Resume
Creative technologist from Canada living in Germany, designing and managing products for humans doing things in new ways.
// experience
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2026 — Now
Director of Product Design at Rasa ↗ Berlin, Germany · Remote
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
// side projects
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2020 — Now
Les Original ↗ Circular design, digital manufacturing, technical crafts
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Ongoing
Open-source odds and ends Tools, templates, and experiments
// recognition
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2017 — 2020
Venture for Canada Fellow ↗ Canada Fellowship supporting entrepreneurship and talent in Canadian startups.
// education
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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.
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2015
Exchange Semester, Industrial Design University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
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2008 — 2010
Diploma, Business Administration Camosun College
// elsewhere