[vc_row type=”full_width_content” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” vertically_center_columns=”true”][vc_column width=”1/3″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ centered_text=”true”]
[/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ centered_text=”true”][vc_column_text el_class=”standouttext1″ css=”.vc_custom_1439964668369{padding-right: 6% !important;padding-left: 0% !important;}”]People are often surprised that I was studying Nanotechnology Engineering before I started taking Graphic Design at OCAD. However, the same things that brought me to engineering and science drew me to Graphic Design: The desire to create things that are useful and inventive, to solve problems, and to make things easier, or better, or make more sense, even if it’s just for one person. I love designing beautiful things, but I wouldn’t be happy doing that alone, I want to create things that make the world better, whether that’s simply bringing joy into someone’s live, or applying design principals to information and technology so that it’s easier to grasp.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=”none” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″]
[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column width=”1/3″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1427685737033{padding-bottom: 6% !important;}”]
[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”1″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1427685636389{padding-bottom: 3% !important;}”]
[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1427685748539{padding-bottom: 6% !important;}”]
[/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]
[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1427677062821{padding-bottom: 3% !important;}”]
Experience
[/vc_column_text]Graphic Designer at ShopLocket
[vc_column_text]
April 2014 — August 2014
- Illustration and graphic preparation for daily interview series with entrepreneurs
- Weekly newsletter design using MailChimp
- Designed a 22 page mini magazine
- Redesigned homepage
- Designed banner ads and marketing materials
- File management and organization
eLearning Developmental Student at Ontario Power Generation
[vc_column_text]
September 2012 — August 2013
- Developed eLearning courses using Microsoft PowerPoint, Articulate Studio 09’ and Articulate Storyline
- Published eLearning courses to a SCORM compliant LMS delivery system
- Managed the eLearning Help Desk
Marketing Lead for UW Nanorobotics Group
[vc_column_text]
October 2010 — December 2012
- Organized NanoOlympics Marketing Events, high school outreach and internal events
- Designed Prezi presentations and posters for technical seminars, outreach and marketing events
- Represented UW_NRG at the Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference (CUTC) 2011 & 2012, TEDxUW 2012, and Fusion Conference 2012
- Ran weekly meetings and oversaw event planning, creation of marketing materials
Marketing Assistant at Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
[vc_column_text]
January 2012 — April 2012
- Redesigned WordPress website for improved readability, intuitive navigation and integration with social media.
- Designed fillable application form for NanoFellowship Scholarship using Acrobat Pro 9
- Maintained and improved online presence using facebook, twitter, Flicker and YouTube
Youth Advisory Committee Member for Columbia Basin Trust
[vc_column_text]
September 2008 — June 2010
- Ran discussions, fairly evaluated grants, ensured everyone’s participation, summarized decisions and mediated to keep meetings on track
- Attended skill building workshops, sessions and conferences and taught facilitation workshop
- Wrote articles and poetry for ‘Scratch – Basin Youth Arts and Issues Magazine’
Education
[/vc_column_text]Ontario College of Art & Design University
Graphic Design
Candidate for Bachelor of Design (BDes), 2013 – 2015
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Nanotechnology Engineering
Candidate for Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), 2010 – 2012, Class Representative
Skills
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]Graphic Design
Marketing
Photography
Illustration
Typography
Critical Thinking
Communication
Leadership
Teamwork
Research
Programs
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Adobe Creative Cloud
[/vc_column_text] [vc_column_text]eLearning Development
[/vc_column_text] [vc_column_text]Other
Keynote, MailChimp, Microsoft Office, Prezi, Social Media, UserTesting.com, WordPress[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_color=”#27cfc3″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”left”][vc_column width=”1/1″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″]
[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column width=”1/1″] [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column width=”1/2″ animation=”none” column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ centered_text=”true”][vc_column_text]
