CV / PRODUCT DESIGNER
Product Designer • Design Systems • Human-Centred Strategy • Educator
ABOUT
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
I design relationships between people, systems, and information—reducing cognitive load, building confidence, and helping people accomplish meaningful goals.
01 Listen before designing
02 Design with empathy
03 Simplify complexity
04 Build scalable systems
05 Learn through iteration
EXPERIENCE
ICL EDUCATION GROUP / JUN 2023 — PRESENT
English Language Teacher & Learning Experience Designer
Designing engaging learning experiences for multilingual learners through user-centred thinking, iterative improvement, and evidence-based teaching strategies.
USER RESEARCH · FACILITATION · JOURNEY MAPPING · CONTENT DESIGN · ACCESSIBILITY · ITERATIVE DESIGN
SELECTED PROJECTS
01 / SYSTEMS
AA New Zealand Design System Audit
Audited an enterprise system to identify inconsistencies, consolidate components, and strengthen governance opportunities.
02 / CIVIC
Connected Voices
Civic tools for immigrant voters, designed across print, workshops, and mobile touchpoints to build confidence and participation.
03 / PRODUCT
Real Estate Design System
Building a scalable design system grounded in accessibility, consistency, component governance, and business goals.
EDUCATION
2025–27
Master of User Experience Design
Victoria University of Wellington
2021–22
Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching
University of Auckland
2016–20
Bachelor of Arts, Japanese & Secondary Teaching
Auckland University of Technology
2023–Now
Advanced Product Design & Web Development
Learn UI Design
DESIGN CAPABILITIES
Product design · interaction flows · information architecture · design systems · research synthesis · facilitation · accessibility · component libraries · visual design · multilingual communication
WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT
Education taught me to notice how people think, learn, and make decisions. That perspective lets me bridge research, facilitation, and interface design to create products that are not only functional, but genuinely meaningful.