Experience
Cube Software
Product Design Leader & Interim Chief of Staff, Product and Engineering 2022-Present
As the leader of the Product Design org at Cube, I am a hands-on leader in a player/coach role. I oversee a compact team of designers at Cube, shaping the design process and overall design strategy. In addition to my role as a design leader, I actively contribute as an Individual Contributor (IC) on high-impact projects, ensuring a direct influence on our product.
As the Interim Chief of Staff for the Product & Engineering organization, I dedicate my focus to crafting the overarching strategy for P&E. This involves delineating the roadmap and product strategy for both short and long-term objectives. Furthermore, I am instrumental in organizing teams and refining processes within the P&E organization to guarantee the seamless execution of our business objectives.
BeWell
Head of Product Design & Founding Designer 2021-Present
As the Head of Product Design and Founding Designer, I collaborated directly with the founders to materialize the concept of BeWell. My responsibilities encompassed shaping the visual brand and guiding the product's evolution from ideation to production. This multifaceted process involved formulating a comprehensive design strategy, developing a detailed project plan, setting and adhering to deadlines, crafting user flows, generating wireframes, and conducting usability testing.
I maintain an ongoing engagement with BeWell users, consistently gathering insights to enhance the user experience. Furthermore, I collaborate closely with the founders and their investors to explore opportunities for expanding and refining the product offerings, ensuring the continuous growth and success of BeWell.
Knit Agency/Pixel Union
Managed a team of 3 designers, conducting regular 1:1s, goal setting, and personal development workshops. As a member of the leadership team I played an integral role in defining design at the organization, establishing workflow and process improvements organization wide. While at the agency I worked on several high profile projects, including working on a cross organizational team with Shopify special projects, designing a new feature to be released to a high profile client of theirs. I also lead our team through a rebrand, becoming Knit Agency. See the rebrand here.
Product Design Lead 2021-2022
Casting Workbook
Duties included those of both a senior-level product designer and managerial and administrative duties. During my time at Casting Workbook, I established and built an end to end design/development process, collaborated with the C-level suite and development teams to launch new products and initiatives, and handled the project management. As a team lead I continuously worked on personal development with my team through 1:1's and goal setting.
Head of Product Design 2019-2021
Jostle
As the lead on 3 different feature teams, I handled the end to end design of new projects and updates to the existing features I managed. This included weekly meetings with my feature teams, sprint planning, research, conceptualization, iteration, usability testing, and creating specs for dev hand-offs.
Senior Product Designer 2019 (contract)
Eventbase
As the lead on 3 different feature teams, I handled the end to end design of new projects and updates to the existing features I managed. This included weekly meetings with my feature teams, sprint planning, research, conceptualization, iteration, usability testing, and creating specs for dev hand-offs.
UX/UI Designer 2018-2019
Planned and executed on marketing resources such as websites, brochures, ads, and large format print installations to increase awareness and drive growth. This work included everything from day to day design-related duties to complex projects such as designing all assets for an entire conference. In addition to my work as a designer, I was also Clio's in-house photographer; shooting company headshots and assets for marketing and internal purposes.
Visual Designer 2014-2018
Clio
Education
Brainstation
UX/UI Certificate
Emily Carr University
Photography Certificate
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Graphic Communication Technology Diploma
University of Alberta
Sociology Degree Program