About
Over 8 years experience working cross-functionally with designers, developers, product managers and marketers. A skillset specializing in user research, wire-framing, prototyping, quantitative feedback and analytics.
Work Experience
A key member of the MindSea product design team, with a particular emphasis on human centred design, UI/UX design systems, and product strategy for HealthTech clients.
• Collaborating closely across diverse teams including: management, software development, design, QA, sales and marketing to launch mobile iOS/Android apps.
• Creating UI wireframes/mock-ups and technical UX documents to describe use cases and product requirements for marketing, development and internal departments.
• Crafting communications to differentiate products from competitors, identifying features and benefits for various user/customer segments in a market.
Skills: Design Systems · Product Strategy · Figma (Software) · User Experience (UX) · User Interface Prototyping
• Consulting across management, development and design teams to coordinate accurate estimates/product requirements, while liaising daily with clients to update deliverables, budgets, schedules and manage expectations.
• Leading a team of 10 full stack web developers and creative designers alongside Director while managing 12 Wordpress based websites / Vue.js web apps concurrently.
• Leading technical client training sessions of Wordpress editor (in-person, phone, email).
Skills: Project Management · Client Relations · Communication
• Leading client meetings, eliciting requirements and managing client relationships, effectively translating product strategy from stakeholders to development team.
• Managing project deliverables using Scrum practices and lean design methodologies, while employing IDEO’s design thinking principles/techniques to conduct user research.
• Testing and reporting on usability of wireframes using Sketch and inVision for rapid prototyping.
• Conducting data analysis of mobile app usage metrics, increasing engagement by interpreting user behaviour and designing functionality that promotes interaction.
• Leading client meetings, eliciting requirements and managing client relationships, effectively translating product strategy from stakeholders to development team.
• Managing project deliverables using Scrum practices and lean design methodologies, while employing IDEO’s design thinking principles/techniques to conduct user research.
• Testing and reporting on usability of wireframes using Sketch and inVision for rapid prototyping.
• Conducting data analysis of mobile app usage metrics, increasing engagement by interpreting user behaviour and designing functionality that promotes interaction.
Skills: Software Project Management · Presentation Skills · Client Relations · User Experience (UX) · User Interface Prototyping
Education
Studies included: Project Management, Ethical Decision Making, Marketing, Management, Operations, Financial Analysis, Economics, Communication, and a final capstone project focused in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Studies included: Marketing, Management, Operations, Financial Analysis, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, English, Communication
Studies included: Brand Development, Logo Design, Layout and Design for Print and Web, Advertising, Digital Marketing, Packaging and Promotions, Front End Design for Web, Designing User Experience, Print and Production, Adobe Suite.
Skills: HTML5 · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · Web Design · Front-End Development · Responsive Web Design