
Work Experience
Redesigning over 650 icons in Figma for the Innovation Hub’s design system and creating graphics, user personas, design principles, and design research reports to enhance the campus experience at the University of Toronto.
Collaborating and wireframing with 6 UI/UX Designers to create a 200+ page WordPress website as well as the Innovation Hub’s website.
Owned the design of graphics, branding, clothing, and social media/marketing materials for the Toronto Chinatown Business Improvement Area’s 2024 2-Day Toronto Chinatown Festival and 2-Day Lunar New Year Festival, events attracting over an estimated 250,000 visitors and over 100 vendors.
Produced and edited layouts, advertisements, typography, margins, logos, visuals, and photography for Today Commercial News and Chinese-Canadian businesses.
Created 13 different architectural diagrams and drawings for 8 Spadina at The Well, a 38-storey tall LEED Platinum tower, winning the CTBUH Best Tall Building Award.
Designed a consistent visual language for a series of graphics, drawings, and diagrams for multiple projects such as Artists’ Alley, Galleria Mall Redevelopment, King Portland Centre, and The Well grossing over 9.9 million sq ft.
Collaborated with Bird Safe UofT to create an Indigenous bird-friendly mural for the Sidney Smith Building, a community of 33,000 people
Designed and revised drawings, diagrams, and graphics for the University of Toronto’s Office of Infrastructure Planning, over 120 buildings and 1,196,000 gross square metres of facilities
Designed and produced a series of section drawings and diagrams for a 3 million square foot retail, office and residential building (The Well)
Engaged in dialogue and research on deliverables for multiple projects such as PJ Condos, 7 St. Thomas, Square One Masterplan, 19 Duncan, M City Condos, Artists’ Alley and 401 Logan
Collaborated with Bird Safe UofT to create an Indigenous bird-friendly mural for the Sidney Smith Building, a community of 33,000 people
Designed and revised drawings, diagrams, and graphics for the University of Toronto’s Office of Infrastructure Planning, over 120 buildings and 1,196,000 gross square metres of facilities
Developed a communication strategy to discover 101 potential business prospects
Recruited the Mississauga Chinese Business Association as a client and business partner
Education
5.0 credits completed towards degree.
Graduated with High Distinction, GPA 3.81/4.0
Certificate in Sustainability of the Built Environment
Design Stream Specialist
1 of 14 students chosen to complete an undergraduate design thesis
Awards
"This award specifically recognizes students from our very own undergraduate/graduate UofT community on their academic excellence and drive to improving oneself." -Andrea McGee, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Information
Awarded to students in Daniels graduate programs based on financial need and academic merit.
The Daniels Faculty Academic Merit Award is given to the top-ranking graduating undergraduate students in the Honours, Bachelor of Arts programs (Architectural Studies and Visual Studies).
Giving students and recent grads access to hands-on, digital skills training opportunities
Awarded to a student(s) registered in the Honours, Bachelor of Arts, Architectural Studies Program. The selection of the student(s) will be based upon research, coursework and/or design projects focused upon social housing, and how it addresses the needs expressed by contemporary society.
Awarded to students in any year of study in the Honours Bachelor of Arts Architectural Studies program to recognize exceptional leadership through design excellence combined with innovative approaches to sustainability in an assignment or project.
Exhibitions
Volunteering
Led workshops to instruct students in design and software skills, frequently utilizing Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and Grasshopper
Provided portfolio critiques and guidance on color theory, layout, typography, margins, graphical representation, and conceptual design
Presented my portfolio to educate and inspire students interested in applying to various Master of Architecture programs
Offered professional advice and answers grounded in my architectural experience (accepted into top programs such as Columbia GSAPP)
Organize intramural sports and mental health and wellness events such as de-stressor week
Collaborate with Graduate, Architecture, Landscape and Design Student Union on Pulse Check and mental health survey
Served as a voting member of the executive
Collaborated with a team of 13 to design and construct a beach gatehouse for the Wellington Beach Rotary Club and Prince Edward County Municipality
Outsourced supplies and materials for the gatehouse
Side Projects
Selected and contributed work towards the portfolio kit, a guidebook to help students and architects with portfolio creation
Featured on American Institute of Architecture Students and Study Architecture