Intro
Hi1 I’m Karen, a Toronto based product designer crafting intuitive web and mobile experiences by blending user research, systems thinking, and purposeful design decisions.
Projects
Experience
Product Designer
Jan - Apr 2025
FutureVault
Owned the design of an AI document-query feature at FutureVault, shaping workflows through user research and delivering production-ready UX for R&D and client demos.
Product Designer
Jan - Apr 2025
FutureVault
Owned the design of an AI document-query feature at FutureVault, shaping workflows through user research and delivering production-ready UX for R&D and client demos.
Product Designer
Jan - Apr 2025
FutureVault
Owned the design of an AI document-query feature at FutureVault, shaping workflows through user research and delivering production-ready UX for R&D and client demos.
Product Designer
May - Aug 2024
WSIB
Designed end-to-end mobile and desktop products to streamline internal IT asset tracking and records management, collaborating closely with stakeholders through user interviews, workshops, and MVP validation.
Product Designer
May - Aug 2024
WSIB
Designed end-to-end mobile and desktop products to streamline internal IT asset tracking and records management, collaborating closely with stakeholders through user interviews, workshops, and MVP validation.
Product Designer
May - Aug 2024
WSIB
Designed end-to-end mobile and desktop products to streamline internal IT asset tracking and records management, collaborating closely with stakeholders through user interviews, workshops, and MVP validation.
Visual Designer
Sep - Dec 2023
FutureVault
Led UI design across multiple core product features, creating wireframes, prototypes, and design foundations that improved cross-team alignment and scaled into an internal design system.
Visual Designer
Sep - Dec 2023
FutureVault
Led UI design across multiple core product features, creating wireframes, prototypes, and design foundations that improved cross-team alignment and scaled into an internal design system.
Visual Designer
Sep - Dec 2023
FutureVault
Led UI design across multiple core product features, creating wireframes, prototypes, and design foundations that improved cross-team alignment and scaled into an internal design system.
Software QA Analyst
Jan - Apr 2023
i4i
Executed extensive product testing through 200+ test cases, surfaced 50+ critical defects with clear reproduction steps, and built a web portal to streamline document review workflows.
Software QA Analyst
Jan - Apr 2023
i4i
Executed extensive product testing through 200+ test cases, surfaced 50+ critical defects with clear reproduction steps, and built a web portal to streamline document review workflows.
Software QA Analyst
Jan - Apr 2023
i4i
Executed extensive product testing through 200+ test cases, surfaced 50+ critical defects with clear reproduction steps, and built a web portal to streamline document review workflows.
Graphic Designer
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Race to a Cure
Created engaging social media visuals for a youth-focused STEM nonprofit, contributing to educational content that reached over 6,000 viewers across platforms.
Graphic Designer
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Race to a Cure
Created engaging social media visuals for a youth-focused STEM nonprofit, contributing to educational content that reached over 6,000 viewers across platforms.
Graphic Designer
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Race to a Cure
Created engaging social media visuals for a youth-focused STEM nonprofit, contributing to educational content that reached over 6,000 viewers across platforms.
Education
Mechatronics Engineering
2022 - 2027
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
A multidisciplinary engineering degree at the intersection of software, hardware, and product design.
Master of Science in Computer Science
2022 - 2027
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
A multidisciplinary engineering degree at the intersection of software, hardware, and product design.
Mechatronics Engineering
2022 - 2027
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
A multidisciplinary engineering degree at the intersection of software, hardware, and product design.
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