About Vicky

Just a human trying to make the most of my human experience. Constantly craving challenge, growth and new perspectives.

A quick recap of my life thus far:

  1. Living in Japan

    Realizing a long-time dream of living abroad with Ben and Miso. Documenting as much as I can, while learning the language and seeking growth.

  2. Moved to Vancouver

    Bought our first home through FaceTime. Fell in love with rock climbing, crocheting and making genuine connections.

  3. Web Developer at Roche

    Led front-end design, development, and maintenance of Single-Cell Hub, a web application enabling scientists to explore gene expression data for drug discovery and safety analysis.

  4. Adopted our cat, Miso at OHS

    After countless page refreshes and e-mails at our local shelter, we finally adopted our special girl.

  5. Started Freelancing

    During COVID, decided to start freelancing full-time as a web developer, designer and instructor, with clients across the country and even Singapore (thank you Amanda).

  6. Front-End Engineer at Deloitte Digital

    Joined as a Business Technology Analyst working on Salesforce and program management projects. Soon after, joined the Front-End Engineering team in Toronto (thank you Tim), where I learned a lot about coding best practices and client delivery. Oh yeah, also met my life partner Ben during this time ❤️

  7. International Exchange at NTU

    Spontaneously decided to go on an exchange in Singapore, because of a late-night bus ride conversation with my friend Andy. This experience defined a lot of who I am today, and it opened my eyes to the world of travel and new perspectives. Confidence and feelings of 'purpose' were boosted.

  8. Studied BCom, Accounting at Telfer

    In my 'try-hard' era, got involved with a bunch of student clubs and extracurriculars, became a Teaching Assistant for a business communications course most students dreaded and networked my ass off to land my dream job (at the time). Gained a lot of confidence, pretty proud of my 'uni era'.

  9. Moved to Ottawa

    Dealt with lots of complex emotions moving to a new city halfway through high school. Barely passed my level 10 RCM piano exam. Decided to pursue a degree in Accounting.

  10. Grew up in Montreal

    Made lots of core childhood memories. Went to a strict private French school where I learned a lot about discpicline. Mom signed me up for swimming, skating, drawing, dancing, piano lessons (thank you Mom) and learning Mandarin through Saturday school.