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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Combining video, data, and AI for user-centric business solutions.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sharing my passion for User Experience, Product Design, and Innovation by coaching and mentoring the next generation of UX professionals.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sharing my passion for UX and Product Design by coaching and mentoring the next generation of UX professionals.• Guiding students in applying the full range of skills and knowledge acquired during the program to complete a solid and impactful Capstone project.• Imparting theoretical and practical knowledge in areas such as Web application design and BI, Information design and architecture, UX research, Usability testing, and emerging technologies like VR/AR/MR.

Vancouver, Bc

2019 - 2023, Senior Manager of UX for B2B, delivering web portals and SaaS solutions for Samsung Knox, a business platform for configuring and managing mobile devices. • Built a high-performance team, set up result-driven UX practices, leading and managing up to 13 UX Design and Research professionals. • Managed and led an award-winning team, recognized internally for outstanding contributions to the business and externally with several design awards.• Led innovation initiatives and next-generation product design. Engaged in conceptual product design for XR, creating intellectual property for Samsung Electronics.2013 - 2018, Lead UX Designer supporting the UXD team and designing high-profile software solutions with a user-centric approach. • Designed efficient web portals and SaaS software for B2B mobile enterprise security and management solutions. Engaged in projects for mobile payments, cloud storage management, and Samsung’s A.I. Assistant “Bixby”. • Led innovation initiatives for new interaction patterns for foldable devices, ideating and collaborating with remote teams across multiple time zones.

Burnaby, Bc

Led the UX Design for the Nokia App Store on the Series 40 full-touch devices. • Designed the app store and promotions that helped deliver millions of apps to customers worldwide for the highly successful new generation of full-touch Asha devices. Delivered UX solutions including a publishing website for App Developers, In-App Analytics Dashboards and management tools to support the Nokia store, apps and OS ecosystem.

Vancouver, Bc

Started a consulting firm, specializing in UX design and research, new media strategies, and digital solutions to align business objectives with customer needs. Designed efficient solutions for clients in Legal Services, Communications Consulting, Consumer Services, Software, and Startups.• Created smart, user-friendly designs for consumer websites and cloud-based business applications.• Provided consulting services for UX Design and Research, including Competitive Analysis, Heuristic Evaluations, and Usability Testing/Validation, ensuring evidence-based product design.

Richmond, Bc

Designed efficient Interfaces and dashboards for a data analytics, Integration, and automation platform for energy, commodity, and other markets. • Provided quick-win alternatives and a long-term vision for the suite of products with a user-centric design approach. Helped set a positive, user-centric direction in ZE’s ongoing pursuit of product excellence. • Consulted and collaborated with the marketing department on new media strategies and best practices, improving digital communication with customers.

Burnaby, Bc

Designed financial software and collaborated with designers, researchers, business groups and I.T. professionals across the globe satisfying business needs; and championing the user experience to deliver efficient, user-friendly interactive solutions. • Designed the User Experience and Information Architecture for multicultural/multilingual environments such as customer-facing websites, staff-facing applications and corporate intranets; resulting in improved efficiency, user satisfaction and operational cost savings.

Langley, Bc

Delivered the company’s web-based projects leading a small web design team. • Designed and coordinated the concept, art and production for the corporate and brands websites, intranet, e-commerce website, electronic marketing, CRM projects, GUI for web-based business applications, interactive kiosks, and numerous proof of concepts for the e-retail space.

Vancouver, Bc

Web Designer to Lead Web Designer. Designed and produced several web sites for many different customers leading a team of younger designers and successfully completing projects for high profile customers such as Roots Canada. Met with customers to understand requirements and specifications.

Ubc/Sauder Certificate, Management Excellence

Ubc/Sauder Certificate, Project Management

Post-Degree

Bachelor'S