Volta Research Inc.

May 2020 – September 2020

Design Intern, part-time

• Worked with the 3-person startup team on the design and development of a Web App tool interface. Developed the App’s visual brand language system.
• Using Sketch, simplified and redesigned over 200 icons, diagrams, infographics and illustrations to prepare the app for the usability testing phase.  

Ove Brand Design

A Publicis Worldwide Company

April 2019 – August 2019

Design Intern

• Worked as a member of the design studio on competitive research and developing visual system moodboards, concepts and toolkits for a variety of brand-related projects, to bring business strategy to life.
• Attended and contributed to internal senior team strategy and design presentations as well as client meetings, presenting work and following up on meeting outcomes.  
• Responsible for key deliverables within BMO’s Purpose launch to employees across North America in June, including storyboarding and creating numerous videos, screensavers, style guide elements and website assets in English and French.

MediaFace

May 2018 – April 2019

Junior Digital Strategist, full-time summer and freelance

• Contributed to a wide range of design and creative development challenges including website UI redesign, ad layouts, social post development.
• Designed and formatted pitch and presentation documents in PowerPoint and Google Slides.
• Reorganized the docket filing system within Google Drive to make it easier and more intuitive for new and long-time employees to source files as the agency archives expanded and became challenging to navigate.

June 2017 – August 2017

Production Assistant, full-time summer

• Prepared and cross-checked video transcripts, adding timing markers and correcting source transcription errors.
• Sourced information, organized and distilled content and resources to create two user agency staff user guides that outline requirements for AODA (web accessibility) and SEO (search engine optimization).
• Concepted and developed a collection of typographic wall murals for the new MediaFace offices, two of which were executed and a third used as a social post.

October 2016 – June 2017

Student coop, 2 days/week

• Supported project management and design teams in a wide variety of media, video production and learning-content related projects.
• Learned about the process of project briefing, project management, production and interdisciplinary team collaboration within a small, digital media agency.

StarterHacks

May 2018 – January 2019

Designer and Illustrator

• One of a 5-person design team, delivering creative and final assets to support the StarterHacks 2019 campaign and operations.
• Concepted the visual system with the team and then specifically developed the final colour palette and use cases, as well as the illustration system for the visual expression refresh.
• Created wireframes and UI design for the student and partners sites based on the new expression. Created specific assets for use throughout the sites.
• Developed and delivered social media posts throughout the campaign to support various messaging phases.

Danforth Collegiate & Technical Institute (DCTI)

September 2015 – May 2016

Yearbook Editor and lead creative director, layout designer

• Yearbook Editor, lead creative director and layout designer during Grade 12: Established schedule and delivery plan; developed creative theme; coordinated committee members’ tasks and deliverables; liaised directly with publishing company; photographed events and students for inclusion in the yearbook; designed and produced electronic layouts for all pages using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat.

Harmony Hill Centre for Seniors

November 2015 – January 2016

Intergenerational Community Arts Project volunteer

• Over a 12-week program, collaborated with seniors and other students on a variety of visual and dance art activities.
• Guided and assisted an assigned senior partner in the use of software to allow him to develop a personal video. This included script writing, photography and scene setup.

Danforth Collegiate & Technical Institute (DCTI)

September 2015 – May 2016

Teacher’s Assistant, Grade 9 art class (90 hours)

• Coached grade 9 students throughout the school year in a variety of projects. Assisted the teacher by organizing the classroom and supplies.

University of Waterloo

2017 – 2021 (target year of graduation)

Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Art

• Dean’s Honour List.

• Select courses: User Experience, International Business and Cross-Cultural Management, Digital Media, Digital Imaging for Online Applications. Key projects include digital product development from customer and target audience research to concepting and prototype creation.

• Awarded the Faculty of Arts Upper-Year Scholarship.

• GBDA Stratford Ambassador: tours, outreach events and recruitment events.

• Currently Teacher’s Assistant for Karin Schmidlin’s 3rd year Customer Experience Design classes (100 students).

Centennial College

January 2017 – May 2017

Webpage Design course

• Developed personal portfolio website using WordPress.

George Brown College

September 2016 – December 2017

Project Management course

• Developed complete project pan for George Brown College app redevelopment, including an 8-minute pitch video and teaser UX/UI improvements.

Danforth Collegiate & Technical Institute (DCTI)

2012-2017

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

• Yearbook Editor, lead creative director and layout designer during Grade 12 (see work and volunteer experience).

• Teacher’s Assistant, Grade 9 art class (90 hours) (see work and volunteer experience).

• Awards: Artworks Certificate on graduation. DCTI Visual Arts Award (Superior achievement and excellence in Visual Arts); DCTI Technological Studies Award (High achievement in Print Media); DCTI 25 Years and Associates Club Scholarship (High achievement in Technological Studies and other subjects); Danforth Tech Society Golf Tournament Award (High achievement in Tech Studies) in Grade 12. DCTI Tech Studies Award (Communication Technologies); DCTI Visual Arts Award in Grade 11. Student Achievement Award for Mathematics in Grade 9

Art exhibits

2015-2019

DCTI Art Xhibit at Todmorden Mills

• Created over 35 pieces across the 5 years that were exhibited in a variety of media including photography, acrylics, oils and printmaking.
• Sold 19 pieces.
• Received the Annual Jim Gibson AGO Award in 2015 and 2016; received the Above Ground Award in 2017.

November 2018

Bare Bones at the Dupont Projects

• 14-person exhibit.
• Created over 20 pieces for a young artists exhibition of quick studies and ventures into new techniques.
• Sold 12 pieces.

Reading

Over 500 books read

• Reading is my obsession and takes me to countless worlds and world views.

Travel

Have travelled to over 15 countries

• Keenly interested in learning about different cultures and histories.

• Other languages studied: French and German.