Who I Am

I have been working as a Designer since 2002. In that time I have continually added new skills to better serve my clients and employers. I have served as an in-house designer for several Ottawa start-ups and creative agencies. Within these organizations I was almost always working with several departments handling many projects in various stages. In a typical day I will do some documentation for Finance, brochures for Sales, launch a landing page, and wireframe a workflow for a new software feature.

I work well serving many different groups within a large organization and I can manage a large variety of jobs efficiently with clear communication of priority and timing. I work very well under pressure, I am quickly able to assess and offer multiple solutions and then weigh the risks and benefits with my superiors to find the optimal outcome. I never back down from a challenge and I am not satisfied until every detail meets our standards.

I’m passionate about what I do

I love to learn

New skills and new challenges are what keep me going.

I love new ideas

Breathing life into thoughts and feelings is the best feeling!

I love the work

Design is a process as much as it is a creative discipline

I love to teach

Sharing knowledge and experience is my greatest achievement

Work History

1997

First Website for Money

Built for a charity organization in state-of-the-art HTML 2.0 and hosted on Geocities ('member?)

1999-2002

Algonquin College

Graduated with Honours from 3-Year Graphic Design Program. Favourite Subject: Typography

1999-2002

Momentous Corp

Notable start-ups include Pool.com, Zip.ca, Rebel.com and the Global Domain Name Exchange (GDNX)

2006–2008

76design

Worked on many amazing projects for Visa, Health Canada, Ottawa Public Library and the CRTC

2009-2015

Freelance Designer

Projects large and small for local and international companies. Best clients: Uniregistry or Canada Council for the Arts

2015-2017

AirVM

As Director of Design, managed everything from Branding to UX/UI and even Marketing

2017 to Present

Freelance Designer

Notable Clients include: The Treasury Board of Canada, Wikileaf, Senserva. I also do photography and illustration on the side.