Interaction designer

I design, animate and code interfaces for games and the web.

Working across product, games, and the web, turning complex problems into clear, human-centered interfaces.

I design digital products, games & websites that bring ideas to life.

Ask

I start by asking questions to understand the problem and the outcome.

Shape

That shapes high-fidelity wireframes, which grow into dynamic interfaces built for real-world prototyping and testing.

Ship

Often taken all the way to production code — in-engine or in the browser.

Experience

KabamMar 2026–Present

Technical UI Designer Now

UI systems, menus, animations, and motion graphics built in-engine, shaping responsive interface flows for a AAA mobile game.

UTG AcademyJan 2024–Jun 2026

Instructor — Game Dev & Programming

Taught Python, Unity, and Java through hands-on game-development courses, mentoring youth from programming fundamentals to first shipped projects.

Shifty Eye GamesMar 2025–Dec 2025

UX/UI Designer

Gameplay interfaces, UI frameworks, animation systems, and icon libraries for a AAA game, designed in Figma and Unity.

Pixel OneMar 2025–Jul 2025

Creative Developer

Interactive, responsive web experiences and reusable animation systems in React and Framer, turning design concepts into production-ready code.

Simon Fraser University — GExploreMay 2024–Feb 2025

UX/UI Designer

Redesigned a genome-research platform’s navigation, search workflows, data visualization, and design systems, improving accessibility for complex scientific datasets.

Emily Carr UniversityMay 2023–Apr 2024

Business Analyst

UX research, service journey mapping, and Service Desk design across university IT platforms, improving support workflows for students.

Education

Emily Carr University of Art + Design2019–2023

Bachelor of Interaction Design

An interdisciplinary program in human-centered design, interactive technologies, and front-end development, specializing in UX research and interface systems.

Speaking & exhibitions

Nelly Mafi presenting to an audience at Emily Carr University
Emily Carr UniversityPresenting user-testing insights to initiate IT projects
The Show exhibitionEngaging audiences with the award-winning WeCare
BCNET Tech SummitOn the Innovation Hub for digital transformation

Recognition

The WeCare project on show at Emily Carr University
Award · 2023

ECU Health Design Award for Service

Institutional recognition for WeCare — a speculative personalized-medicine platform integrating genomic insight and preventive care.

Emily Carr University

The GExplore 1.5 paper in the journal Database
Publication · 2025

GExplore 1.5 — a C. elegans gene-function database

Co-authored research documenting the interaction-design strategies that improved accessibility, data-viz clarity, and usability of complex genomic datasets.

Database · Oxford University Press

What I bring

Let’s shape
experiences.