Summary
Barry Lachapelle is a multidisciplinary UX and design-systems leader with 11 years of professional experience and a career spanning studios and startups across Montreal, Toronto, London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and now Victoria. He builds thoughtful, mission-driven design systems and product experiences—from IDEO’s Tokyo founding team to leading design systems at Hatch and creating conversational UX for smallholder farmers at Digital Green. As a founder and creative director he blends hands-on visual craft with product strategy, running his own studio and launching niche projects like Bike Gear Database for the all-terrain riding community. Equally at ease designing for global brands and humanitarian tech, he brings a rare mix of cross-cultural insight, outdoor-obsessed practicality (dirt rider / cargo dad), and a sustained focus on real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Desktop Design, Desktop Design at George Brown College
Design Fundamentals, Design Fundamentals at OCAD University