Experience

Bloom Digital Media

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• User Experience Designer

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  As a user experience designer and consultant I work with companies to better understand user needs and product requirements. I also help identify issues of focus and simplify the process of getting to the most appropriate and successful design affordably.

• Executive Producer and Founder

  • May 2012 - Present

  An independent game company based in Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario. We create narrative-driven games featuring authentic characters in the midst of pivotal moments and life-changing stories. Our first release, LongStory, is a dating sim/role-playing game focused on helping players build healthy relationships through an immersive romantic mystery.



LongStory Game

• Executive Producer

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2020

  Long Story is an episodic dating/adventure game for iOS, Android, Mac and PC.Being a teen is kind of awful and amazing at the same time. So many “firsts” - first kiss, first love, first drink, first real part in a play or first string on the team.It can also mean struggling with a variety of under-addressed and complicated issues: mental illness, social anxiety, crappy friends, internet weirdness, dating weirdness, dating on the internet weirdness, setting boundaries, bullying, being bullied, questioning sexuality and dealing with everybody’s changing expectations while just trying to figure out how far off the mark you are from “normal.”Long Story is fiction, but it’s based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.



Kids Help Phone

• Canada
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Youth Online Services and Innovation

  • May 2014 - Jun 2016

  The Director, Youth Online Services and Innovations is responsible for strategic visioning, planning and oversight of Kids Help Phone's award-winning and leading-edge websites and mobile app, as well as leading future projects involving online and mobile innovations and delivery of online services. The Director, Youth Online Services and Innovations is responsible for strategic visioning, planning and oversight of Kids Help Phone's award-winning and leading-edge websites and mobile app, as well as leading future projects involving online and mobile innovations and delivery of online services.



Centennial College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • 2012 - Jun 2014

  Teaching User Experience Tools and Team Building as part of the Graduate Diploma in Interactive Media Design and The Children's Entertainment: Writing Production and Design program. Teaching User Experience Tools and Team Building as part of the Graduate Diploma in Interactive Media Design and The Children's Entertainment: Writing Production and Design program.



zinc Roe

• Canada
• Entertainment Providers

• Interactive Project Manager

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Working with clients and the zinc Roe team to analyze, define and implement new media projects. Learning how children and youth use the web, and mobile technology. Developing cool projects with excellent people. Working with clients and the zinc Roe team to analyze, define and implement new media projects. Learning how children and youth use the web, and mobile technology. Developing cool projects with excellent people.



Atwater Library and Computer Centre

• Project Coordinator

  • 2006 - Jan 2009

  As coordinator of a media literacy project for youth at the Atwater Library and Computer Centre, I was responsible for all aspects of the programs development and implementation. This included: Making partnerships with youth, community organizations, schools, and technology entrepreneurs; Writing and reviewing grants; Budgeting; Managing staff and volunteers; Representing the program to the board of directors, and granting officers; Developing feedback and evaluation mechanisms; Liaising with media, and organizing public events.



James Lyng High School

• Media Literacy Facilitator

  • 2006 - 2009

  At James Lyng high school I developed exciting and challenging video production workshops for secondary students At James Lyng high school I developed exciting and challenging video production workshops for secondary students



3sCoDesign

• Owner

  • 2005 - 2008

  With two associates 3sCoDesign created websites for cultural and community organizations. We used the Open Source content management system Drupal as the basis for many of our projects, but also worked with Moodle, Textpattern, and Zope for certain projects.Each of our projects included customization and design solutions specific to the client's community and strategic goals. With two associates 3sCoDesign created websites for cultural and community organizations. We used the Open Source content management system Drupal as the basis for many of our projects, but also worked with Moodle, Textpattern, and Zope for certain projects.Each of our projects included customization and design solutions specific to the client's community and strategic goals.



Studio XX

• Community Coordinator | Instructor

  • 2001 - 2006

  For 6 years I worked at Studio XX in a variety of capacities. As community coordinator I organized workshops with local women’s organizations, led the development and installation of an open source computer lab and optimized the membership policy. I have also been a member of the board of directors and taught 'Introduction to Drupal' workshops. For 6 years I worked at Studio XX in a variety of capacities. As community coordinator I organized workshops with local women’s organizations, led the development and installation of an open source computer lab and optimized the membership policy. I have also been a member of the board of directors and taught 'Introduction to Drupal' workshops.