What motivates me, is viewing the world through the lens of design, understanding the thought and effort put into the every-day objects that we are all constantly interacting with. I chose to peruse design as a means to shape these same interactions through my own ideas and designs.

As a designer, I strive to be open-minded and inquisitive, always making a conscious effort to base my design decisions in a thorough and evidence driven understanding of users’ needs and behaviour. Connecting and empathizing with users is something I find important both from a ‘user & society’, and ‘business & entrepreneurship’ point of view, when thinking about the use and interactions of my designs.

I always aim to produce creative and original solutions in my designs, which forces me to broaden my expertise in new fields. One way I enjoy learning is through collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams, learning from people who have expertise in areas I may not be familiar with. Within teams, I’m comfortable taking on a variety of roles like research, facilitating product development, and managing projects. Most of all however, I view myself as a predominantly technical designer. My main interests lie in using my technical understanding and skills to find solutions to complex problems and challenges. As such, I am deeply passionate about employing technology in a creative manner in my designs, to create truly useful and functional products. I am also constantly seeking to learn about new and emerging technologies, such as AI, to elevate my designs to the next level. Furthermore, I enjoy being very hands on and experimental when ideating and developing designs, with a focus on the ‘technology & realization’ and ‘Math, Data & Computing’ expertise areas.

One of my strengths is being able to quickly adapt in response to hurdles and challenges I may face throughout a design process. I believe this makes me a versatile designer who can adapt to new situations quickly through an understanding of a range of interdisciplinary skills.