Experience

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  Dummi

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Product Designer

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Auckland Council

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • UX / UI Designer

    • May 2023 - Mar 2024
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Kick-started Design System (DS) adoption by converting existing XD and Storybook projects into Figma.- Provided training on Figma DS creation and management to the wider design team.- Advocated for DS adoption to council’s internal departments.- Refined the content publishing strategy for the council's 87 sites through collaborative efforts with the Lead Digital Editor.- Led research into understanding content publishing challenges for Editors, Publishers, Designers, Managers and Comms & Marketing.- Improved user feedback collection process with the focus on feedback quality and council-wide reporting.

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  Self-employed

  • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

  • Freelance Product Designer

    • Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
    • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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  Education Perfect

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Product Designer

    • Mar 2017 - Jan 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Pioneered EP's mobile presence (App Store and Google Play), establishing a solid platform strategy and seamless integration between web and mobile experiences.- Co-led R&D into new product market fit: Homeschooling.- Led the enhancement of existing learner and teacher tools.- Elevated UX standards by championing best practices.- Promoted engagement through gamification and incentive loops.

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  First AML

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Product Designer

    • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Transitioned and improved an AirTable workflow into a specialised web-app.- Designed an AML and CDD platform tailored for internal analysts and corporate clients.- Designed a mobile-first data capture form featuring face and ID verification capabilities.

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  Auckland University of Technology

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Student Ambassador

    • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Activities & societies: AUT Colab, AUT Student Ambassadors, Summer of Tech Internship programme, Debating Society, NZGDA Game Dev Meet ups, Space Apps Challenge.

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  Pushpay

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • UX Designer

    • Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Collaborated on three in-house projects with engineers, BAs, and UX/UI designers; created visual assets and animations.