I like to say I took the scenic route in my career.
I started in San Francisco in 2001 as an Interface Designer at Activision. From there, life took me to Los Angeles for a couple of years, where I spent time at Xitelabs making motion graphics for large-scale concert tours including Sting, Beyoncé, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Vancouver came next. EA Sports is where I grew from designer into one of the first UX Directors in the organization. Then San Francisco called again. A smaller independent game studio, KIXEYE, and the chance to build a UX team from scratch.
Between San Francisco and Seattle, I took time to start a family. It shifted what I was looking for. Providence was a purposeful move into healthcare, designing for patients and clinicians.
EA brought me back to Vancouver with a new set of challenges: helping to build the Experience Design discipline from the ground up and leading design across mobile studios. Vancouver has been home ever since.
When I'm not working you'll find me in the forest or by the ocean. I'm also cultivating my green thumb and an active bibliophile, especially for non-fiction. Brené Brown and Adam Grant are writers I keep coming back to.
What looked like a scenic route was really a study in how people connect, trust, and engage.