Nice to meet you!

I’m Ember, a UX/UI designer crafting compelling digital experiences. With over 6 years of UX/UI design experience spanning enterprise, startup, and small business environments, I've honed my skills to create intuitive and engaging user interfaces that drive results.

Experience

Throughout my career, I've ventured into various facets of bringing a product to market, including immersive experience design, SEO optimization, consulting, service design, marketing design, and creative direction. These explorations have enriched my skill set and allowed me to tackle complex design challenges with a human-centered lens.

Background

My journey in design began with a foundation in industrial design, which has provided me with a unique perspective on form, function, and user-centered solutions. I have worked in boutique architectural companies and bespoke manufacturing environments, where attention to detail and craftsmanship are paramount. This has given me a versatile skillset including CAD draftmanship, woodworking, micro-controllers & circuit building, silversmithing, metalworking, and digital fabrication. This background has instilled in me a commitment to delivering designs that are not only visually appealing but also highly functional and user-friendly.

Education

• Bachelor’s of Interaction Design: Emily Carr University

• Diploma in Full Stack UX/UI: Brainstation

• Industrial Design: OCAD University

• Permaculture Design Certificate: The Nettle’s Guild

• Google Analytics Certificate

Skillset & Toolbox

UX/UI Software

Figma, Sketch, InVision, Axure RP, Balsamiq, Adobe Creative Cloud (including Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD,) Zeplin, Marvel, Protopie, Hotjar, UsabilityHub, Lucidchart, Miro

Project Management

Trello, Asana, Jira, Monday, Basecamp, Notion, ClickUp, Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, Airtable, Teamwork, Todoist, Zoho Projects, Microsoft Excel, Agile, Github

Programming

HTML + CSS (comprehensive) Javascript, PHP, SQL, Processing, Objective C, Python (basic understanding)

3D Modelling

Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp (Intermediate) AutoCAD, Modo, Solidworks, Blender (Basic)

Search Engine Optimization

SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Yoast SEO (WordPress plugin), Ubersuggest, Serpstat, BrightEdge, Majestic SEO, SpyFu, SimilarWeb

Data Visualization

Google Charts, Tableau, ArcGIS, Zoho, Plotly, Excel, SiSense, Omnigraffle, Canva, VennGage, Infogr.am

Languages

English (native,) French (fluent,) Spanish (conversational)