multifaceted
curious, conscious, creative
✿ Welcome to my lil' corner of the internet ✿
My Journey
UX Designer Team Lead
Directed and managed teams on client projects, executing web design, development, brand design, and UX design.
Lead Product Designer
Conducted clinical usability testing for R&D of new device, championed the Optical Character Recognition feature design for the head mounted device, improved onboarding flows, and reshaped companies design process to include users from the start and throughout the design process.
UX Designer & Researcher, Inclusive Design
Led UX research and redesign of org-wide onboarding product for accessibility; initiated training strategies and workshops, enhancing team collaboration and user-centric design.
Freelance UX Consultant & Guest Lecturer
Developing and delivering interactive lectures and workshops for 200+ Industrial Design and Human Factors students, focusing on UX research, accessibility, and public sector challenges.
Co-facilitated workshops with a PhD student from the University of Amsterdam, workshopping innovative design solutions for problematic public spaces in collaboration with activists, designers, artists, and heritage professionals; exploring the emotional and cultural impact of colonial heritage on Montreal’s urban public spaces. This work contributed to a forthcoming publication.
Open to New Opportunities
Seeking to apply my proven impact in UX design and research to new challenges and collaborative teams.
My Toolbox
My Compass
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Ginko-lore
Ayo,
I'm Ginko
Named after the tree, pronounced with the "gee".
My Roots
I was born and raised in South Africa, now living in Canada, I bring a multi-cultural lens to everything I do. Born to parents who were anti-apartheid journalists, they ingrained the values of Ubuntu "I am because you are", social justice, and equity, values woven into my core.
I graduated in Interactive Media Design at Algonquin College, specializing in User Experience Design and web application development.
Where I strive to be
I aspire to be part of a collaborative team that prioritizes culture & community, well-being, and continuous growth. I aim to be in environments where diversity of identities and thought is embodied and celebrated, not tokenized.
At a company that focuses on either:
My Personality
I’m inquisitive and enthusiastic. With a mix of playfulness and thoughtfulness, I bring open-minded and warm energy to every interaction.
Adventurous and resourceful, I balance ambition with an appreciation for the simple joys in life.
My myeers briggs:
On your team
As a full-stack designer, I blend my multidisciplinary design skills, mixed method research skills, with front-end development experience to build with multi-disciplinary teams.
| aim to foster genuine connections where others feel safe to be their authentic selves. I am always eager to listen and learn from different perspectives. I prioritize supporting my colleagues and am proactive in taking initiative, calculated risks, and leadership. As a facilitator, I ensure every voice is heard and valued.
Multi-disciplinary
I explore a hodgepodge of disciplines that creative cross train my passion for design.
