William

Zheng

williamrzheng.com
wzheng@risd.edu / +1 408 /763 /6156

E
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Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI / BFA Industrial Design 17

Liberal Arts Minor: Nature, Culture, Sustainability
Brown University
Providence, RI / Select Coursework

Transnational Social Justice and the Enviornment

Global Corporate Accountability
Designing, Developing, and Evaluating User Interfaces
Business + Entrepreneurial Thinking
Design + Communication

Skills

Experience

Supply Chain + Design Intern/ ZADY

Summer 2015 / New York, NY

Established contact with domestic and international

suppliers from fiber to garment. Oversaw the production of the Essentials Collection. Collected research
for the New Standard. Managed the retail website
and product inventory.

Vice President / RISD EShip

Fall 2014 - Present / Providence, RI

Strategize and lead the organizations internal and

external programs. Oversee the in-residence ventures
inncubator. Coordinate weekly panels and workshops
aimed at cultivating entrepreneurship on campus.

Software

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Mircorsoft PowerPoint
SolidWorks
Sketch

Design + Research Intern / designaffairs

Summer 2014 / Shanghai, China

Specialized in design research, conducted focus

groups, and engaged in clientele consultations.
Managed the firms social media outreach. Compiled market findings to assist the design and
strategy divisions. Assisted and partcipated in the
finalized design briefs and client presentations.

Other

Design Research / Development

Product Ideation / Modeling
Supply Chain Management
Visual Communication
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese

Activities

Changemaker Fellow / SEG + Founders League

Fall 2015 - Present / Providence, RI

The innagural representative for RISD, amongst a community

of Rhode Island college representatives. Engage students
and peers in the participation of entrepreneurship. Connect
aspiring and actualizing entrepreneurs with the resources and
mentorships needed to accelerate their ideas.

Marketing Director / SEEED Summit

Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 / Providence, RI

Established and managed SEEEDs social media outlets. Designed and implemented promotional campaigns that advocate for the role and impact of social
enterprises. Utilized social media to communicate
and promote the SEEED Summit.

Design Consultant / Brown University

Spring 2014 / Providence, RI

Design consultant for the PRIME Graduate Program

at Brown University. Assisted ventures and start-ups
regarding interface and user experience design, business models, and design communication.