I’ve been designing and developing
beautiful, efficient digital experiences
for the past 5 years.
About
After starting my career as a full-stack software engineer, I’ve chosen to specialize in UI & UX design and front-end development in the past few years. With a deep understanding of product design and software development workflows, I find myself uniquely positioned to design and build digital experiences that have a balance of form and function.
Some of the companies and clients I've worked with include: Arcturus, Just Date, Elemental Beverage Co. (now called Snapchill), Clare Dube, etc.
When I'm not designing/coding, you'll find me at the gym, exploring a new restaurant in Portland or renovating a corner of my home.
Experience
FOUNDER — OHAYO STUDIO
2020 - PRESENT ⬥ VISIT THE WEBSITE
Founded and managed a creative agency, leading a team of marketers, designers, and developers to deliver high-quality branding, marketing, design, and development services to clients across various industries.
Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, managing communication and ensuring client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle. This includes conducting weekly WIP and pitch presentations with active clients.
Defined and executed agency strategy, identifying new business opportunities, and expanding service offerings to increase revenue and drive growth.
HEAD OF DESIGN & ENGINEERING — ARCTURUS
2019 - 2023 ⬥ VISIT THE WEBSITE
Designed and built scalable applications, namely Atlas (2019 - 2020), CASe (2021) and Jett (2022 - 2023), using agile methodologies and a variety of programming languages and technologies, including Figma, React, Typescript and Node.js.
Optimized system performance, data usage and scalability by implementing caching mechanisms and optimizing service workers, resulting in a 80% reduction in data usage (a key metric for our business) and a 35% reduction in response times.
Acted as a product owner, working closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and devise acceptance criteria, provide design and technical guidance and recommendations, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software products.
Mentored junior engineers, providing guidance and support in software development best practices and promoting a culture of continuous learning and growth.
TECH STACKS:
Atlas (Separate desktop & mobile) — Sketch, Invision, React (& Redux), React Native, Material UI, Javascript, Google Maps API, Expo, Firebase Firestore & Cloud Functions
CASe (PWA w/ iOS wrapper) — Figma, React (& Redux), Ant-d, Styled Components, Typescript, Mapbox API (w/ DeckGL, D3, NebulaGL, KeplerGL), Recharts, Sentry (& Mixpanel), React Query, Node.js, Restify, Vercel
Jett (PWA w/ iOS wrapper) — Figma, React (& Redux), Ant-d, Styled Components, Typescript, Mapbox API, Sentry (& Mixpanel), Node.js, Restify, Vercel
Education
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor in Liberal Arts — Computer Science
Minors in Digital Design & Psychology
Currently learning
COURSES
Adobe Illustrator CC — Advanced Training
Three.js Journey — Learn WebGL with Three.js
Digital Marketing & E-commerce — Google
Graphic Design — David Carson
READING
User Friendly — Cliff Kuang with Robert Fabricant
Vital Little Plans — Jane Jacobs
LISTENING
Masters of Scale
Huberman Lab
The Ezra Klein Show
Strong Towns