CV

I am a passionate and dedicated UX designer and digital illustrator with a background in Learning and Development.

So I guess you could say I put the “UX” in “skUX” and the “D” in “L&D”.

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Employment History

FMG Advice & Insurance

April 2022 – Present

Design and Development Specialist

  • Design and implementation of brand guidelines and templates for learning content and implementation of the Insurance Professional Framework Phase 2
  • Building and maintaining asset library for team utilisation
  • Learning architecture and digital learning development to support user integration into IPF programme
  • Creation of learner avatars and creation of user testing processes along with implementation of good UX principals and practices
  • Managing the running and maintenance of various assessment and learning tools on Sharepoint and Cornerstone
  • Analysing and presenting data in meaningful ways to support reporting and auditing of learning content
  • Preparation and application of evaluation processes to learning outputs
  • Collaboration with L&D team and wider business, including proactive and positive contribution to team meetings and workshops
  • Maintaining effective working relationships with other business units.

June 2019 – April 2022

Digital Learning Designer and Developer

  • Design and development of digital curricula architecture and elearning modules
  • Interaction design and development to create engaging learning experience for users
  • Creative and illustration and internal brand development for various curricula and learning programmes
  • Workshopping solutions with SMEs and stakeholders
  • End-to-end product design and development including user testing through observation
  • Animation, videography, online and offline editing
  • Working in a team environment and contributing to engagement and discussion

CDP Group

September 2018 – June 2019

Digital Media Designer

  • UX and UI design and development of SaaS applications and websites for marketing purposes
  • Concept design and art direction for online advertising and social media
  • Creative and illustration lead roles for various projects
  • Brand ownership and development
  • 2D animation using VideoScribe and Animate CC
  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript coding for custom emails and Pardot marketing campaigns
  • Working in a team environment

Wavelength

February 2016 – September 2018

Learning Developer and Interaction Designer

  • UX and UI design and development of elearning modules and web-based tools and resources for learning
  • Design and development of interactions to enhance content for quality user learning experience
  • Creative and illustration lead roles for various projects
  • Overseeing quality assurance and user testing
  • Working in a team environment

Quality Life Ltd

Jan 2015 – June 2016

Graphic Designer and Marketing Consultant

  • Brand design, development and implementation
  • Graphic design for print and digital media as required
  • Website UX and UI design for marketing
  • Web support and administration
  • HTML and CSS as required

Gusto Design

July 2015 – Feb 2016

PopDoc Formatter

  • Casual work as a Popdoc Formatter as required
  • HTML & CSS coding
PopDoc is a web content app developed by Gusto that is designed for users to input one set of content which then provides clients with up to six different formats of end products, including PDFs, Word documents, and webpages.

The Dub Shop

Jan – June 2016

Graphic Designer

  • Designing layouts for DVD and Blu-ray slicks, disc labels, inserts/booklets, and posters.
  • Thermal printing directly onto discs.
  • Mass duplication of CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays.
  • End-to-end product support – client liaison, contract negotiation, product distribution

Education

2022 – Present

Master of UX Design

Victoria University of Wellington

2011 – 2012

Bachelor of Applied Arts

Whitireia Polytech

2006 – 2007

DIPLOMA OF MULTIMEDIA
DIPLOMA OF 3D ANIMATION

Natcoll

Achievements

2022

Illustrator for “Where is This Dog? / Kei hea Tenei Kuri” a children’s book for 2-4 year olds

2021

Illustrator for “This Dog / Ko Tenei Kuri” a children’s book for 2-4 year olds

2017

E-learning developer for the ZORM Health and Safety programme which won Gold in the Best use of learning technologies to ensure compliance (international) category at the Learning Technologies awards

2017

Promoted to creative lead for the latter half of the Managing your child’s asthma tool which can be viewed at
learnaboutlungs.org.nz.

2015

Invited to be one of the first artists to participate in the Live Illustration event at the Wellington Night Market on Cuba Street.

2006

Lead animator on the short film “Vacant” winner of the Strange
Behaviour competition (short film category) run by the CGI Society

Skills and Proficiency