the website. ### Research Assistant @ University of Michigan - School of Information Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Turned vision into 32 concepts and translate them into 80 interfaces with a thermostat that can learn human comfort level to motivate energy saving behavior. ### Research Assistant @ National Taiwan University Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 •Designed and programed experiments measuring unconscious information processing, recruited 30 participants, and provided One-on-one supervision on undergraduate interns. •Integrated the result into poster abstract and was accepted by the National Taiwan University and Kyoto University International symposium for cognitive and neural science. ### Research assistant @ VGHTPE Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 •Conducted 56 interviews to investigate the quality of life and neurocognitive outcome of patients treated with pediatric brain tumor. •Integrated and presented the results to help physicians gain better understanding of the long-term prognosis of their patients. ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Information Science, Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction University of Michigan Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology National Taiwan University Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/syliang --- Source: https://flows.cv/shengyuan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/shengyuan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25