About Me
I'm a Software Engineer and UX/UI Designer with a passion for crafting beautiful and seamless digital experiences. With a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz and over 10 years of experience in the tech industry, I bring a deep understanding of both the technical and design aspects of digital projects.
Born in Papua New Guinea and having lived in Australia, Switzerland, and now in California, my global experiences have infused my work with a rich blend of diverse cultures and perspectives. This unique background enhances my approach to user experience design, allowing me to create solutions that are not only visually appealing but also culturally resonant and inclusive.
I love creating things that are beautiful, simple to use, and effective in fulfilling it's purpose.
Experience
Engineering & Design Lead
Popfly
August 2024 - Present
Costa Mesa, CA
Popfly is your all-together UGC creator platform, where outdoor brands & influencers unite. Popfly helps content teams find & collaborate with creators to shape great content, together.
- Leading engineering and design at Popfly, I'm part of creating the future ecosystem of collaboration for the creator economy. I design, architect, develop, and define the products and strategy that drive our ambitious vision. I take pride in solving real users' problems and sparking their creativity, while making sure our team thrives together.
Lead Product Designer
KNYC
March 2024 - Present
Redding, CA (Remote)
- Designed prototypes and UI/UX end-to-end with Figma for a SaaS Marketing Analytics startup, driving innovation and bringing the startup from 0 to 1
- Facilitated UI/UX workshops with the project team (virtual and in-person), transforming collective inspiration into effective designs
- Empowered the team to build MVPs in a minimal amount of time
- Consulted in system architecture decisions to build a robust and maintainable product
Senior Software Engineer / UX Designer
inova:solutions AG
June 2023 - July 2023
Ostermundigen, Switzerland
Inova:solutions AG develops standard business software for accounting, time management, and leadership processes, tailored for medium and large public administrations and service companies.
- Developed web applications for ERP and business management software with $1M+ revenue, completing 200+ hours of backlog items in 60% of the time
- Designed prototypes and UX experience for a time management software
- Facilitated UI/UX workshops with project teams, increasing team effectiveness and productivity by 30%
- Optimized existing UI
Lead UX Designer
inova:solutions AG
September 2015 - August 2021
Ostermundigen, Switzerland
- Lead through the full design lifecycle for ERP and business management software
- Time management software
- Government strategy analytics software
- HR resource planning software
- Cross-product reporting software
- SaaS onboarding and base application
- Developed designs in early stages with mockups, wireframes, and storyboards
- Increased user acceptance by 50% through enhanced UI/UX
- Facilitated UI/UX workshops
- Created a design system
- Led a team in UI/UX design
- Conducted market research
- Designed data visualization
- Optimized website and app designs for multiple platforms
- Produced 50+ illustrations, icons, logos, and videos
Senior Software Engineer
inova:solutions AG
September 2011 - August 2021
Ostermundigen, Switzerland
- Developed 8+ full-stack applications for ERP and business management software with $1M+ revenue
- Time management software
- Government strategy analytics software
- HR resource planning software
- Cross-product reporting software
- SaaS onboarding and base application
- Financial planning and budgeting software
- Developed complex distributed applications with a microservice architecture
- Conducted research of new web technologies and built prototypes
- Spearheaded development of modern mobile version (PWA for iOS and Android)
- Designed software architecture and documented front-end coding guidelines
- Mentored junior developers
- Project management and product strategy for a SaaS billing project
- Created effective build processes for web applications
- Provided technical third-level support
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
September 2015 - August 2019
Brugg, Switzerland
- Bachelor Thesis "Citation Graph"
A web-application for analyzing scientific articles and their relationships using citation graphs, ranking algorithms, and data visualization - Project 5 "Distributed High Performance Cluster"
A distributed high-performance cluster to execute computationally intensive tasks using Docker on Windows and Linux clients through a web-application - Project 4 "Motify"
A social-network web-application aimed at motivating each other to achieve goals - Project 3
Android app for a window manufacturer to sketch rooms and measure distances with a Bluetooth device - Courses
Algorithms and Data structures (Java), Concurrent Programming (Java, Scala), Functional Programming (Haskell), Object-Oriented Programming (Java), Information Visualization (JavaScript, D3), Web Frameworks (React), Machine Learning (Python), Social Network Analysis, Mathematical analysis, Discrete Stochastics, Theoretical Computer Science, Linear Algebra and Geometry, Mathematics for Data Communication, and many more
Software Developer EFZ
gibb Berufsfachschule Bern
September 2011 - August 2015
Bern, Switzerland
School of Ministry
Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry
September 2021 - May 2024
Redding, CA
Skills
Frontend Engineering, Full-Stack Engineering, UX Design, Product Design, Software architecture design, Project Management
Angular, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, WebSockets, RxJS, Redux, NGXS, Kendo UI, Local Storage, Monorepos, Storybook
Node.js, C#, Python, Java, Go, Kafka, ASP.NET, Razor, Blazor, Express.js
SQL, MongoDB
Git, TFVC, MSBuild, Docker, AWS
Mac OSX, Windows, Linux
Figma, Framer, Balsamiq, Inkscape, Affinity Designer