Cats, and pie, and design - oh my!
Welcome to the About page, where you can expect to see a bit of personality and most importantly: photos of my cats. Arguably, the most adorable part of my entire portfolio. Let’s just get that out of the way shall we:
On the left is Moose, on the right is Izzy. Aren’t they great?
When I’m not taking photos of my cats, taking care of my plants, or baking pies - you can find me in the yoga studio early in the morning or at the local aquarium late at night (best memberships I ever bought).
Occasionally, I will volunteer as a mentor or instructor with both Bridge School and Canada Learning Code - teaching Product Design and UX courses. It’s because of both of these communities that I am where I am today, and I think it’s important to give back and “send the elevator down” when I can.
During the week you will find me working with some friendly nerds, designing experiences at Teach Away in Toronto’s Liberty Village.
Oh right - here are some pictures of me:
The first picture is current as of Dec-2019, the last was taken when I was teaching with the Code Mobile in Vancouver in 2016. My hair changes a lot.
Let’s be online friends: @natacoops
Recommendations
"Nat truly excelled as a Product Designer by delivering high quality design work. She took ownership of not only her day-to-day job, but also worked continuously to improve Product and Design processes to help teams produce and collaborate more effectively."
Bilal Karim - Product Designer
Rubikloud
"An incredibly talented designer and dedicated product owner, I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with Nat. She was always soliciting feedback and made sure everyone had a hand in shaping our product vision and design decisions. I'm really proud of the work we accomplished together."
Patrick Priestley - QA Manager
Prodigy
"Nat exercised her expertise and creative vision to develop brand solutions, digital experiences, and print collateral that propelled Canada Learning Code forward into its next phase of growth."
Nicole Bellanger - Chief of Staff
Canada Learning Code
"The creative coding club allowed everyone to have more fun with coding, and not take it too seriously. Nat's tutorials and projects each month were an inspiration to keep learning and code cool things! She is incredibly talented, and shows great leadership and teaching skills."
Jaymie Rosen - Front-End Developer
Creative Coding Club
"Nat is extremely knowledgeable and talented at her craft, she teaches with such great passion that sitting in her class always feels super fun and exciting! After taking her SVG workshop, I was left with so many creative ideas to work on, a truly inspiring experience and loved every single bit of it!"
Susan Lee - Front-End Developer
Klick