thoughtful information arrangement

How does one know where to put things?

The perennial design question.

We rely on human perception, preferences, and existing standards. We build upon layers of systems. As much as we try to resist, all are subject to change. Humans and culture are constantly changing. An ability to adapt and be open to new information is vital.

Change is uncomfortable. We have experienced so much collective change in the past few years. A growth mindset is important to navigate these changes. Key characteristics of a successful designer is one who is always learning and works well with others.

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Hello! I am a designer with a technical background. This affords me empathic collaboration with engineering as well as a systems approach to design operations. As a designer, I am naturally curious about the intersection between humans and technology (what we design for others). As a mindfulness practitioner and teacher, I am also intrigued by our malleable brains that can be intentionally wired (in a sense, how we design ourselves). Design is such a collaborative process and I strongly believe mindfulness practice can benefit individual contribution as well as team dynamic.

highlights

2022

Senior Product Designer at xMatters, Everbridge

2020

Co-founded leelapod (some things run by automation, some things run by care and heart)

2019

Connected mindfulness and design.. even wrote a talk about it!

2015

UX Designer at SAP. Specialized in Design Systems, Accessibility, and enterprise software graceful legacy transition.

2014

Internship at Samsung: developed a patent (unrelated to my everyday work in tech ops)

2011

Returned to SFU to study Computer Science (2011-2015)

2008

Internship at SAP: using Flash and XML, built an application to help employees navigate their career path (this work resulted in an award for outstanding achievement)

2006

My first co-op on the UX team at Business Objects where I built a small meeting room finding application for the office (self directed: saw a need and built it)

2003

Began studies at SFU: Interactive Arts - Design, Communications (2003 - 2009)