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About Me

Hi, I'm Heather

I’ve been known to make a big deal of birthdays, turn a whiteboard into a blueprint, and find the silver lining in any situation.


Education

Simon Fraser University, 2014-2019

Bachelor of Science in Interactive Arts & Technology, concentration in Interactive Systems

Work Experience

Rogue Wave Design, 2025 - Present
Independent UX Designer

Delivered UX strategy, audits, research, interface designs for web & apps, and graphic designs across print & web, for non-profit and small business clients.

Teifi Digital, 2021 - 2025
Design Lead

Managed and trained a team of designers while maintaining hands-on design role. Quoted, coordinated, and maintained production budgets, schedules, process, and quality standards for all design projects.



UX Designer

Designed 50+ custom eCommerce sites, graphics, and identities for clients, translating insights into experiences within operational constraints. Collaborated with project managers, clients, and engineers. Maintained Figma design systems. Established user research, accessibility & brand design service lines.

Microsoft, 2018
UX Design Intern

UX Design Intern with the Microsoft Garage Internship Program, lead design and research for a security-focused desktop app

Evident Point Software Co, 2017
UX Design Intern

UX Design Intern improving overall experience of e-Reading software, product and company websites, and branding licensed software

Volunteer Experience

NFCA Floor Covering Installation Awards, 2026

Volunteered with a construction non-profit to travel to Calgary to photograph a national awards event and facilitate on-camera interviews with sponsors and winners, mic'ing guests, guiding the interview narrative, and collaborating with the videography team to capture the event.

ATmosphere Conf, 2026

Volunteered with a local non-profit to help produce a global tech conference, designing all physical creative: t-shirts, badges, stickers, schedules, banners, and wayfinding signage. Supported event operations by checking in guests, running mics during talks, and helping facilitate a postive dining experience.

Noons Creek Ecological Society, 2026

Volunteered with a local conservation non-profit to monitor local streams, testing water samples for levels of Ammonium, Nitrate, and Phosphate using a spectrophotometer. Supported the release of 20,000 chum salmon, and helped run a fundraising auction at the 2026 Fingerling Festival.

Ocean Wise, 2025

Volunteered with a global conservation non-profit to plant kelp forests with conservation scientists and divers in Átl'ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound.

Stone Orchard, 2021

Volunteered to design a logo, custom typeface, packaging and apparel for BC flower farm.

Domestic Violence Non-Profit, 2020

Volunteered to interview survivors of domestic violence, designed a full mobile app from sketches to prototype, conducted remote usability testing with domestic violence advocates in healthcare, law enforcement and security roles.

Cook Play Live, 2020

Volunteered to design and build a Squarespace recipe catalog for a New York based Food Education Nonprofit group with custom JavaScript and CSS.

Pachno, 2020

Designed logo options for open source bug tracking software.

Tools

  • Adobe CC Suite
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • InVision
  • Axure RP
  • Balsamiq
  • Keynote
  • HTML & CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Git

Practices

  • Sketching
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • User Research
  • User Testing
  • Storyboarding
  • Illustration
  • Web Design
  • App Design
  • Visual Design
  • Branding
  • Illustration
  • Video Editing
  • Animation
  • Presenting
  • Collaboration

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