I currently work at EPAM Continuum, which is the human-centered strategy arm of a large multinational technology development company where clients come to us with a range of business problems, and it’s my job to design and execute a research program to meet their goals – whether its blue sky innovation, attraction and retention of customers, business efficiency or platform overhauls.

Previously I worked at the technology investment and innovation arm of a large healthcare organization, which included leading the design of two digital tools, providing patient-centered strategic guidance for a specialty outpatient hospital construction project, and deep-dive design sprints to uncover opportunities in specialty areas (e.g. menopause).

Aside from my full time role, I co-facilitate futures training workshops and co-design future artifacts with Situation Lab where we get to work for clients like the UNDP, Niantic, NASA JPL and the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.

Before making my way to design I completed a double degree in bioethics & genetics, worked as a sexual health & relationships educator in Melbourne, ran a 40K attendee free-to-the-public technology event called Maker Festival, and was the founding manager of an eight team member educational makerspace in Toronto. I finished my masters in interaction design at Carnegie Mellon in 2019.

Skills + Specialties: stakeholder management, research design, team building and mentoring, cross collaboration and inter-disciplinary decision making, storytelling / public speaking & experiential prototyping.