My Experience

<Experience>

• Teaching Assistant, Software Engineering

  BrainStation2025 - Present

  • Provide code reviews and feedback on JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS, and Node.js/Express projects for a cohort of ~40 students.
  • Mentor students one-on-one, helping them improve problem-solving skills and understand key software engineering concepts.
  • Guide students through debugging, troubleshooting, and optimizing full stack applications through pair programming.
  • Lead whiteboarding sessions where students practice solving coding problems, refine their approach, and present their solutions.
  • Collaborate with instructors in standups and retrospectives to enhance curriculum and improve the student learning experience.
  • Full-stack Development
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • React
  • Node JS
  • Express
  • MySQL
  • REST APIs
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • VS Code
  • Axios
  • Postman
  • Agile
  • Chrome DevTools
  • Debugging
  • Code Reviews
  • Responsive Design

• Web Designer

  Self-employed2022 - Present

  • Build and customize WordPress websites using prebuilt themes and custom CSS; provide documentation for clients to manage their sites after launch.
  • Design and develop internal tools and resources to streamline workflows and improve productivity.
  • Designed an online learning platform for Indigenous adults, improving access to high school credits in remote areas.
  • Collaborate closely with clients to define project scope, align with brand guidelines, and implement user-focused design strategies for projects.
  • Figma
  • WordPress
  • Responsive Design
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Affinity Photo
  • Affinity Designer
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Word

• Senior Manager, UI Design & Project Solutions

  The Sentis Group2021 - 2022

  • Led the front-end development and UI design of a survey platform, while ensuring cross-browser and device compatibility.
  • Designed and developed reusable, interactive survey question types that were engaging, responsive, and easy to configure through survey GUI.
  • Implemented a flexible system that allowed survey programmers to easily apply custom styles via the survey GUI, allowing client branding in survey templates.
  • Trained new hires in survey programming fundamentals and maintained comprehensive platform documentation to support onboarding.
  • Collaborated with project managers and full-stack developers to design KPI dashboards, empowering clients to make data-driven decisions.
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Twig
  • Figma
  • Responsive Design
  • WordPress
  • Affinity Photo
  • Affinity Designer
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Asana

• Manager, UI Design & Project Solutions

  The Sentis Group2017 - 2021

  • Collaborated with senior developers to design and develop features for the survey platform, while ensuring cross-browser and device compatibility.
  • Refactored survey platform stylesheets to establish a consistent design system, ensuring consistent typography, colour schemes, and layouts.
  • Documented best practices for implementing custom survey questions, providing internal teams with guidance on GUI configuration and data processing.
  • Designed interactive KPI dashboards with dynamic filtering functionality, helping clients analyze survey data and track key insights.
  • Maintained company website and digital assets, contributing to a cohesive brand identity.
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Figma
  • Twig
  • Responsive Design
  • Affinity Photo
  • Affinity Designer
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Asana

• Manager, Visual Identity & Project Solutions

  The Sentis Group2016 - 2017

  • Designed and developed the company website, ensuring responsiveness and usability across devices.
  • Designed interactive KPI dashboards with dynamic filtering, helping clients analyze survey data and track key insights.
  • Worked with full-stack developers to design a closed-loop feedback system for survey respondents, streamlining client follow-ups, status updates, and ticket management through a centralized portal.
  • Collaborated with managing partners to establish a cohesive visual brand identity through typography, colour palettes, and templates.
  • Designed and maintained brand collateral and digital assets to uphold brand identity.
  • Figma
  • Responsive Design
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Affinity Photo
  • Affinity Designer
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Asana

• Research Manager

  The Sentis Group2015 - 2016

  • Led research projects from survey design through to data analysis and report delivery, ensuring high-quality, actionable insights.
  • Designed and tested custom online reporting dashboards, collaborating closely with developers to optimize usability and functionality.
  • Managed cross-functional teams by overseeing timelines, budgets, and resource coordination to drive project success.
  • Processed large datasets in Excel, cleaning data and managing sample distribution.
  • Coordinated with mailing companies to print and distribute paper surveys while overseeing internal teams handling data entry.
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Figma
  • Responsive Design
  • SPSS
  • Asana

• Research Analyst

  The Sentis Group2013 - 2015

  • Tested online surveys with complex skip logic and interactive reporting sites to ensure accurate functionality, including real-time data updates and proper filtering.
  • Collaborated with research managers to collect, clean, and analyze data, and then transform findings into visually appealing reports and infographics.
  • Managed extensive Excel data cleaning by removing duplicate entries from client sample, ensuring high data quality and even distribution.
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Word
  • SPSS
  • Asana