# Valerie Wang

> Product Designer at Sonatus

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/valerie

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Sonatus
Jan 2022 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Led end-to-end design for 4 products, including 2 VIP offerings, transforming initial concepts into high-fidelity designs and prototypes with ensured scalability
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive and sustainable design system, crafting cohesive style guides and detailed documentation for optimized handoff efficiency
- Conducted extensive usability testings, refining design solutions to ensure an intuitive, user-centric approach that aligns with stakeholder objectives
- Initiated and led cross-functional bug bash sessions, proactively resolving design-related issues and coordinating task delegation based on release timelines

### Gameplay Designer Intern @ Tencent Games
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Designed and prototyped tutorial and AI modes for Valorant Mobile (AAA shooter game)
- Engineered innovative respawn and AI algorithms to balance gameplay
- Conducted and led weekly playability tests, utilizing thumb-screen interactions and fingertouch heat
maps to refine controls and identify pain points for enhanced gameplay experience

### Infographics Designer @ United Nations OCHA
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
- Analyzed data volume of all OCHA digital platforms and developed web-based gadgets for real-time API usage tracking, including 55 digital service products, 10 mobile apps, and 10 social media channels
- Designed monthly OCHA digital platform reports with analysis highlights and predicted trends
- Prototyped the incorporation of Amazon Alexa and Google Duplex into OCHA chatbots, and facilitated OCHA’s database maintenance and integration for more humanitarian-affair-oriented AI voice response

### Research Assistant @ Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Restructured historical customer data, restored deprecated vendor database
- Redesigned the interface of internal data management tool with enhanced process flows

### Market Research Analyst @ Aptar
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
- Initiated consumer analytics projects in collaboration with Nielson, including in-depth group interviews, customer utility mapping, persona classification, and multi-attribute sensitivity test for customer preference sketch and consumer behaviors exploration
- Systematized and integrated data of worldwide packaging market into monthly interactive digital reports
- Optimized product feature combinations through goal programming for strategic budget-planning with maximized customer utility and minimized fixed equipment cost


## Education
### Master of Arts Management in Visual and Performing Arts
Carnegie Mellon University

### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Game Development
Academy of Art University

### Liberal Arts in Performing Arts
UCLA

### Sociology and Labor Studies
Soochow University (CN)


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/valerieyunziwang628

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Last updated: 2026-02-23