I advocate for the users first, without ever forgetting the business goals - I aim to meet and exceed the needs of both. Having worked in freelance, startup and corporate environments, both as a solo designer and as a part of a design team, I’m a results driven designer that loves a good challenge. With a wide range of experience, I specialize in UI, UX and product optimization.

My design philosophy is that relentless curiosity, self improvement and a wide berth of experience are key to finding the best solutions. On one hand, I've worked as an in-house designer for FlightHub, MindGeek, Avjer Routing and Avanquest. On the other, I've took time between those full-time positions to do freelance and focus on personal projects, upskilling, personal growth - while also trying trades that stray from design, like roofing, fence building and general contracting.

Now, after exploring game design for a while, I'm again in search for a full-time UI, UX or product position.

Identifying problems, opportunities, and finding effective solutions is one of my favourite aspects of design. Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of working with many different companies and clients, including:

I strive for clean, intuitive design that elevates the user’s experience and successfully meets the project’s business goals. While “kihin” is a domain name I picked during my weeb years in college, I found it to be a good fit and kept it.

気品 – kihin – is a Japanese word for refinement, elegance, dignity.

Individually, the two kanji that make it stand for:
気 – spirit; mind; air; atmosphere; mood
品 – refinement; dignity

I also like that "kihin" is an almost homonym of "kihon" - meaning "basics" or "fundamentals" - the building blocks we should always remember in both design and in life.

Looking to start a project?