About

During my time at Suntory GB&I, I designed and managed some of their biggest digital campaigns and products, deploying to over 8.1 million unique users- winning multiple ESA Awards.

I joined Suntory in supporting their small creative in-house agency, continuing to made headway and later lead the Digital Design & Technology team and supporting the growth of the team.

My role involved a vast array of responsibilities. Broadly listed, these involved;

• problem solving (design, technical + business),

• story telling + expectation management (stakeholders + team),

• visionary designer + low/high-fidelity (design, prototype, UX/UI, features, IA + release),

• innovational + future thinking (research, roadmap, UX/UI, collaboration + design),

• small agile team lead + management (1:1s, in-person + remote),

• design system, backlog + code repo management (Figma + Github) and,

• managing budgets + external agencies.

While I was freelancing for over 7 years, I thrived by throwing myself into the deep end of any challenge that would arise. This taught and allowed me to learn at a rapid pace. Understanding the foundations of business, agility, client management, and the benefits of working swiftly.

I was responsible for everything required to run the business. Not only did I provide high-end and guaranteed digital solutions directly to my clients, but also handled digital marketing and finances. Clients ranged from start-ups, established organisations, schools and colleges.

It was during this time I noticed my entrepreneurial spirit and passion for building digital solutions and products from the ground up.

I was responsible for the design and roadmap of all web products and clients, as well as managing our two back-end devs.

Our team designed and built digital products for over 30 schools, colleges and private businesses. These digital products were;

• Perpool: the next generation of HR and Personnel, in it's simplest form, on the internet and with no paperwork. From holiday requests to facility bookings and right back to observation- the list goes on.

• FreshNet: a platform for students to connect with teachers and other students within the networks. Providing enrolment info, school maps, lunch menus, and home learning files.

• SecurePortal: similar to FreshNet, but for parents to see their child's attendance, homework, lunch money, and so much more.