About me

Hi I’m Josie! I’m a Senior Product Designer currently living in Kelowna, BC. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Systems Design from the University of Saskatchewan which has led me to my passion for UX Design. I have been working at tech companies for over 7 years (6 years in product design positions) and am currently working at 7shifts on the growth team! We work towards increasing ‘activation’ and ideally conversion of our trial customers.

I also have experience as an educator at BrainStaion, teaching their UX Design Diploma program. As an educator, I delivered lectures on the design process, methods, best practices, and taught students to become proficient in varying industry standard tools. Teaching has really helped me to feel more confident in myself as a designer. Having to answer any question that comes my way on design, working in tech, and how to use design tools like Figma has helped me to continue mastering my craft while allowing me to connect with growing designers. I am continuing to develop these mentorship and leadership skills in my position at 7shifts while still solving complex problems with simple solutions.

As for the non-work side of my life, I have been a professional and competitive dancer for over 20 years! My love of teaching started when I became a dance teacher 5 years ago. I also really love reading, travelling, playing the piano, snowboarding, and hiking.