>1995 to present:
Visual Interaction Designer
Design Interpretive (Corporate Design Group), Nortel Networks; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
My role was both as a generator of ideas and as the person who made the ideas tangible in a wide range of forms. As part of several small multidisciplinary teams, I explored trends & new directions for telecom, Internet & related industry services & products, targetting user needs & values. Through research, analysis and synthesis, I fleshed out futuristic visions into innovative (awarded two US Patents) concepts that could be visualized and verified through research.
In addition:
- I delivered timely, high quality stimulus including paper prototypes, presentations, icons, drawings, storyboards, posters, brochures, comic books, graphical user interface screens, interactive multimedia & web-based demos,
- I demonstrated flexibility over a broad range of project scopes including near term, next generation and vision (5 to 20 years out)
- I interacted effectively within my own team (we were recognized with a "Nortel Pride Award" for teaming), internal development teams, customers, users and external contractors
I utilized the following approaches & processes:
- creative, lateral, 'out-of-the-box' thinking; brainstorming techniques
- understanding behavioral drivers for products & services
- user centred, iterative design process; usability testing/ verification
- user & customer needs and values, customer loyalty, business requirements for revenue generation
- 'whole product experience' (cradle to grave lifecycle) for products & services

>1991 to present (ongoing):
Illustrator, Designer, Fitness Instructor
Dovercourt Community Center; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I developed a cartoon mascot (and an extensive custom clip-art collection) that represents the spirit of this leading Ottawa fitness & community center
- I extended the mascot & other branding elements to additional marketing collateral (ads, displays, brochures, posters, logos, business cards etc.) to create a clean, distinct visual identity
- I have excelled as a Fitness leader for over ten years at Dovercourt (& at other Ottawa fitness facilities)

>1984 to 1993:
Classical Animator
Crawley Films, Lacewood Animation Studios, Funbag Studios; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Worked as an animator, storyboarder and character/ prop designer on animated television series, specials and feature film