MINGZE ZHAO · LOS ANGELES, CA

PRODUCTS& SOLUTIONS

I turn user problems into testable digital products by combining product thinking, user research and hands-on technical prototyping.

Seeking Summer 2027 InternshipUSC IDBT · Expected May 2028Scroll to investigate ↓
PRODUCT STRATEGY × USER RESEARCH × TECHNICAL PROTOTYPING ×
01 / SELECTED WORK

Evidence over aesthetics.

Three projects showing how I frame problems, make product decisions and build enough technology to learn what is true.

FeatherQuest badminton training system shown in a home training environment
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01

Real-time badminton training system

FeatherQuest

A multimodal training system combining motion detection, pressure sensing and interactive gameplay.

ROLE

Product Lead · UX Researcher · Prototype Developer

EVIDENCE
  • Product systems
  • Computer vision
  • Sensor prototype
WHAT IT PROVES

Validated a multimodal training experience that helped beginners understand foundational movements faster and improve early technique.

Palace Echo parent-child cultural learning experience at the Palace Museum
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02

Parent-child cultural learning experience

Palace Echo

A cultural learning experience shaped through field research and service-system thinking.

ROLE

Product Designer · User Researcher

EVIDENCE
  • Field research
  • Service system
  • Product strategy
WHAT IT PROVES

Converted family observations into a guided, shared exploration flow.

Echo Hunt augmented-reality exploration in two real-world locations
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03

Location-based AR exploration

Echo Hunt

An AR field prototype investigating spatial interaction, mobile computer vision and collection behavior.

ROLE

Product Designer · UX Designer · Unity Developer

EVIDENCE
  • AR interaction
  • Unity
  • Field testing
WHAT IT PROVES

Demonstrated AR scene activation, 3D object rendering and gesture collection across three real environments.

02 / CAPABILITY STACK

From ambiguity to evidence.

I work across the product loop—without pretending every skill is equally mature.

01

Product

Problem framing · MVP definition · PRD & roadmap

Product metrics · Experiment design

02

Research & Design

User interviews · Usability testing · Journey mapping

Interaction prototyping · Service design

03

Technical Prototyping

Python · Unity · Computer vision

Sensors & ESP32 · Data visualization

Currently developingSQL · AI product evaluation · Product analytics · Growth / GTM
03 / CURRENT FOCUS

Designing the bridge between a user need and a technical system.

Incoming M.S. IDBT student at USC Iovine and Young Academy. Currently developing AI product evaluation, product analytics and technical product management capabilities.

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SUMMER 2027

Let's build something testable.

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