Immersive Experience Creator (XR)
XR, VR, AR, practical design and development course
August 2023 - present
Master's in Game Design - Completed June 2023
Two years Master's program. Thesis: "Game-based learning for culturally diverse students: Designing a conceptual framework for embedding cultural capital into games" - passed with distinction
Design Lead
Led design strategy for 5 teams and contributed as UX designer for 2 teams. Worked on existing and designed new features for the point-of-sale apps and web.
June 2020 - January 2022
Senior UX Designer
UX designer for 2 teams. User interviews and usability testing with customers on-site and remotely was an important aspect of this role. Significant project was aligning iOS and Android app menus with design discussions through the entire company after many years of divergent design.
August 2018 - June 2020
Game Designer & Game Artist
Co-founded a non profit edtech org with 5 others. Designed learning games and worked as game artist. User research trips to Uganda and Tanzania.
February 2016 - December 2021
Senior UX Designer
UX designer for 2 teams. Built user flows for a e-commerce checkout system and loan application.
June 2016 - July 2018
Senior UX/UI Designer
Researched, user tested, prototyped and designed a new financial product for loan-based crowdfunding with flows for both lenders and borrowers.
Consultation with legal and third party providers to create logical flows for payment, identity verification and company document evaluation
September 2014 - June 2016
User Interface Designer
Successfully rebranded sites in Scandanavia, England and France and delivered on time; Apollo Sweden, Apollo Norway, Apollomatkat Finland, Apollo Rejser Denmark, Novair, Kuoni UK, Kuoni France, Scanditours, Celtictours, Vacance Fabuleuses, Lime Travel
Responsive site design for the above sites in collaboration with UX architect
Native ios app design for Apollo in resort, with ios7 design / android version under construction
Created complex customer documents of various booking confirmations and ticket types
January 2012 - September 2014
Web Designer
This role involved site design, user experience wireframes, app design, print design layouts, brand & logo management across several Fairfax brands including stuff.co.nz and dompost.co.nz.
June 2008 - June 2011