About me

About me

I’m a customer experience strategist with 20+ years combining UX, digital marketing, and analytics to solve complex customer and business challenges and drive measurable results.

I’ve led UX and marketing teams and customer journey strategy, optimizing for self-service and conversion across financial services, insurance, and e-commerce.

I’m a customer experience strategist with 20+ years combining UX, digital marketing, and analytics to solve complex customer and business challenges and drive measurable results.

I’ve led UX and marketing teams and customer journey strategy, optimizing for self-service and conversion across financial services, insurance, and e-commerce.

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20+ years of UX & digital marketing

Data-informed CX strategy

Data-informed UX strategy

B2B and B2C audiences

Product design & delivery

UX & Product Design

Product design & delivery

With a background in visual arts, I trained in web design and began my career at creative and tech startups and the e-commerce division of a national retailer. As digital marketing emerged, I moved into managing email, SEO, and paid media campaigns, then into hybrid roles designing customer journeys across digital channels, first in consumer services and later in financial services.

That blend of UX, product design and growth-focused digital marketing has delivered measurable results. At the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, I led a digital journey optimization project for the 5,000+ teachers who retire annually, which increased self-service completion by 15% and reduced retirement-related inbound call volume by 28% in the season following launch. At Munich Re, I led UX and marketing for an insurance e-commerce platform that reached conversion rates 5x the industry average. At Arbor Memorial, my SEO and paid media strategy, tied to CRM-integrated lead attribution, helped drive an 80% increase in online leads.

My work covers the full customer journey, from voice of the customer (VOC) research and journey mapping to UX design, omnichannel campaign planning, and lead generation, along with ongoing optimization of products and campaigns based on analytics and customer feedback.

As a leader, I bring strategic and systems thinking, customer empathy, and hands-on execution. I've worked in highly regulated environments, managed teams of up to eight, directed agencies, and led cross-functional initiatives spanning marketing, product, development, analytics, and customer support. Whatever the role, my focus remains the same: turning complexity into intuitive experiences that create value for customers and organizations.