Zihan Eleanor Tang

Junior Industrial Designer

Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia

About

A passionate and driven Industrial Design graduate from the University of New South Wales, with a strong interest in industrial design, graphic design, and UI/UX design. Now working professionally in the design field, I remain eager to grow, collaborate, and explore new and unfamiliar areas of design. Skillset: SOLIDWORKS, Keyshot, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe XD, Figma, Canva, Rhino, 3dMax

Experience

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    • Junior Industrial Designer
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Junior Designer Intern
      Feb 2024 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Participated in project briefing and WIP meetings with clients to understand design requirements and provide updates on project progress. Collaborated with cross-functional teams - including sales and admin departments—to align design concepts with business and operational needs. Assisted in the development and refinement of design prototypes using 3D modeling and rapid prototyping techniques to test feasibility and functionality. Gained hands-on experience with industrial machines such as UV printers, 3D printers, and plotters. Strengthened skills in client communication, cross-team collaboration, and core industrial design tools like sketching, modeling, and rendering.

  • Student Assistant at Design Futures Lab UNSW
    Sep 2023 - Feb 2024 · 6 mos

    Helped and taught students to use laser cutters. Maintained operation of laser cutters. Helped students to do wood works.

  • UNSW Creative Arts Club (CCAC) (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Minister of the Department of Publicity
      Dec 2022 - May 2023 · 6 mos

      Managed the society's official social media platforms including writing scripts and scheduling distribution, mainly on Weixin's Official Account and secondarily on Instagram, Red and TikTok. Managed distribution of the society's festival posters, activity posters, brochures and relevant deliverables including draft, process and outcome. Helped to review and to publish articles at the main layout, and article content. Explored popular and social trends, analysed the reading habits of audiences, and developed effective publicity campaigns. Designed a brochure for the 2023 UNSW Calendar.

    • Voice Actress and Producer
      Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Wrote scripts, recorded and edited voice-over and dialogue. Worked with other Voice actors and actresses. Removed background noise and normalised volume.

    • Secretary of Society
      Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 · 7 mos

      Finished the record of 24 management meetings. Distributed the tasks of each department in UNSWCCAC. Designed the weekly posters.

  • Product Designer Intern at Nestlé Purina Petcare Australia
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

    Researched and analysed pet beds in several pet stores and plenty of materials for the outside cover and inner fillings of pet beds. Proposed designs of the forms, materials and functions of pet beds through sketching and rendering. Conducted an interview with the staff in Sustainable Textile Supply Chain (STSC). Collaborated with team members to develop the research, meetings, data collection and pet bed designs. Collaborated to finish the graphic design of a 22-page booklet about materials and fabric recommendations for the pet bed.