Design Leader,
Educator,
Product Creator

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AT THE SURFACE
WORK EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
Cvent 3 teams · 7 direct reports

Leading UX across multiple teams, partnering with Product and Engineering to set direction and ship AI-powered SaaS experiences.

Algonquin College UX & UI education

Teaching UX and UI in the Mobile Applications Design & Development program, updating course content for current industry practice and AI workflows.

YouTube Quality knowledge made accessible

Sharing practical design and AI tutorials with a global online community of 8,400 people.

PREVIOUS
Quest Software Senior Usability Engineer - Design Systems · 2018–2022

Connected a distributed UX team and created a shared design system that brought consistency to Quest On Demand.

Spiria UX UI Designer · 2016–2018

Championed UX through audits, research, and client product redesigns for businesses including Aidexpress, Orthoacademie, and Arc Depot.

Freelance Mobile Applications Designer and Developer · 2014–2016

I shipped AC Hub for Algonquin College and Touch Plow for a local business, and led a three-person team to design and develop the Sitter Advantage application.

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DESIGN LEADERSHIP

Designing the conditions
for great work.

My work lives in the decisions, systems, and people that move a team forward.

AI ROI illustration with rising bars, an upward arrow, and a seated designer
STRATEGY & AI LEADERSHIP

I led six AI design pilots; four teams reached a working prototype in one week. My five-day sprint compressed discovery from about three months to one week, with quality, team readiness, and post-launch value guiding how I assess ROI.

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ONE SYSTEM. MANY POSSIBILITIES.
Aa Components
with purpose.
Build together ↗ +
SYSTEMS & PRACTICE

I built and led design system teams from the ground up, establishing shared foundations, reusable libraries, scalable components, and accessible patterns that teams could own and grow together.

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Claude, Figma, and ChatGPT
EDUCATION & ENABLEMENT

I teach UX and UI at Algonquin College, then share practical design tutorials through my YouTube channel—bringing clarity and support to a global design community. I simplify complex problems so people can follow, revisit, and apply what they learn.

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HUMAN FIRST

A thoughtful practice.
A human impact.

Good design asks us to pay attention. To the problem. To each other. To what could be.

I care about the conditions that make good work possible: trust, clear direction, and room for people to grow. That care shapes how I lead, how I build processes, and how I teach.

01

Create clarity, together.

Strategy becomes useful when people can act on it. Make the challenge understandable and give teams the context to make good decisions.

02

Make good work repeatable.

Build shared practices that reduce friction, support well-being, and help people collaborate with more confidence.

03

Develop judgment, not dependency.

Connect fundamentals with emerging tools. Help designers question, experiment, and find their own way forward.

MY COMPASS IN A CHANGING INDUSTRY

Technology changes. Our responsibility to people stays.

AI can give us more room for research, exploration, and care. What we do with that room is a design decision.

Speed with judgment.

I bring AI into the UX cycle—from research and synthesis through exploration, prototyping, and validation—while designers remain accountable for evidence, craft, and what ships.

EDUCATION

Teach people to build
judgment with new tools.

From my Algonquin College classroom to a global community online, I connect emerging tools to enduring UX practice. People learn where AI helps, how to evaluate its output, and what remains a human decision.

BEYOND THE WORK

A full life makes
a richer practice.

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I find joy in time with my children, in yoga and meditation, and in making things—with a guitar, a paintbrush, or a garden. That same care and curiosity comes with me to work.

LET’S CONNECT

Good things start
with a conversation.

Building a team, exploring a collaboration, or looking for a fresh perspective?
I’d love to hear what you have in mind.