Experience
2017 — Now
2017 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
► Roles: Design Management | Strategic Design | Product Management
When Kaggle joined Google in 2017 I had the opportunity to grow and lead our design team. Over the past 6 years I've managed a team of 5 designers working to cover all of the product and design needs across Kaggle. I developed systems for hiring and onboarding new designers, researchers, and UX engineers onto the team. To scale the team I also worked on building new processes for design review, work allocation/prioritization, involvement of design in strategic planning, cross-team workflow improvements, design mentorship, and the development of a new visual design framework. The team has been very successful at creating excellent designs on tight timelines and has been a major factor in the success of the company.
2015 — Now
2015 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
► Roles: UX Design | UI Design | Product Management
Kaggle is the home of data science, a place where more than 12 million data scientists come to learn, conduct analysis, collaborate, show off their work, and establish credibility. I worked as Kaggle's sole designer prior to its acquisition by Google in early 2017 and now lead it's design team of 6. As the lead designer at Kaggle I've designed and been involved in consistent iteration on a number of its key platforms including its online code editor (notebooks), public datasets, discussion forums, Kaggle's gamified progression system, and (most recently) simulation competitions. During my time at Kaggle we've seen amazing traction and growth on all of these products and now see more than 400k active monthly users across the site.
2014 — 2015
2014 — 2015
Brisbane, Australia
► Roles: UX Design | User Engagement | Testing
I returned to Cambia to continue the work I began on the Lens Project during my employment with NICTA in 2013. Cambia is a small organization with a long history of innovation and impact in the NGO sector. As a UX Designer on a small team I had a wide range of roles and projects, from testing to managing user feedback. I also worked on improving the accessibility of the Lens' advanced features by developing user stories, writing tutorials, and contributing to design discussions.
2014 — 2014
2014 — 2014
Canberra, Australia
► Roles: Product Management | Business Analysis | UX Design
IBM Global Business Services provides IT consulting and solutions to enterprise projects around the world. At IBM I worked as a business analyst (Product Manager track) on web-based software solutions for the Australian Government. I worked in a team to design, develop, and deliver 2 major updates to custom enterprise software. I also conducted core business analysis and user research for a multi-million dollar system automation project. My team was awarded the highest client satisfaction score in the Asia-Pacific Region for Q2 2014.
2013 — 2013
2013 — 2013
Canberra, Australia
► Roles: UX Design | Data Analysis | Testing
I joined NICTA to work with the Cambia team on "The Lens" (lens.org), a free web-based tool for patent landscaping. I was involved in a number of different roles working on bioinformatic projects, scientific data analysis, developing marketing plans, and contributing to design discussions. I also tackled user engagement, with a focus on improving user retention. I took the initiative to establish systems for properly handling feedback and testing as well as developing a new support center for the site.
Education
The Australian National University
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours)
2009 — 2012