some apperances outside of work

speaking & events

eunoia hackathon fireside chat
a fireside chat I was part of at the Eunoia Hackathon in 2023 at my old university

In addition to my main work, I'm passionate about sharing my journey as a designer! I've spoken at events, and led professional UX workshops in the industry. Topics I've spoken and workshopped about include: design tokens, UX career journeys, and UX career insights.

If you're interested in having me speak at your event or advise on design tokens, feel free to book a chat with me or email me.

Here are a few speaking and presenting engagements I've been part of:

Mar 2024

Diving Into Design Tokens Workshop:

title slide presenting at the UXxUX Conference

Presented and ran a workshop forVancouver Design Community about design token naming conventions and best practices in design systems.

Nov 2023

McMaster Design League Designathon:

I was part of a panel and career workshop for McMaster Design League Designathon

Nov 2023

SFU Brandstorm Case Competition:

Brandstorm 2023

I presented at Brandstorm 2023 on how to frame and reframe your career journey

Aug 2023

UXxUX Conference – Over-tokenizing the Design Token:

title slide presenting at the UXxUX Conference workshop attendees

I recently presented and ran a workshop at the UXxUX Conference in Vancouver, speaking about design token best practices, implementation challenges, and not over-tokenizing design tokens in design systems.

Aug 2022

SFU After School Podcast (Guest):

I sat down with my old uni department to talk about working in large vs small company design teams.

Mar 2022

Stormhacks, Intro to Figma:

I helped to co-run a hackathon workshop for university students during the pandemic, introducing them to Figma interactive components and atomic design.

Dec 2020

SAP The Starting Point Podcast (Guest):

When I was an intern for SAP, I joined their intern podcast as a guest to talk about what it takes to be a UX intern for SAP.