This document is a resume for Wenjun Sun, who is pursuing a PhD in Industrial Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a focus on human factors and ergonomics. It outlines her education, including an expected PhD from UW-Madison in August 2015, as well as relevant experience in areas such as user research, usability testing, and interactive design projects. Her objective is to obtain a position related to human-computer interaction, user experience, and other areas involving human factors engineering.

1. Wenjun Sun
3215 Mech. Eng. Bldg. http://wenjunsun.wordpress.com/
1513 University Ave. wsun29@wisc.edu
Madison, WI 53706 Mobile:6083349732
OBJECTIVE
Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, User research, Accessibility and Universal Design, Usability,
Interactive design, User-centered design, Human Factors Engineering position.
EDUCATION
PhD in Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, expected August 2015
Major: Human factors and ergonomics
Minor: Human Computer Interaction
Overall GPA: 3.92/4.00
Masters in Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2013
Major: Human factors and ergonomics
Overall GPA: 3.92/4.00
Bachelor of Science Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, May 2011
Major: Nuclear Science and Nuclear Technology
Overall GPA: 3.40/4.00
EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Nov. 2012 – Present
Trace R&D Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Industrial & System Engineering
 Performed website evaluation, problem solving and tested the functionality to improve the usability and
reliability of the website.
 Improved the accessibility of the website based on W3C guidelines and online tools.
 Designed, managed questionnaires to collect usability data using a web-based online application.
 Performed Statistical analysis of the website usage data and questionnaire data using SPSS.
 Conducted interviews with users to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of the website.
 Using content analysis to analyze and interpret qualitative interview data with Nvivo.
Projects
 Trace R&D Center, Nov. 2012- Present
Project: Improve work ability of breast cancer survivors using a personalized online decision making tool.
 UW Carbone Cancer Center & Trace Center, 2013 - Present
Project: Identify the critical cancer treatment factors impacting the work ability of cancer patients.
Assess the impact of online survivorship care plans.
Research Assistant, Aug.2011 - May 2012
Human Computer Interaction Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Industrial & System Engineering
 Conducted verbal protocol analysis to analyze non-verbal behaviors of patients and clinicians in primary care
using Observer XT video coding methods.
 Wrote paper about the trust and responsibility towards the health care system from patient perspective to
improve the patient-centered health outcome.
Research Assistant, May 2012 - July 2012
China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing, CHINA
 Reviewed literature on safety policies to improve the design of existing safety information system.
 Made suggestions to improve the usability and reliability of existing safety information system.
Additional Projects
Interactive Data Visualization (Web App), Sept 2014 – Dec 2014
 Implemented R package shiny to create interactive data visualization Web App on determining the ease of
doing business in 183 countries according to an individual business’s needs.
 Improved usability of the App interface based on data visualization and cognitive science principles.

2. Wenjun Sun
Human-Computer interaction design projects, Jan 2014 – May 2014
Textbook Exchange website design
 Conducted contextual inquiry on college students interacting with Facebook book exchange group and built
work models of target users.
 Developed HTML prototypes and improved the usability of the prototypes using Think aloud protocol.
Classmates’ communication Mobile App design
 Identified the user needs and design opportunities using Dairy method.
 Developed personas and storyboards based on the user data.
 Developed two hi-fi prototypes using Justinmind prototyper and compared the two designs based on Keystroke
Level Model with Cogtool.
Grocery stores self-checkout machine interfaces redesign
 Conducted ethnography and built models using grounded theory.
 Developed low-fi and high-fi HTML prototypes.
 Conducted usability tests using heuristic evaluation methods.
Human-Computer interaction research team project, Sept 2013 – Dec. 2013
Project: Explore the effect of food risk information on users’ eating behavior (IOS App).
 Using crowd sourcing tool (Amazon Mechanical Turk) to calculate risk value.
 Conducted interviews and surveys to test the effect of risk information on users’ eating behavior.
 Built statistical regression model based on the quantitative data using R and analyze qualitative interview data
using grounded theory.
Contextual design team project, Jan 2012 – May 2012
Project: Design the interface of the backseat entertainment system for children.
 Conducted contextual inquiry, made affinity diagram and user models.
 Created the mockups using Adobe Catalyst.
Accessibility design class team project, Jan 2012 – May 2012
Project: Design smartphone interface for the elderly.
 Conducted needs assessment based on accessibility guidelines for the elderly.
 Built the prototypes of the interfaces using PowerPoint.
SKILLS
Human Computer Interaction/Human Factors Engineering:
 Human Factors Engineering Design and Evaluation, iterative design.
 User research, Contextual Design, Dairy, Culture probe, Ethnography
 Rapid prototyping, Work models, Affinity Diagram, Personas and Scenarios
 Usability tests, Think aloud, Heuristic evaluations, Physiological models
Qualitative Data Analysis:
 Psychological experiments design
 Statistical analysis, General Linear Model
 Proficient in statistical software R, SPSS, Minitab
Mixed Methods data collection and analysis:
 Survey methodology, Questionnaire Design and Interview
 Qualitative and quantitative data collection, documentation and analysis
Computer Skills:
 Familiar with HTML5/CSS, C, introduction to python
 Familiar with Adobe Premiere, Adobe Captivate, Photoshop, Dreamweaver
Quality Engineering:
 Introduced to Quality Engineering and Six Sigma
Language:
 Fluent in Chinese (native) and English.

3. AWARDS AND HONORS
Antoinette Derjani-Bayeh Scholarship 2013
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Industrial and System Engineering Department
CERTIFICATE
Student Online Course Support Certificate
University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Information Technology
PUBLICATION & PRESENTATIONS
Sun, W., Kuehn, K. A., Wiegmann, D. A., Tevaarwerk, A., & Sesto, M. E. (2014, June). Care Coordination Models
Applied to Cancer Survivorship. InProceedings of the International Symposium of Human Factors and Ergonomics in
Healthcare (Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 217-221). SAGE Publications. (A poster presented with the paper)
ACTIVITIES
National Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Society
Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Society UW-Madison Student Chapter
Volunteer of 2013 Engineering EXPO
Volunteer of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games