CV

Work Experience

Senior Designer – Government of British Columbia
2020 to present

The Service Transformation Branch aids in cross ministerial surge capacity. Meaning providing support and strategy to help execute a wide variety of projects. While we try to encourage a modern way of working and we also try to push for new ways of working and thinking while also trying to help transform organizational structures to better deliver high quality services.

Service Transformation Projects include:
• Environmental Protection
• Compliance & Enforcement
• CleanBC
• BC Parks

Senior Designer – HAO Creative
2020 to present

HAO is a multidisciplinary design studio with a focus on physical and digital experiences spanning brand, product and environment. We craft narratives that shape how the world views products and services. Led by Principal/Creative Director Harry Olson, HAO brings a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to convening community through creative work that advances social change, brings civic history to life, and builds community in the public realm.

Branding and Service Design in:

• Public Service (Design for organizational change, local municipalities, government)
• Climate research and science organizations that have a positive impact on a better planet
• Agriculture (Food systems)
• Renewable Energy (Wind, solar, water)
• Education (Up-skilling)
• Community (Co-housing, Facilitation)

Senior Consultant – Happy Cities
2020 to 2022

I help communicate complex systems and frameworks for a public audience. Working with the core team of urban planners, architects, and research specialists – I help translate insights into action by using a series of design methods and strategies.

Projects:
National Policy for Happier, Healthier Communities in United Arab Emirates
Rapid Placemaking to Bring Back Main Street
Major Urban Parks Audit in Mexico City
Vancouver Breweries Wellbeing Patio Study

Co-founder, Director – Vancouver Design Week (VDW)
2014 to 2020

Vancouver Design Week (VDW) is the region’s official interdisciplinary design festival — at once a city-wide platform, invitation and call to action! VDW is a unique opportunity to: celebrate local design talent; connect design makers and users, and to support design’s capacity for improving the quality of our everyday lives.

Over the last three festivals, I was involved in a leadership role managing Special Projects and Teams. I was responsible for managing teams, budgets, and execution of projects. I used agile leadership models comprised of informed decision making, fast execution, and hyper-awareness. The projects demanded work on-call and extended hours outside of full-time employment on a volunteer basis.

2020: Mentor & Advisor, Social Media Management
2017: Event Planning & Design: VIP Party, Launch Party, Social Media Content Creation
2014: Event Planning & Design: Architecture Walking Tours, Social Media Content Creation.

Senior Communication Designer – Michael Green Architecture (MGA)
2014 to 2020

MGA is an Architecture + Interior Design firm working on large and small projects here at home and around the world. We are motivated to design with meaning. MGA provides a full scope of architectural services, from pre-design through to completion. Landscape architecture, interior design and wayfinding are integrated into our process. We are adept at reinvigorating existing buildings through renovation, and we pursue high-performing, environmentally sensitive buildings for our clients. Graphic design, architectural rendering, and high quality architectural model-making round out our services.

I was responsible for identifying and promoting opportunities for proactive online and offline communications strategies to raise awareness of new wood building technologies and architecture projects. I was also responsible for developing and refining design systems in the Communications Department reporting to the Director of Communications and who led all PR and Media Releases.

Other responsibilities included designing all external and internal communications for the architecture firm (e.g.: keynote presentations, social media management and content creation, website content management, photography, and user experience design), and coordinating with subconsultants, suppliers, and photographers.

Education

MA – Master of Arts, Digital Experience Design – Hyper Island

BA – Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design – Nova Scotia Schoolf of Art and Design (NSCAD)

Vancouver Island University

Honors & Awards

2023 – Van UX Awards, Best Public Sector Experience. BC Parks Digital Services

2021 – Canadian Business Awards, Best Branding & Communication Consultancy - Western Canada

2014 – Applied Arts Magazine, Honorable Mention - Environmental Graphic Design. Ron Thom & The Allied Arts (Completed at Lost+Found)

2011 – Design Edge Canada, Winner Identity Applications and Finalist Logos. Boyne Clarke LLP (Completed at Breakhouse)