Sabian Finogwar

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I grew up obsessed with technology, processes, and UX since I was six years old.

About

I grew up obsessed with technology, processes, and UX since I was six years old. With my self-taught background in cognitive science, I love breaking down complex problems and designing them to work better for everyone involved, especially for experiences. Understanding the effects something is really having vs what was intended, and learning how to bridge this gap so that everyone is happy with the result, is one of my biggest passions.

Professionally, I’ve led UX efforts and product teams across healthcare and education, from building personas and journey maps to orchestrating cross-functional collaborations in distributed teams. I’m motivated by turning insight into practical designs and processes that make people’s lives easier and more enjoyable, whether it’s coaching nurses through LMS usage, shipping mobile apps, or creating scalable systems for graduates navigating immigration and cultural differences.

  • 9 years' experience
  • Joined December 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Other

Work experience· 6 roles

Web Developer (Freelance) · Pilot Training CanadaFeb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 7 mos

Built internal tooling to scrape and convert 100+ presentations from Google Slides to faster local SVGs using Python and Selenium. Created a PWA prototype to test feasibility of local caching of user data and educational media with JavaScript, PHP, and Laravel. Prototyped an internal API for user-data analytics.

Head of User Experience · HEAL AcademyJan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

Head of User Experience leading a distributed team to design and improve health-education experiences. Shadowed and self-taught essential healthcare UX skills, conducting 5+ user interviews and analyzing 15+ email/messaging interactions. Created 9+ personas for stakeholders across 3+ business models and designed 3+ unified journey maps (up to 5 journeys each). Planned nurse interactions with an online LMS, decided on LMS, and structured courses/content accordingly. Mapped online vs in-person practicum workflows and designed systems to support graduates moving from the Philippines to Canada, including immigration assistance, post-landing guides, and cultural/personal finance considerations.

Product Manager · UGedditJan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

Led development of a mobile app, researched and compiled an effective communication model, and tested with 15+ happy users. Built a global online community with 8+ volunteers and 150+ members; coordinated 5 volunteer developers and managed a paid developer when funds permitted.

Full-Stack Developer & Project ManagerJan 2020 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs
Lead Hand · K-Bro Linen SystemsMar 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos
Self-Taught – Cognitive Science · Independent / Self-Directed LearningJan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) · British Columbia Institute of Technology2018 – 2025
Bachelor's of Engineering · BCIT2016 – 2017

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