Résumé

Professional Experience

From startups and charities to international brands and government agencies, I have worked on projects of all shapes and sizes for a wide range of clients across a broad spectrum of industries.

• Principal Designer at NearForm

  Since July 2022

  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.

• 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 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

• WAS (Web Accessibility Specialist)

  IAAP · 2021

• CPACC (Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies)

  IAAP · 2021

• ISTQB-ISEB (BCS) Certified Software Tester

  ISTQB · 2014