Hi,I’m Tullie!
Telling you that I’m closer to 6ft than I am to 5’11’’ doesn’t come close
enough to the larger than life character I am.
It’s hard to translate a whole person into a bio - but I’ll give it a try.
Warning - I’m playful and very curious.
So if fun’s not your thing (and I respect your boundaries),
maybe you’ll be curious enough to get to know me.
In the beginning...
I’ve always had a love for design, for people, for solutions.
My run-of-the-mill family includes interior designers, architects, business owners and crazies
(we all need a good sprinkle every now and again), so it certainly isn’t hard to find
copies of ‘architectural digest’ blended in with all the design and art books scattered over my family home.
The first real renderings of design started virtually for me (back when the internet was considered a dangerous place to meet strangers)
"Back in the day" I was an online forum moderator and contributor learning about plenty of new people
from all over the world while learning to use HTML.
HHR - Hip Hop Revolution, my online family.
I would spend hours learning commands to help build the forums and render the skills to make cool
one-of-a-kind footers for my online “family”.
I crafted personalized avatars and racked countless hours as a feedback master to my fellow forum friends.
I wasn’t aware that these simple skills would also render themselves when I started learning UX/UI.
Designing sound
My educational background includes a BA in contemporary music, which has taught me my
greatest skill above all. Listening.
Creating music was a passion, and I fell in love with A&R. (Artists & Repertoire)
A field that is responsible for art and business development. I enjoyed marketing and branding, building business,
analyzing data, creating strategic plans for execution and being part of team.
Part of that process was listening, not to music, but to people and what they wanted and needed.
I wrote music for other people to perform but I also wrote branding and marketing plans for artists to
introduce and thrive in the industry.
The desire to be part of a project, creating change and succeeding with people really revved my engines.
Taking the reins
My journey to get to the here and now may not look like much, but each and every step
brought me a little closer and added a new layer of insight.
I’ve lived in Australia, the UK, France and the USA. Although this pales in comparison to the places I’ve visited,
being able to learn new cultures and languages is at the forefront of my learnings.
Meanwhile taking up work in
many countries has served me in my character building and in my experience as a human being.
I’ve worn many hats, so when I worked in hospitality it came in handy when attempting to please a wide range of people.
Because of my burning desire to learn - the more I education and skills I armed myself with the more I could be of service.
It was through customer service that taught me how to be a clear communicator, in all my actions.
This was paramount to problem solving, especially when working with other people.
So when I began to build my own small business, I honed my skills in being detail oriented.
It was by paying attention to detail, big and small, that the magic could be found and was the foundation of the business.
And stage coaching, for which I take great pride. Working with a vast amount of people taught me to listen, but more so hear.
Hearing people is a act unlike any other, it gives allows people to be heard and feel valued.
It offers
the listener to be able to arm themselves with information to move forward.
It was through stage coaching that gave credence in the ability I have as a visionary to inspire and motivate others to
think big > About themselves, about their abilities and the possibilities. And in turn this gave me hope about myself.
The fire inside
My journey with education and experiences, has served me well in
creating who I am as a person and as a designer. Though it hasn’t always been “rainbows and unicorns” along the way,
each post in the adventure has served as an opportunity to grow.
My "life's too short" and yes-we-can attitude allows me to attack problems with a creative mindset, in the same way as I coach.
There’s yet to be a battle I cannot face, and so with UX ad product design - I am setting ablaze the
torch to lead the way in creating change through empathetic experiences.
... the here and now
Design has always been part of my life, that has offered itself in variety of roles
that have lit up the pathway to becoming a product designer.
With my passion for people and finding solution to real problems, I always aim to add more value
by adding good design and an innovative experience into all that I do.
As for a location, I can go anywhere and everywhere.
And that’s where you’ll find me.
Let's do this!
