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Resume

Creative technologist from Canada living in Germany, designing and managing products for humans doing things in new ways.

  • 2026 — Now
    Director of Product Design at Rasa Berlin, Germany · Remote
  • 2023 — 2026
    Director, Product Design at Phrase Hamburg, Germany · Hybrid Led product design across a localization SaaS suite — UI, design system, user research, and content design. Kept products relevant, AI-driven and user-centric.
  • 2021 — 2023
    Product Design Lead at Phrase Hamburg, Germany · Hybrid Aligned two legacy products under a shared design language. Introduced a combined product suite experience. Doubled design headcount.
  • 2021
    Product Designer at Phrase Hamburg, Germany Rebuilt the core String Editor from the ground up. Established a research insights database. Co-developed the Syntax Design System.
  • 2018 — 2020
    Product Designer & PM at Sema Halifax, Canada · Remote Design and product management for a code quality analytics platform. Design system, in-product analytics, and BI reporting for Fortune 500 customers.
  • 2016 — 2020
    Freelance Product Designer, BIEM ETC. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Independent practice spanning digital product & UX design, technical soft goods, wearable tech, and industrial design.
  • 2020 — Now
    Les Original Circular design, digital manufacturing, technical crafts
  • Ongoing
    Open-source odds and ends Tools, templates, and experiments
  • 2013 — 2017
    Bachelor of Design, Product The Wilson School of Design at Kwantlen Polytechnic University Product Design Student Rep. HACKADAY Prize finalist for N+ platform — an open-source modular bike shoe with additive-enabled design.
  • 2015
    Exchange Semester, Industrial Design University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
  • 2008 — 2010
    Diploma, Business Administration Camosun College