multifaceted
curious, conscious, creative
✿ Welcome to my lil' corner of the internet ✿
My Journey
Open to New Opportunities
Seeking to apply my proven impact in UX design and research to new challenges and collaborative teams.
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.
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.
Lead UX Designer & Researcher
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 Team Lead
Directed and managed teams on client projects, executing web design, development, brand design, and UX design.
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. Raised by parents who were anti-apartheid journalists, they ingrained the values of Ubuntu "I am because you are", social justice, equity, and storytelling 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.
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 am a bit of a polymath, obsessed with continuously learning and growing my craft and personhood. You will find me part of many Design communities, attending after-hour seminars, meet-ups, and, workshops.
I have a tendency to listen deeply, uncover complex patterns, and connect the dots others don’t see.
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.I love work that crosses borders and disciplines.
I am not afraid of not knowing, asking the right questions, digging in, and finding out.
| aim to foster genuine connections where others feel safe to be their authentic selves. I prioritize valuing and supporting my colleagues and am proactive in taking initiative, calculated risks, and leadership. As a facilitator, I ensure every voice is heard.
Multi-disciplinary
I explore a hodgepodge of disciplines that creative cross train my passion for design.
