Building things has always been how I think.

Building things has always been how I think.

Analog kid, digital teenager - I lived the shift firsthand. I wanted to design things that helped people. Back then, that meant physical, and UX design was just finding its footing. So I followed what was there, and it pulled me into industrial design, then architecture.

Analog kid, digital teenager - I lived the shift firsthand. I wanted to design things that helped people. Back then, that meant physical, and UX design was just finding its footing. So I followed what was there, and it pulled me into industrial design, then architecture.

Analog kid, digital teenager - I lived the shift firsthand. I wanted to design things that helped people. Back then, that meant physical, and UX design was just finding its footing. So I followed what was there, and it pulled me into industrial design, then architecture.

Architecture taught me to think at every scale at once. But it also had a hard limit: once something is built, it's built. No going back to the people who use it. No iteration.

Architecture taught me to think at every scale at once. But it also had a hard limit: once something is built, it's built. No going back to the people who use it. No iteration.

Architecture taught me to think at every scale at once. But it also had a hard limit: once something is built, it's built. No going back to the people who use it. No iteration.

That's what pushed me into product design. Here, the design can actually keep up with what people need.

That's what pushed me into product design. Here, the design can actually keep up with what people need.

That's what pushed me into product design. Here, the design can actually keep up with what people need.

My journey

My journey

I’m driven by a growth mindset and a passion for problem-solving, thriving in ambitious and curious environments that value research and design thinking. I seek teams where we can make a meaningful impact together.

I’m driven by a growth mindset and a passion for problem-solving, thriving in ambitious and curious environments that value research and design thinking. I seek teams where we can make a meaningful impact together.

I’m driven by a growth mindset and a passion for problem-solving, thriving in ambitious and curious environments that value research and design thinking. I seek teams where we can make a meaningful impact together.

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TripshepherdProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
25
UofTHacksProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
25
RBCUX Researcher

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
24
curaJOYProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
21 - 23
Chiaman FurnitureWeb Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
24 - 25
Innovation Hub @ UofTProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
25
TripshepherdProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
24
curaJOYProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
25
UofTHacksProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
21 - 23
Chiaman FurnitureWeb Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
25
RBCUX Researcher

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.
24 - 25
Innovation Hub @ UofTProduct Designer

CONTRACT · JUN 2017 – JUN 2019

Grew from design intern into hybrid product designer and data researcher.

  • Designed improvements that increased completion and return rates.
  • Built ML persona modeling to predict behavior and shape product strategy.

Values in action

Values in action

Before I went further, I spent time in research on purpose - I wanted to understand people before I designed for them. That's still how I work. I think in systems, ask a lot of questions, and care about how everything fits together. I do my best work on teams that genuinely care about the people they're building for.

Before I went further, I spent time in research on purpose - I wanted to understand people before I designed for them. That's still how I work. I think in systems, ask a lot of questions, and care about how everything fits together. I do my best work on teams that genuinely care about the people they're building for.

Before I went further, I spent time in research on purpose - I wanted to understand people before I designed for them. That's still how I work. I think in systems, ask a lot of questions, and care about how everything fits together. I do my best work on teams that genuinely care about the people they're building for.

System thinker

Attention to detail

Growth mindset

education

2024-2026

Master of Information, UXD

University of Toronto

Project Management, Grad. Cert.

Humber College

2022-2023

Master of Architecture

Pratt Institute

Bachelor of Industrial Design

Tatung University

Recognitions

2024

Interaction Award Finalist

2023

Red Dot Award Finalist

2019

Documented in "Taiwan Graduation Project Yearbook 2020"

Documented in "Taiwan Graduation Project Yearbook 2020"

2019

Taoyuan International Design Award Bronze

Let’s turn this glimpse into a conversation!

I'm looking for full-time and would welcome the chance to walk you through my projects.

Contact

© 2026 Yishow Shen

Based in Toronto ·

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Let’s turn this glimpse into a conversation!

I'm looking for full-time and would welcome the chance to walk you through my projects.

Contact

© 2026 Yishow Shen

Based in Toronto ·

20:10

ET

Let’s turn this glimpse into a conversation!

I'm looking for full-time and would welcome the chance to walk you through my projects.

Contact

© 2026 Yishow Shen

Based in Toronto ·

20:10

ET