Career summary:
The world and life in general is always changing and evolving — and that includes my career. Starting off as a print graphic designer, I’ve travelled through design studios and advertising agencies to the tech world. From print to web to product design. For the past 6+ years, I’ve honed by skills as a UX/UI Product designer.
Thriving in a collaborative environment, I enjoy translating complex requirements into usable and enjoyable experiences. An advocate for human-centered design, using visual, functional and accessible solutions to help achieve business objectives.
A team player with a proactive attitude, who is self-motivated to learn new skills and adapt to changing technologies.
Production methods
I usually work as a designer imbedded in an Agile team, being part of the daily standups and full gamat of its methodologies. But I’ve also worked as an external design resource supporting several developer squads simultaneously.
Visual design
With little more than a print brand guide (and sometimes not even that), I’m often called upon to design from scratch the visual design aesthetic of a new online product or marketing website.
Software:
Figma is now my go-to tool after several years with Sketch and InVision. I’m using Miro for whiteboard collaborations and usertesting.com for, well, user testing.
Excellent skills in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat (CC latest versions);
Good working knowledge of HTML and CSS (used to code websites, but leaving the heavy lifting to the pros now).
UX design
Working with diverse range of design partners, I create optimal solutions from shared research, behavioural science insights, analytics and data analysis, taking into account business and technical limitations. This could include partaking in or running a range of workshops, ideation sessions and online collaborations.
From there I develop journey maps, process flows, card sorting, wireframes, prototypes for user testing, numerous design iterations and ending with high fidelity files ready for developer handover. This includes dev support and reviewing.
Projects range from brand new online tools to optimizations and growth hacks on legacy sites.
UI design
Create UI patterns, interactions and component libraries for several projects. Special attention is given to accessibility, UI best practices and SEO enhancements. Collaborated in creating a Sketch and later a Figma digital styleguide.
Personal:
An arts enthusiast (theatre, dance, fine art, literature) with soft spot for up-and-coming new bands (including seven years of attending the SXSW music festival in Austin). A lover of learning, constantly attending evening courses and workshops and have a rather extensive library of books. But also enjoying the pleasure of paddling a canoe, hiking a mountain, riding a horse, love animals in general - I have two cats. A definite mix of urbanite, outdoor adventurist and world traveller — feel free to ask about my adventures.