Timeline / Neville Ko
Of work, business, education, publications & patent.
Timeline
~ Work Experience ~
Alludo | WinZip Computing
Manager User Experience Design (Feb 2023 - Nov 2024)
Alludo | WinZip Computing
Principal User Experience Designer (Jan 2022 - Feb 2023)
Distinct AI
Head of Product & Experience (March 2025 - Present)
Corel Corporation | Digital Media & Photos
Principal User Experience Designer, Product Owner (Sept 2016 - Jun 2022)
Corel Corporation | CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Senior User Experience Designer, Product Owner (Dec 2013 - Dec 2016)
Corel Corporation | CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
User Experience Designer (Feb 2009 - Dec 2013)
~ Business & Entrepreneurial Experience ~
Shop the Vintage Corner
Co-Founder (2020 - 2025)
Jream Studio
Founding Designer (2007 - 2018)
À pois Group
Founding Owner (2018 - 2019)
Substance Magazine
Creative Direction (2006 - 2008)
Canadian International Modelling Agency
Creative Direction (2005 - 2008)
~ Education & Certificates ~
Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist
SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc. (Dec 2023)
SCRUM Product Owner Certification (CSPO)
SCRUM Alliance, Toronto, ON (2012)
Building Personal Resilience:
Managing Anxiety & Mental Health (Certificate)
HarvardX - EdX (Issued Sept 2024)
Happiness in Leadership:
Driving Team (Professional Certificate)
HarvardX - EdX (Issued Aug 2024)
Master of Design (MDes),
Faculty of Engineering & Design
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON (2008 - 2010)
Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID),
Faculty of Engineering & Design
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON (2004 - 2008)
~ Publications & Patent ~
Pre-development & Iterative Design Activities in SCRUM: An Approach to Agile Software Development.
Research paper: 5th International Association of Societies of Design Research, Tokyo, Japan (2013)
Facilitating Communication in the Interdisciplinary Design Process.
Research thesis: Degree of Master of Design in Industrial Design, Ottawa, Canada (2010)
Method and System for Interactive Font Feature Access.
Patent Number: CA 2772554 A1 for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite (2012)
Assessing the Potential Use of Adaptive Multimedia as a Solution to Product Aesthetic Boredom.
Research paper: 3rd International Association of Societies of Design Research, Seoul, S.Korea (2009)