Competencies

Knowledge

HTML
Very deep
CSS
Deep
JavaScript
Shallow
Web accessibility
Very deep
Native accessibility
Moderate
WCAG
Deep
ARIA
Moderate
Assistive Technology
Moderate
Usability
Deep

Practice

Designing
Regularly
Developing
Occasionally
Auditing
Rarely
Coaching
Regularly
Teaching
Occasionally
Leading
Regularly
Facilitating
Occasionally
Writing
Occasionally
Speaking
Occasionally

Tools

Figma
Regularly
Figjam
Regularly
Sketch
Rarely
Miro
Occasionally
VS Code
Regularly
GitHub
Every day
Slack
Every day
Microsoft Teams
Occasionally

Professional Experience

  • Staff Accessibility Designer at GitHub

    Since February 2024
  • Principal Designer at NearForm

    July 2022 - January 2024

    Providing accessibility expertise and leadership to the business and its clients. Leading collaborative design activity on enterprise-grade web and native mobile digital products. Helping clients to build lasting capability in their own teams.

    Clients: McKinsey & Company, Virgin Media O2

  • Senior Product Designer at NearForm

    August 2020 - July 2022

    Designing, prototyping and validating enterprise-grade software products and design systems for international private and public sector clients.

    Clients: SIG, Renalytix, New York DOH, Pennsylvania DOH

  • Director and UX/UI Designer at Goodcircle

    August 2019 - August 2020

    Providing free or affordable design expertise to small charities and social enterprises on a not-for-profit basis.

  • UI Designer at Holiday Extras

    March 2018 - August 2020

    Part of a small team responsible for product design alongside maintenance of a complex multi-brand design system.

  • Senior Software Tester at Holiday Extras

    October 2015 - June 2018

    Member of the UX/UI and mobile product teams, with a focus on accessibility. Responsible for testing and deploying web and native application projects across multiple teams, coaching junior testers and promoting good practice throughout the business.

  • Software Tester, UX/UI at Holiday Extras

    August 2014 - October 2015

    Member of the Customer Experience and UX/UI teams, testing and deploying web and native application projects for Holiday Extras and partners such as Saga, Thomson, Thomas Cook and easyJet.

  • Freelance UX/UI Designer

    August 2012 - August 2019

    Clients: PurpleCubed, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

  • UX Designer and QA Manager at Red Ant

    April 2006 - May 2015

    Responsible for requirements gathering, UX design, and quality assurance on responsive web, native mobile and in-store retail applications.

    Clients: Mastercard, Harrods, Graze, NHS, MHRA

Qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Design & Innovation, 2:1

    The Open University · 2016
  • CPWA (Certified Professional in Web Accessibility)

    IAAP · 2021-2024
  • WAS (Web Accessibility Specialist)

    IAAP · 2021-2024
  • CPACC (Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies)

    IAAP · 2021-2024
  • ISTQB-ISEB (BCS) Certified Software Tester

    ISTQB · 2014