Instructed at 1 of 400 centers across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom beginner-level coding, STEM workshops, physical computing, and advanced game development.Highlights:Instructor– Instructed over 100 students aged 6-13 years old programming in-person and remotely including languages such as javascript, Lua, and C#.Curriculum Developer- Designed and developed curriculum for 6 full day spring camps increasing enrollment and engagement at the center by 60%.

A client project to design and develop the first app making curriculum for kids using MIT app Inventor in Toronto, which will be implemented in 45+ schools and 9 camps. Highlights:Pedagogy - Incorporated the Universal Thinking Framework to develop 2 school and camp curriculums using key mental activities involved in learning.Development - Using block based programming (Java) developed 5 different apps to be used as learning tools.Design – Created 10 instructor learning guides with over 50 diagrams to explain how to teach the code and 20 slide decks as instructional material to support the course.

Client digital product to complement the workbooks used in schools. Conceptualized, Wireframed, User Journey Mapped, Prototyped, Designed, and Programmed product to obtain board approval to develop the app which is now live in the apple iOS app store. Highlights: User Experience (UX) Design – identified the opportunity to use Augmented Reality and interaction design to provide educators with an interactive digital product to work in the classroom (that replaced physical books) with children managing difficult emotions. Augmented Reality (AR) Spatial 3D Design – Managed a 3D designer to create 3D avatars of 2D characters. Product owner / Product Manager – working with client developed the Digital Product to replace physical cards used in the classroom. Unity3D Developer – programming, QA, build engineering

Acted in the role of a feature product manager at Kinzoo, a mobile app company, becoming a certified scrum master learned how to be a scrum master in an agile product company working with the business, design and programming teams to support the creation of interactive stories. Highlights:Product Operations - Supported product, design, and marketing teams in delivering outstanding user experiences in the product by applying human-centric UX Design principles learned in school. Created wireframes, information architecture and original content for new features. Feature Product Management –Prototyped over 50 interactive stories in Figma and Sketch called paths with external partners such as Blues Clues and NASA. Agile Project Management - Managed the organization of delivering continuous new features and managed the feedback by making asset release calendars, How-To guides for features for internal use and created key performance indicators to evaluate the feature according to the customer. SCRUM - Created guides and timelines for the release of new features for team members in the company to follow, increasing team efficiency by 70% in releasing assets into the product monthly. Quality Assurance - Tested the release of new features to assure the feature was working well Agile Testing – Identified bugs and reported them to the backend team when testing the features created

Completed two co-op placements directly supporting multiple product managers in developing key features in the company such as managing the assets for GIF’s, Stickers, and daily facts in the form of interactive stories called paths.

As a research assistant to Dr. Alissa Antle at Simon Fraser University’s Tangible Embodied Child-Computer Interaction lab, developed a set of design cards to scaffold critical reflection using ethics questions as part of a critical-making workshop where youth prototyped a Bio Wearable from a kit. Highlights:Created over 300 wireframes using Figma and the Adobe Suite to design and print the cards which won the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate student research award. Published a research paper in the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) Journal and presented findings at the Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference.

Progressed from high-school volunteer to part-time employment at Ray-Cam Community Centre in the downtown east side of Vancouver, B.C planning after-school and weekend activities.Highlights:Responsible for over 30 children in after-school and weekend programs for at-risk youth from low-income families ages 6-12. Designed and developed activities such as themed days involving music, baking, and science for programs called Girls Club and Sizzling Saturdays.