tl;dr
I’m a product designer with a background in qualitative policy-based research. I’ve worked across diverse sectors in the non-profit, policy and tech start-up space. My work has always been grounded in understanding people and the complex realities they operate within — I apply this when it comes to design. I design with people, not for them, taking a systems-thinking approach to create solutions that work with, rather than against, everyday constraints.
My design journey
A quick dive
Recognizing design in the work I was already doing
Mid 2023
Through policy research, I realized that centering human needs, mapping complexity, and balancing stakeholder perspectives closely mirrored design thinking practice — prompting a deliberate shift toward experience design.
Learning to design with others
End of 2024
Completed servant leadership training that reshaped my approach to collaboration, facilitation, and co-design — grounding my practice in shared ownership and collective problem-solving.
Presenting my design work at Civic Tech TO
Mid 2025
Designed and shipped core components of a civic tech MVP (Civic Dashboard). With the MVP launched, I had the opportunity to present my UX work at Civic Tech TO Hacknight! See it here.
Taking on design system work
Mid-late 2025
Shifting my focus toward complex enterprise products, currently establishing Anxilla’s first design system for a core airline admin dashboard, supporting scalable, reusable patterns across complex enterprise workflows.
and that's it... for now!
