Experience
2021 — Now
New Zealand
Taking the lead on multiple fronts in project management, design, and development for both internal and external projects from developing to handling deployment of web applications.
2018 — Now
2018 — Now
New Zealand
■ Company Information:
Umajin is a Software company (SaaS) with offices in New Zealand and in Boston, US.
Umajin has a strong focus in mobile application development, virtual reality tech and shared VR working spaces, real time data monitoring and IoT enabled technology software & solutions, as well as pushing innovation in new explorative areas in tech such a holographic interfaces and virtual concierge / digital assistants.
■ Projects and Achievements:
• Continuous development & design on the Umajin product face.
• Design of multi-user and multi-platform based UI systems.
• Creating and curating design system documentation for consistency design across products.
• Working along side international clients with backgrounds from companies such as, NTT, PWC, Intel, Valve & Harmonix.
• Founding UI/UX designer for international client with software release to steam store (early access).
• Launching medical therapy device to the US market. (UX/UI)
• Interfacing modern web development tools and workflows with Umajin technology (react / vue + umajin server)
• Building and leading a small team of front-end react developers
■ Responsibilities:
• UI/UX Design of mobile/mobile responsive applications.
• Development of case studies and templates for the Umajin software platform.
• Graphical design direction of Umajin brand presence.
• Wordpress theme development and SEO optimization for Umajin brand.
• Technical design leadership on front end (html/css/js) on various projects currently in development.
• Front-end web development for internal and external clients.
• Mentoring and leading teams of Jr. Web developers / design on web-based projects.
• Delivery and deployment of react and vanilla js web applications in specification to client needs.
2022 — 2025
United States
I am engaged with the OrthoRPM team on an ongoing project, focused on crafting a suite of intelligent IoT-enabled web applications.
2019 — 2021
United States
ToneStone was developed on the Umajin platform. I was integrated into the ToneStone team during its foundational phase as a subject matter expert in Umajin and a User Experience (UX) Designer. My primary responsibility was to collaboratively architect the initial prototype.
I spearheaded the design of preliminary user journeys and workflows in collaboration with the product owner and other key stakeholders.
2016 — 2018
2016 — 2018
Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
■ Company Information:
A printing company whom primarily works for the education and eLearning sector wanting to expand into the world of digital technology via digital/online platforms mainly - web and mobile.
■ Projects and Achievements:
• Three year ongoing project that resolves around content creation and maintaining of on a digital learning platform for correspondence learning.
• Working along side education companies to get their content into the digital realm.
• Creating journey maps for interactive educational journeys.
• Research, design, create and maintain digital "modules" in HTML5 and Javascript for engaging learning experiences.
• Introduced new technology to augment and enhance the learning experience.
• Designed and developed inhouse tools to help speed up workflow from a .pdf to fully immersive online conversion experience.
• Provided research+reports and "humanized" the understanding for clients.
• Create digital solutions for companies unsure of how to achieve "online" status with their content.
■ Responsibilities:
• Development of HTML5 learning "modules" and educational "mini" game interactions.
• Design and development of landing pages and single page web applications.
• Creation of animations with adobe illustrator and aftereffects.
• Design and develop UI and UX wireframe and asset sets.
• Researched in trends in the environment in eLearning and how to implement them on aged platforms.
Education
Coursera
Google UX Design - Professional Certificate
Victoria University of Wellington