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UX ManagerCvent
Design professorAlgonquin College
SPEAKING
Invite me to teach or speak.
I speak from two connected vantage points: leading design in an enterprise environment and teaching future practitioners as a UX/UI Design Professor. This gives me a grounded view of the pressures product teams face, how the design role is changing, and what the design community needs to stay influential. I draw on both perspectives to speak about a range of topics in design leadership, AI, and education.
RECENT TALK EXAMPLE
Own the conversation: How Designers Lead the AI Shift
When the pressure to adopt AI reached my design teams at Cvent, I started by asking what we could do faster. As I experimented, I realized that learning the technology also gave me a stronger voice in decisions about how we build products. I share how I earned trust with engineering and product, helped teams balance speed and quality, and spoke up for the research and testing that protect good product decisions.
Audiences leave with a practical way to shape their next AI conversation: bring a workflow they’ve tested, explain what it speeds up, and name the evidence the team still needs before making a decision.
WORKSHOPS
Empower your team with hands-on workshops
I offer hands-on AI design workshops for in-house design teams. Bring me in to help your team explore new tools, strengthen its workflow, and apply AI with sound design judgment.
RECENT WORKSHOP EXAMPLE
The AI-Powered UX Process
Many designers feel pressure to use AI in their workflows but aren’t sure where to start. This hands-on workshop gives them practical guidance and a complete UX workflow, showing where AI can help from research and ideation through prototyping while keeping human judgment, research, and testing in the process.
I can offer it as a conference workshop or in-house training for companies that want their teams to build confidence and get more hands-on with AI. We can tailor the session to the available time, tools your team wants to explore, and number of participants.
AVAILABLE WORKSHOPS
AI Native Design with Codex (ChatGPT)
AI Design Sprint: From Idea to Execution at the Speed of AI
1:1 SESSIONS
Get career guidance
Whether you’re a junior designer getting started or a senior designer weighing your next move, I can help you decide what to focus on. I bring the perspective of a UX manager and a longtime ADPList mentor.
In a paid one-on-one consultation, we’ll focus on a decision or piece of work you bring. We can review a portfolio case study, prepare for an interview, or talk through a move into a senior or leadership role. You’ll leave with specific feedback and a short list of next steps.
Book a paid consultationFree mentorship for students
If you’re a student and the consultation fee is out of reach, email me and tell me what you’d like help with. I will do my best to meet with you at no cost.
PRODUCT COLLABORATION
Build your online presence or application.
I work with small businesses to create an online presence or application that helps them reach customers and support their day-to-day work. At an affordable cost, I guide a team of students through the product creation process, from clarifying the need and shaping ideas to designing and building a useful solution. You get a thoughtful, collaborative approach while students gain practical experience with guidance throughout.
LET’S TALK
Have a workshop, event, or project in mind?
Tell me what you’re planning, and we can find the right way to work together.
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