My Story

I was chatting with a woman on a train somewhere between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. It was 2008 and I was at the tail end of a year living in the UK. This was my final trip before returning to Australia where I would give university another shot; this time in the nursing program. I shared details of my future plans. Her response was abrupt but life changing. “You don’t seem like a nurse. You’re more of a… designer”. I’d often won the design class prize in school and enjoyed perfecting every detail of my projects on the weekends, though I’d never considered it a career path. I don’t know if there were any design courses in Brisbane in 2004. If there were, I didn’t know about them.

Today I’m a Senior Product Designer at Disney, but over the course of my career I’ve had a multitude of experiences in the technology and design industries, each building my skills in different and unique ways. I’ve spent time at agencies, startups (both in Australia and the US), and companies of every size, both B2B and B2C.

Not one to cut corners, I did my time at university too. I studying in both Brisbane, Australia and California’s Silicon Valley. I’ve achieved a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) and a Masters of Creative Industries (Interactive and Visual Design) with a 4.0 GPA.

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My Skills

Sketch

95%

Photoshop

85%

Illustrator

90%

WordPress

65%

HTML/CSS

65%

Wireframing

95%

InVision

95%

Balsamiq

90%

My Experience

Work Experience

  • Disney | January 2016 – Present | Digital Designer
  • Comscentre | February 2015 – October 2015 | Head of Brand and Digital
  • Reel Feed | September 2014 – February 2015 | Digital Designer
  • Tin Factory Creative | August 2014 – September 2014 | Contract Graphic Designer
  • Juggle Labs | February 2014 – June 2014 | User Experience Design Intern
  • Vita Group | November 2011 – January 2014 | Graphic Designer
  • Liveworm Design Studio | July 2011 – September 2011 | Graphic Design Internship

Qualifications

  • Master of Creative Industries (Interactive and Visual Design) | Queensland University of Technology 2014 | GPA 6.86
  • Master of Creative Industries (Semester Abroad) | San Jose State University, California 2014
  • Web Design short course | Australian Design College 2012
  • Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) | The Queensland College of Art 2011
  • Diploma of Graphic Design | Southbank Institute of Technology 2010

Recognition

  • Queensland University of Technology Dean’s List of Academic Excellence 2014
  • Creative3 Conference Bursary Winner 2014
  • Creative3 Pitch Semi-Finalist for my startup, Dive Passport 2014
  • San Jose State University and UCLA Interaction Design Competition Runner Up 2014
  • Acceptance into eLab Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program 2014
  • Queensland University of Technology Dean’s List of Academic Excellence 2013
  • Queensland University of Technology Overseas Study Bursary 2013
  • St Margaret’s Old Girls’ Association Overseas Study Scholarship 2013
  • Griffith University Academic Excellence Award 2011
  • NAVA Ignition Award for Professional Practice 2011
  • Acceptance into an accelerated TAFE to University Pathways Program 2010
  • Southbank Institute of Technology Study Support Scholarship 2010

Continued Learning

I’ve been working to build my HTML/CSS knowledge by completing the Web Design Track on Treehouse. I’ll then move onto SEO, Sass and Compass. The next challenge will be completing the Front-end Web Development Track, where I will learn Javascript, jQuery, AJAX, Website Optimisation, Console Foundations and Git Basics.

If you would like to start learning with Treehouse, use my link to receive 50% off your first month.