Wanlin Li

Curios Fun

Promising Digital Artist · JazzLover

Tennis Passionate Beginner

6yr architect

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • ❤ Project management experience gained through 5+ years of architectural practice, including 2 years in a project-architect role overseeing design development, technical documentation, and construction coordination across multiple projects.

  • ❤ Skilled at translating abstract project structures into clear, creative visual communications to align multidisciplinary teams and drive effective collaboration across three product management group projects.

  • Producer experience demonstrated by producing an original music and contemporary dance short film, coordinating a 10-person team across creative and technical roles.

  • ❤ Web and app design experience applying creative visual approaches to problem-solving, informing design and interaction decisions through iterative feedback from instructors and peers.

  • ❤ Experience incorporating AI workflows into coding and design tasks, quickly learning and applying new tools across design, research, and analysis.

SKILL MAP

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EDUCATION

  • · Master of Digital Media

    2025 Jan - 2025 Dec · TMU

    • Coursework in entrepreneurship, AI workflows, and emerging visual and interactive technologies.

    • Research focuses on how social platforms and generative-AI contexts shape self-perception and identity performance.

  • · Interactive media management

    2023 Sep - 2024 May · Sheridan College · Post graduate Certificate

    • Graduated with Honours.

    • Training in front-end design and development, with foundational knowledge of web architecture, basic network security, back-end systems, and database fundamentals, alongside UX research and interface design.

  • · Bachelor's degree of Architecture

    2009 Sep - 2014 July · Kunming University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship (2010)

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • · Barista & Menu Designer

    2024 Apr-2024 Nov · Blue Cafe, Toronto, ON

    • Designed and launched a full brunch offering, developing recipes, structuring the menu, and creating visual menu designs, resulting in a clear increase in brunch sales.

  • · Project Architect

    2019 Jun-2022 Mar · YEAS Architect Studio, Shanghai, China

    • Graduated with Honours.

    • Training in front-end design and development, with foundational knowledge of web architecture, basic network security, back-end systems, and database fundamentals, alongside UX research and interface design.

WORK VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

  • · Creative Technologist

    2025 Oct-Present · TMU, Toronto, ON

    • Elevated the TMU Yonge Street front window installation into an interactive media experience by designing and implementing a public-facing interaction system, leveraging bilingual and cross-cultural expertise to streamline material sourcing and production across international contexts.

  • · Architect

    2013 Oct-2014 Mar · Yunnan, China

    • Contributed technical expertise to the post-fire reconstruction of Shangri-La Old Town by supporting design development, construction coordination, and resolving technical challenges under complex site conditions.

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