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Three essential facts

I’m known for my a strategic mindset, using creative techniques and having focus set to designing with intention.

Thrives best in the intersection of people, processes and pixels. To create services with real value, I depend on a good team which together deliver better everyday experiences.

For the last 10 years I have made complex challenges easier to navigate and I will continue to focus on handing over meaningful user centric solutions.

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Big-picture thinker with a get-it-done attitude.

Skills and Expertise

  • Service Design

    User Experience

    Interaction Design

    User Interface

    Graphic Design

  • Design Thinking

    Research and Insight

    Ideation and Concept Development

    Prototyping and Validation

    Testing

    Service Mapping

    Multidisciplinary Design

    Facilitating

    Phycological Safety

    Change Management

    Agile and Scrum

  • Figma and Adobe XD: Collaborative design tool for creating interfaces, prototypes, and design systems

    Miro and Mural: Visual collaboration platform and online workspace. Used for brainstorming, workshops, planning, mapping and designing together

    Adobe Creative Suite: tools for design, video, and digital content creation across print, web, and multimedia platforms

    Microsoft 365 Office: suite with tools for communication, collaboration, and productivity

    Pen & paper: everyday hero solution

Still adding to the toolbox.

Nope, it’s not full yet.

Work Experience

UX & Lead Service Designer

SOLWR SOFTWARE / DRIW

Ålesund, Norway

2017 - Now

UX Consultant

SOLWR ROBOTICS

Ålesund, Norway

2023 - 2024

UX & UI Designer

SOLARWINDS MSP / LOGICNOW

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2015 - 2017

Marketing Designer

LOGICNOW

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2015

Let’s design something great together
and maybe laugh a little while we’re at it.

Education

Master of Arts in Future Design

TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

2013 - 2014

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design

TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

2012 - 2013

Multimedia Design

NOROFF FAGSKOLE

Oslo, Norway

2010 - 2012

Media and Communication

KVINESDAL VGS

Kvinesdal, Norway

2007 - 2010

Officially certified to move pixels with purpose — and has diploma to prove it!

Courses

Management and Leadership:

Growing as a Manager

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Online

2018

Elements of AI

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

Online

2018

UX Certified

USER VISION and UXQB

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2015

Great design begins with curiosity
and grows with every lesson learned.