Skills

Art Direction

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Design Thinking Facilitation

Front-End Development

Figma & Design Systems

Illustration

Information Architecture

Leadership & Team Alignment

Rapid Prototyping

Stakeholder Management

UX Research

Visual Design

Wireframing

Workshop Facilitation

3D Modeling


Tools

Adobe Suite
Blender
Figma
Figjam
InVision
Sketch


Education

Certificate,
User Experience Design
Brainstation
| 2019

Bachelor of Illustration
Sheridan College | 2010 – 2014


 

Experience

The Walt Disney Company

Product Designer | January 2022 - Present

  • Improved efficiency and supported system-wide modernization initiatives on the Enterprise Product & Technology team by designing scalable, user-centered solutions.

  • Led the full UX design process — from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes — while collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility, seamless handoff, and alignment with business and project goals.

  • Conducted user research including usability testing, card sorting, interviews, stakeholder reviews, and case study analysis to define best practices for component interaction and microcopy.

  • Managed multiple concurrent design projects and workflows, balancing strategic priorities and execution while ensuring consistent quality and stakeholder alignment.

  • Created illustrations and visual assets that enhance user delight, reinforce brand identity, and support key strategic communications and product narratives.

Freelance Art Director & Visual Strategist

April 2014 - Present

  • Blending expertise in illustration, design, and art direction to bring client visions to life while seamlessly integrating into existing workflows.

  • Clients include the United Nations Development Programme, PBS Learning Media, Netflix, the Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT, and the National Capital Commission.

  • Specializes in translating complex ideas into compelling visuals across print, digital, and interactive platforms.

Info-Tech Research Group

Product Designer | October 2020 - December 2021

  • Managed the iterative design process for new and existing products through: requirements gathering, design exercises, wireframe and mockup development, design iteration, and font-end web development.

  • Collaborated closely with back-end developers, technical architects, sales, and marketing personnel.

Interactive Designer | July 2020 - October 2020

  • Designed interactive digital products that empowered users to improve their IT businesses by translating complex data into clear, engaging visuals through graphic design and illustration.

Thought Café

Art Director & Illustrator | March 2018 - July 2020

  • Leads teams in branding, style guide, UX/UI design, and art production.

  • Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to ship educational products in web, VR, and motion graphics.

  • Connect with clients on project deliverables and feedback.

Illustrator & Designer | April 2015 - March 2018

  • Art production in character design, style guide, and asset creation for motion graphics.
    Mentoring new illustrators.

  • Working in a variety of 2D and 3D styles using the Adobe Suite and Cinema 4D.

UHN Open Lab

Communications Designer | May 2014 - May 2015

  • Coordinated with a transdisciplinary team to improve the experience of caregivers and patients through various research, dissemination, and design projects.