Resume

2021 - 2024

Corus Entertainment / Global TV

Senior Product Designer

• Led the product design process from research, low-fidelity concepts, wireframes, and polished Figma prototypes to executed, high-quality working software
• Collaborate in planning and observing user tests and other design research activities
• Deliver detailed wireframes, user flows, visual design, and other artifacts to agile development teams
• Refine designs as needed during project sprints
• Prototype designs for user research using low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes

2021 - 2024

Springboard

UX / UI Mentor

• Personal guide for building a student's career in UX/UI design
• Provided constructive feedback to mentees by carefully reviewing their work and offering actionable suggestions for improvement.
• Hold mentees accountable and challenge their comfort zone
• Help mentees work through the course curriculum, familiarize them with tools, and answer questions
• Removes blockers and provides hard-earned wisdom to help break new ground and achieve their career goals
• Offers real-world scenarios and insights for presenting, ideation, and building good habits

2021

Rogers Communications

Senior Product Designer

• Design experience with cross-platform services (responsive web, mobile, tablet, TV/streaming etc.)
• End-to-end design process, discovery/research, personas through iterations of design (full cycle with a focus on UX)
• Working with data and translating it into design
• Experience working with a design system (transition to new software Sketch to Figma, etc.)  
• Designing with accessibility in mind (AODA/WCAG)
• Provided strategy and insights
• Communicated and proven team collaborator in an Agile environment, as well as the ability to work independently

2018 - 2021

Tier1 Financial Solutions

Senior Product Designer, Lead

• Worked closely with cross-functional team and senior management to drive forward-thinking design
• Demonstrated ability to turn complex workflow into elegant design for end-users
• Leveraged testing and user feedback to make data-driven design decisions
• Designed cohesive experiences and enhanced usability across numerous products
• Applied continuous testing and learning through process mapping, sketches, wireframes, and clickable prototypes
• Worked with Product Managers, Engineers, and Data Analysts to prioritize and build new features

2014 - 2017

Palsio Inc.

Senior Product Designer

• Involved with business strategies that decided the direction of the product
• Collaborated on product design for web and mobile apps with the dev and design team
• Designed UX/UI, created prototypes quickly to test ideas, and designed wireframes for high-fidelity layouts
• Worked with the marketing team to create offline marketing material and presentations to potential investors and customers
• Produced commercials and video tutorials for the platform

2010 - 2012

Leo Burnett Toronto

Senior Interactive Art Director

• Teamed with a copywriter to present creative from concept to completion to group heads and clients
• Worked on brands including Kellogg’s, Bell, IKEA, Elections Canada, and Bounce
• Briefed and directed outside vendors for illustrations, song creations, animation, and production
• Designed mobile sites, rich online media, interactive work, and brand iconography

2005 - 2009

Arc Worldwide / Leo Burnett Toronto

Designer / Front-End Developer

I was brought in for front-end development on Visa.ca. Worked with designers when producing their designs and gave creative input for showcasing ideas and content. Updating the website with the latest web standards cool tricks to make the user experience more enjoyable. Because of this, I was able to work on other high profiled brands website production. When I had downtime, I worked on website graphics, online banners, and design websites with a senior art director's guidance. I slowly moved from production to presenting design concepts to clients.