Hello, I'm Tania 👋

I’m a Tokyo-based UX/UI designer with over 5 years of industry experience. Lately, I've been lucky to be able to combine two of my passions — travel and UX design — by joining the UX Team at Rakuten Travel.

Skills

A few things I do well

This list is a work in progress – it evolves as I continue to learn.

Technical Skills

Figma & Sketch
Webflow
InVision
Zeplin
Adobe CC (Ps, Il, Ae, Id)
HTML, CSS, Javascript

Design Skills

Usability testing + SUS
User research
Design systems
Wireframing
Prototyping
Visual design

Soft Skills

Communication
Storytelling
Team work
Presenting
Training & mentoring
Languages (English, French)

Experience

Over four years of experience in UX design

An environmental scientist turned designer.

UX/UI Designer, Rakuten Travel
Mar 2022 – Present | Tokyo

UX research and UI design for web and mobile travel products.

UX Consultant, EdCuration
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 | Colorado, US

UX research and design, UI design.

Lead Designer, Mosquito Digital
Mar 2017 – Dec 2020 | Manchester, UK

Interaction design, visual design, UX design, graphic design.

Freelance Web Designer
Dec 2016 – Sep 2017 | Manchester, UK

Visual design, UX design, front-end development, web development.

Environmental Specialist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Jul 2009 – Nov 2016 | Chalk River, Canada

Effluent and environmental monitoring, compliance reporting.

Environmental Risk Analyst, Intrinsik Environmental
Mar 2006 – Jun 2009 | Ottawa, Canada

Environmental risk analysis, environmental risk assessment.

Education

Learning is experience

"Learn continually – there's always one more thing to learn".

Google UX Design Certificate
Jun 2021 – In progress

Coursera

User Experience Design
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022

Beginex

The Complete Web Developer
Sep 2016 – Nov 2017

Udemy

World Nuclear University
Jul 2014 – Aug 2014

University of Oxford, UK

MSc Biology
Jan 2004 – Apr 2006

University of Ottawa, Canada

BSc Biology
Sep 1999 – Apr 2003

Laurentian University, Canada

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Portfolio

UX Design Portfolio

Here are a few of my most recent projects.