EDUCATION



CERTIFICATE IN USER EXPERIENCE (UX) DESIGN

YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO 2022

BACHELOR IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, MONTREAL  2012

FRENCH BACCALAUREATE, SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

LYCÉE ROCHAMBEAU, WASHINGTON DC (FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL)  2007




WORK EXPERIENCE




Jul 2009 — Present

Senior Freelance UI/UX Designer, M Inc

— Desktop and mobile UI design, from wireframe to prototype
— Following accessibility principles and graphic semantics
— Design guidelines, UI kits, design systems
— Research, userflows and personas
— Interaction and motion design
— Printed and digital marketing visuals
— Contractual collaboration and short term projects
— Environmental graphics programs and signage for way-finding systems


 
Jan 2023 — Dec 2023

Senior Designer  (3D, UX/UI), Envision (Toronto)

— Own the complete design process from ideation to implementation.
— Create compelling design solutions for our clients from 3D to User Experience (UX/UI) in order to come up with holistic designs solutions.
— Mentor our design team in the creation of retail fixtures, environments, and displays.
— Work with Production, Technology and Engineering teams to create manufacturable designs that meet client expectations.
— Meet and communicate with clients and suppliers to develop effective working partnerships.
— Provide clear and concise written and verbal communication to clients, suppliers and the design team – from strategy and concept presentations to team guidance and instruction.
— Coordinate with vendors and fabricators to ensure the final product is as intended to ensure client satisfaction.
— Provide quality assurance on creative and physical deliverables.
— Provide Technical drawings for Quoting.
 


Jun 2017 — Dec 2022


Senior Designer, Europtimum Display (Toronto)

— Interior and experience design for: Corporate Spaces, Banks, and retail
— Lead the complete design process from concept development through  wireframes to high-fidelity specifications to 3D modelling.
— Build brand standards and visual assets into the product
— Help project managers quote, overview timeline and production
— Help managing project administration, including schedules, project plans
and project status.
— Monitoring and communicating changes in scope throughout project
lifespan to key stakeholders.
— Establishing and maintaining effective relations with clients.
— Developing recommendations to optimize design processes.
— Coordinating, scheduling and troubleshooting installations across Canada.
— Manufacturing and production overview


Jul 2015 — Present

Senior Manager & Product Developer, The Tsena

— Responsible for managing and coordinating full production for all
products at The Tsena
— Directing design direction
— Design new product and providing production drawings
— Initiating and maintaining relationships with new and existing suppliers
— Approving confirmation and fit samples for production


Jan 2015 — Jan 2017

Industrial Designer, Array Marketing (Toronto)

— Complete store conceptualization and design
— Retail Fixture design and P.o.p design
— Sheet Metal Parts, Weldments and Production Technical drawings
— Monitoring and communicating changes in scope throughout project  lifespan to key stakeholders.
— Establishing and maintaining effective relations with clients.



Jan 2013 — Jan 2015

Industrial Designer, Artitalia Group (Montreal)

— Complete Store design and Retail Fixture design
— Custom display design via 3D modeling on Solidworks
— Autocad Drafting
— Sheet Metal Parts, Weldments and Production Technical Drawings
— Sheet metal flatpatterns
— Sheet metal bom, cut lists and hardware lists



May 2012 — October 2012

Junior Industrial Designer, Enta Design INC. (Montreal)

— 3d modeling on think 3
— Object design: cascades no touch towel dispenser cascades center feed towel dispenser
— Injection molding
— Renders/graphic design via adobe cs5
— Renders via keyshot
— Sketching



May 2011 — October 2011

Design Intern, Bombardier Aerospace (Montreal)

— Interior plane concept : designing of a stateroom (bedroom)
— User experience research (UX)
— Heuristic study
— Interviews
— Full scale life size mockup for usability approval
— Research of existing products
— Sketchs via sketchbook pro on wacom cintiq 21ux
— 3d modeling on rhino
— Renders via adobe cs5
— Life size mockups



May 2010 — October 2010

Design Intern, Michel Swift Design (Montreal)

— Object design : mailbox concept
— New billboard concept for Jamais Assez
— Re-design of montréal’s taxi lanterns
— Graphic development for the website jamais assez
— Sketching
— Renders via adobe cs4
— 3d modelling on solidworks




SKILLS


Graphics + UI

— Figma
— Figjam
— Procreate
— Adobe Photoshop CC
— Adobe Illustrator CC
— Adobe  Indesign CC
— Adobe XD
— Adobe Premiere Pro CC

CAD

— Solidworks
— Rhino
— Vray
—Keyshot
— Cinema 4D
— Sketch Up

Computer

—Microsoft Word
— Excel
— PowerPoint
— MAC + PC




LANGUAGES

— French, mother tongue
— English, bilingual
— Espagnol, academic
— Malagasy, fluent








LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS


Google Certification Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

Issued May 2022 · No Expiration Date
Credential ID 7S2N5UEF2FHV

Linkedin Certification Adobe XD for Designers

Issued Apr 2022 · No Expiration Date
Certificate ID: AX9tObKGEp2oRoPQIxd15I9skn3m

Linkedin Certification UX Foundations: Interaction Design

Issued Apr 2022 · No Expiration Date
Credential ID: AVCfYkWQiXyDuwKzIp5rnSoQwx-H

Linkedin Certification Figma for UX Design

Issued Apr 2022 · No Expiration Date
Certificate ID: AXUJyXy7I6qLzvy5oib1DAZF0RRo

Linkedin Certification Illustrator for UX Design

Issued Apr 2022 · No Expiration Date
Certificate ID: AfcE0_LBIs4uOmuDvXIZTioIphZe

Linkedin Certification Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional

Issued Apr 2022 · No Expiration Date
Certificate ID: AVnkPbzOfhfFXjtOP-Ov5HKShZ3U

Linkedin Certification SOLIDWORKS: Advanced Engineering Drawings

Issued Apr 2022 · No Expiration Date
Certificate ID: AZvXQadYDctw8P7CQsdie7OxbfVe


PHILOSOPHY



“TO DESIGN IS TO DEVISE COURSES OF ACTION, AIMED AT CHANGING EXISTING SITUATIONS, INTO PREFERRED ONES”, A QUOTE BY HERBERT SIMON.


I TRULY BELIEVE THAT BY COMPOSING A COURSE OF ACTION THAT IS MORE NATURAL, YOU ARE ABLE TO CREATE A MORE FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGN. IN EFFECT, FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION AND FUNCTION FOLLOWS USER.



UX / UI

FOCUS ON THE END-TO-END JOURNEY BETWEEN USER AND EVERYDAY PRODUCTS. COMBINING ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGY, MARKET RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND TECHNOLOGY, TO CREATE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, SUCH AS WEBSITES, APPS.

3D

FROM 3D MODELING TO 3D PRINTING, BRING A CONCEPT AND A IDEATION TO LIFE BY TESTING IT OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.



ID

CLASSICALLY TRAINED IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, THE GOAL IS TO FOCUS ON THE METHODOLOGY AND THE WHYS RATHER THAN JUMP INTO AN END SOLUTION AND PRODUCT.