About me
It’s not enough to think outside the box, you also need to design a better box.
I am a multidisciplinary designer with a proven track record in web, apparel, print and multimedia design, branding, and illustration. Enriched by my international background and commitment to lifelong learning, I am on the lookout for new challenges and interesting projects involving graphic design, UI/UX and the tech industry.
Expertise
- Strong command of the Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign
- Front-end development using HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript and PHP
- Experience with Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Squarespace and Hubspot
- Knowledge of UI/UX prototyping tools – Adobe XD, Figma, Zeplin
- Art direction and familiarity with current trends
- Digital and traditional illustration skills
- Ability to create and follow brand and style guides
- Mid-weight photography and photoediting skills
- Understanding of copyright law and restrictions
- Excellent problem-solving skills
Experience
Security Blue Team (2022-present) full-time
Digital designer
- comprehensive design efforts throughout the entire design, development, and marketing life cycle of SBT’s current and upcoming platforms
- UI/UX design of websites and web applications – planning, creating low- and high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, designing and maintaining component libraries, carrying out frequent UI/UX design and technical reviews and providing detailed written reports based on feedback for the frontend and backend developers
- branding and style guides for SBT’s current and in-development products
- art direction both in-house and in collaboration with outside partners/agencies
- creating various marketing materials for both digital and offline use – pdfs, presentations, merchandise, social media graphics
- creating illustrations and promotional materials for SBT’s new courses
Growthlabs Agency (2016-2022) contractor
Graphic Designer
- designed and prepared online and print materials for a variety of clients, such as webdesign, mock-ups, advertisements (PPC and display ad campaigns), illustrations, infographics, branding, brand manuals and interactive PDFs
- UI/UX design of websites and mobile applications, creating wireframes and workflows, usability testing
- designed and buildt WordPress sites
Snyk (2018-2022) contractor
Graphic Designer
- designed Snyk’s digital and printed developer reports, marketing assets and infographics
Illustrator (2011-2022) freelance
- created illustrations in a variety of styles both digitally and traditionally, for private and commercial clients
- worked with an array of high-profile commercial clients such as LucasFilm, Cartoon Network, Hasbro, Nickelodeon and Marvel
Shutterstock (2016-2020) contractor
Illustration reviewer
- carried out quality and compliance assurance (technical standards, trademark exceptions, fraud detection, copyright and release requirements) for Shutterstock’s illustration department
Education
University of Edinburgh (2011-2015)
MA (Hons) Japanese and Linguistics
Tsukuba University (2013-2014)
Exchange student; Japanese and Traditional Painting
Interests
- languages (I speak 6!)
- knitting
- video games
- traveling
- tabletop roleplaying
- cats