Summary
Jen Saxena is a Toronto-based web developer and multidisciplinary artist with eight years of professional development experience and over a decade running an independent art and design studio. At Helios Design Labs she builds web solutions while continuing to design and deploy her own portfolio sites, blending visual craft with pragmatic front-end development. Her background in studio painting and illustration informs a distinctive eye for UX and pixel-level detail, and she has hands-on experience coordinating gallery shows, client branding, and digital/print production. Previously she managed purchasing and systems rollouts for multi-location retail operations, giving her practical skills in vendor relations, inventory systems, and staff training. Active on GitHub and with separate art and code portfolios, she thrives at the intersection of creative practice and problem-solving engineering.
9 years of coding experience
Certificate, Web Development, Certificate, Web Development at HackerYou College of Technology
Diploma, Independent Illustration, Diploma, Independent Illustration at Seneca Polytechnic
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Painting, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Painting at Eastern Michigan University