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New Zealand

Seequent builds world-leading subsurface software, helping create a better understanding of the earth to ensure a better world for all.• Define user experience, interactions, and user interface through user flows, information architecture, sketches, wireframes and visual design• Visualise and prototype intended solutions at multiple levels of fidelity, from high-level wireframes or mock-ups to conceptual presentations• Present designs to multiple audiences, including software development, quality assurance, learning content development, marketing, and User Experience Designer• Build functional prototypes to validate designs• Help maintain visual and brand consistency across all products• Help define the vision and execution of solving user problems through the user experience• Champion internal Design Systems, help determine whether components are single-use or multi-use, and provide recommendations to designers regarding new component requests• Train internal designers to Figma, libraries and Design System best practices• Participate in Design Reviews and model best practices for giving and receiving feedback

New Zealand

Easy Crypto is the biggest New Zealand Crypto broker. I’ve worked remotely with a worldwide team to solve meaningful design challenges with the goal of revolutionising finance products and boost crypto adoption.• Led creative direction & execution for a brand new mobile app from concept to delivery in 6 month• Champion design systems to help create consistent products, developing standards and guidelines• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and UX designers to develop innovative design solutions that support business objectives and values • Effectively communicate design ideas to developers to ensure that the final product accurately reflects the design vision and streamline implementation• Evangelise and continuously grow design craft, thinking, practice, processes, and capabilities to Design Team and Stakeholders• Led internal development of Sustainable Design practices• Conduct design reviews to ensure that designs meet the highest quality Standards resulting in a 90% user satisfaction rate over User Testings• Mentor Junior UI/UX designers, offering design critique, sharing domain knowledge and helping them develop their skills, expertise and passion.

New Zealand

Springload is a Digital Agency that makes beautiful, usable, useful digital products and experiences that enable change for good. Through their human-centred approach, they help do the things that matter, better.• Led efforts to define interactions, create wireframes, prototypes, and Creative Direction across mobile and web designs, resulting in a 40% increase in user engagement and an 18% increase in conversions over the course of 12 Months for our clients.• Champion design systems to help create consistent products, developing standards and guidelines, contributing to faster implementation.• Work closely with clients to help craft and create solutions from project definition workshops and roadmapping sessions through to wireframes, prototypes and design delivery.• Partnering with UX Lead and Tech Leads to come up with the best solutions to user goals and client needs• Advocate and educate internal teams and clients on the importance of user centred design while meeting critical business goals• Design Workshop facilitation, encouraging stakeholders to work together and supporting cross-agency and cross-sectoral approaches to solve issues and challenges • Led internal development of Sustainable Design practices, resulting in a 15% reduction of our client’s carbon footprint over the course of 12 months. • Mentor Junior UI/UX designers, offering design critique, sharing domain knowledge and helping them develop their skills and expertise• Understanding of accessibility requirements for design, including the WCAG guidelines and public sector design guidelines CLIENTS:MTF Finance, School Leavers’ Toolkit - MOE, Youth Service - MSD, AgainAgain, BRANZ, Victoria University, KLIM Type Foundry, NOW Internet, Meridian Energy

New Zealand

NV Interactive is a Digital Agency that sits at the intersection of technology and design.Their work includes digital branding, information architecture and user experience design as well as web and mobile development, app development and online marketing.My role at NV Interactive was to define internal best design practices, client design presentation, prototyping, visual design and collaboration with developers to ensure correct handover and respect of design through web integration.I work on a wide range of projects, from Microsoft Ignite's website, complex Cloud infrastructures like Revera Cloud Creator to Museum interactive kiosks.RESPONSIBILITIES: • Internal design best practices • Client presentations • Visual Design & Art Direction • User Experience & Prototyping • Developer design handover CLIENTS:• Time Magazine, LifeVR (VR - Mixed Reality App) • Auckland Museum (App)• Microsoft (Web + VR - Mixed Reality App)• Revera Cloud Creator (Web + App)• LesMills (Web)• Te Papa (Web)• New Zealand Fire Service (App)• Fringe Festival (Web)• New Zealand Institute of Architects (Web)

Paris Area, France

“Oh Yes“ is an event agency based in Paris. I worked for “Oh Yes“ from September to December 2013 as a Graphic Designer during my 5th year of education.My role included helping the other art directors to work on multiple competitions, in a wide range of disciplines. I have worked on corporate events, edition, print, logotypes & web design.RESPONSIBILITIES :• Propose concepts which will then be in events such as : team building, event identity, goodies & places. • Determine the visual mode of communication.• Conduct sketches forward to the appearance of the future event.CLIENTS :• Chanel• Ipsen• Pfizer• Amrae

Paris Area, France

M&C SAATCHI Little Stories is a Branding agency based in Paris. I worked for them from June to September 2013 as a Graphic Designer during my 4th year of education. In this role I worked on font making, print material and logotype design.RESPONSIBILITIES :• Conception and elaboration of typography• Academic drawing of logos and icons• Conduct skechs of letters for research• Conception of Visual brand & identityCLIENTS :• La Foire de Paris• La CFDT• Ma-residence.fr• Comptesse du Barry

Paris Area, France

M&C Saatchi.GAD is an Advertising agency in Paris created in 2005 in partnership with the leading independent global network, M&C Saatchi. I worked for M&C Saatchi.GAD from January to March 2012 as a Graphic Designer during my 3rd year of education. My role was to assist Art Directors on creative concepts for adverts, fonts, logotypes & promotional videos.RESPONSIBILITIES :• Think about how it is necessary to stage the product or message• Propose concepts which will then be in media campaigns: posters, press inserts and TV commercials • Determine the visual mode of communication• Conduct sketchs forward to the appearance of the future campaign• Responsible for the deployment of a visual brand.CLIENTS :• La banque Postal• Havana Club• Yves-Rocher• Buffalo-Grill

Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Master'S Degree, Graphic & Digital Design

2013 - 2014 - Diploma Subject : Branding creation of the first gastronomic restaurant in Space inside the Virgin Galactic shuttle. Award.

Mise À Niveau D'Art Appliqué (Manaa) Applied Arts, Product Design, Architecture, Graphic Design, Academic Drawing & 3D

High School, Litterature Baccalauréat

Activities and Societies: Option Sport: Snowboard