My story

When I was in high school, I saw a Batman poster I really wanted. Instead of paying for it, I told myself - "hey, I can make that."

[Cue narrator voice] “He couldn’t”.

While I never did end up making that poster, I discovered a love for design, learning, and creating.

Fast forward a few years - I found myself studying Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. I loved math, physics, and solving hard problems, so it it felt like the perfect program for me. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing - to this day, I’m still unsure.

So, on a whim, I decided I wanted to be a doctor. I had a genuine curiosity for science - I wanted to understand how complex systems work, and I wanted to help people. I packed my bags and headed to the University of Waterloo, armed with unwavering optimism.

I packed up my bags and headed to the University of Waterloo, once again armed with unwavering optimism.

I asked myself - “How hard could it be?”.

[Cue narrator voice again] “Very hard”.

You might be sensing a trend here...

The medical school path wasn’t working out and I was in a tough spot. I was graduating soon and I didn’t have a sense of where I wanted to go in my life. I felt stuck and pressure was mounting from all sides.

On a cool fall morning, while talking to a friend, he brought up UX.

“UX”, I said. “What’s that?”.

He sent me a few links and I was hooked. It was the first time in my life I felt genuine clarity. Design, problem solving, complex systems, and real impact. It felt like the universe finally calling my name.

The beautiful thing about design is that anybody from any background can get into design, as long as they’re willing to learn.

And as they say, the rest is history.