Digital Product Designer · North Canterbury, New Zealand
I design and build things that make people's lives easier. I focus on the gap between how something works and how it should.
I'm Em. I'm based in North Canterbury and I spend a lot of my time figuring out why things don't work the way they should -- and then fixing that.
My background is a bit of a mix: UX research, systems design, and technical problem-solving across healthcare, retail, and technology. Right now I'm working at Stratos Technology Partners and finishing a degree in Digital Product Design at the University of Canterbury.
I care about the people on the other side of whatever I'm building. Good design isn't just functional -- it should actually feel like someone thought about you.
Case Study
A UX Research Documentation System MVP built during a 10-week internship. Designed to reduce research preparation time from 4–6 hours to under one hour, and unlock 100+ documents of previously inaccessible research. Built on Microsoft 365 with Power Automate, Power BI, and a React/TypeScript frontend.