
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.
Bachelor of Science in Interactive Arts & Technology, concentration in Interactive Systems
Delivered UX strategy, audits, research, interface designs for web & apps, and graphic designs across print & web, for non-profit and small business clients.
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.
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.
UX Design Intern with the Microsoft Garage Internship Program, lead design and research for a security-focused desktop app
UX Design Intern improving overall experience of e-Reading software, product and company websites, and branding licensed software
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.
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.
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.
Volunteered with a global conservation non-profit to plant kelp forests with conservation scientists and divers in Átl'ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound.
Volunteered to design a logo, custom typeface, packaging and apparel for BC flower farm.
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.
Volunteered to design and build a Squarespace recipe catalog for a New York based Food Education Nonprofit group with custom JavaScript and CSS.
Designed logo options for open source bug tracking software.

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