Hey there!
I'm Kat 👋
When I’m not designing, you’ll find me scaling rock walls or diving into side quests like DJ-ing or fixing my car. I’m endlessly curious, and I believe diverse perspectives make both design and life way more interesting. Through my portfolio, you'll get insight into my thought process, the skills I'm continuously developing, and the problems I've loved tackling along the way.
Hey there!
I'm Kat 👋
When I’m not designing, you’ll find me scaling rock walls or diving into side quests like DJ-ing or fixing my car. I’m endlessly curious, and I believe diverse perspectives make both design and life way more interesting. Through my portfolio, you'll get insight into my thought process, the skills I'm continuously developing, and the problems I've loved tackling along the way.
Experience
Senior Product Designer
Exxact Corporation
4 Years - Jan 2022 - Present
Expanded focus on UX/UI and product design, driving end-to-end solutions for customer-facing web applications and internal SaaS-like platforms (system configurator, CRM, and sales enablement tools). Partnered with engineering and stakeholders to create scalable, accessible digital experiences that streamlined sales workflows and improved customer engagement.
Senior Product Designer
Exxact Corporation
4 Years - Jan 2022 - Present
Expanded focus on UX/UI and product design, driving end-to-end solutions for customer-facing web applications and internal SaaS-like platforms (system configurator, CRM, and sales enablement tools). Partnered with engineering and stakeholders to create scalable, accessible digital experiences that streamlined sales workflows and improved customer engagement.
Design & Brand Specialist
Exxact Corporation
1 Year - Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Acted as a cross-functional liaison between marketing, engineering, and sales, ensuring brand consistency and usability across both internal tools and customer-facing applications. Supported early improvements to the system configurator platform through QA testing, workshops, and process optimization.
Design & Brand Specialist
Exxact Corporation
1 Year - Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Acted as a cross-functional liaison between marketing, engineering, and sales, ensuring brand consistency and usability across both internal tools and customer-facing applications. Supported early improvements to the system configurator platform through QA testing, workshops, and process optimization.
UX/UI Designer
BoxBox Studios
1 Year, 4 Months - Nov 2019 - Feb 2021
Designed and refined interactive game interfaces with a strong emphasis on user flow, accessibility, and visual consistency, collaborating closely with developers, animators, and designers to deliver engaging player experiences. Applied UX principles and accessibility best practices to design game interfaces, ensuring intuitive user flows and color-blind–friendly interactions, while iterating on feedback from user testing.
UX/UI Designer
BoxBox Studios
1 Year, 4 Months - Nov 2019 - Feb 2021
Designed and refined interactive game interfaces with a strong emphasis on user flow, accessibility, and visual consistency, collaborating closely with developers, animators, and designers to deliver engaging player experiences. Applied UX principles and accessibility best practices to design game interfaces, ensuring intuitive user flows and color-blind–friendly interactions, while iterating on feedback from user testing.
Graphic Design Intern
Transifex
8 Months - Feb 2020 - Sep 2020
Supported the marketing team by designing web interfaces, landing pages, and digital assets that aligned with brand and usability guidelines.
Graphic Design Intern
Transifex
8 Months - Feb 2020 - Sep 2020
Supported the marketing team by designing web interfaces, landing pages, and digital assets that aligned with brand and usability guidelines.
Graphic Design Intern
Exxact Corporation
7 Months - Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Collaborated with marketing on website redesign projects, creating mockups, assets, and digital visuals that supported both product and marketing initiatives. Built early skills in UI design and cross-team collaboration that contributed to later product design roles.
Graphic Design Intern
Exxact Corporation
7 Months - Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Collaborated with marketing on website redesign projects, creating mockups, assets, and digital visuals that supported both product and marketing initiatives. Built early skills in UI design and cross-team collaboration that contributed to later product design roles.
Awards & Recognition
10th Place Designer
Brand X Challenge ft. Sephora
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
Collaborated in a four-person team for the Brand X Challenge ft. Sephora, developing a multi-city experiential campaign concept that integrated branded environments, promotional assets, and measurable KPIs. Designed and rendered an interactive room inspired by Sephora’s makeup line, while contributing to campaign strategy and ROI planning. Earned Top 10 placement out of 500 teams, recognized for creative execution and strategic approach.
10th Place Designer
Brand X Challenge ft. Sephora
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
Collaborated in a four-person team for the Brand X Challenge ft. Sephora, developing a multi-city experiential campaign concept that integrated branded environments, promotional assets, and measurable KPIs. Designed and rendered an interactive room inspired by Sephora’s makeup line, while contributing to campaign strategy and ROI planning. Earned Top 10 placement out of 500 teams, recognized for creative execution and strategic approach.
Poster Designer
Chromatic Coffee Roasters
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Designed promotional poster for Chromatic Coffee Roasters’ latte art throw-down competition, delivering both print-ready and digital assets for social media. Collaborated directly with the marketing team to align creative direction with brand identity and event goals.
Poster Designer
Chromatic Coffee Roasters
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Designed promotional poster for Chromatic Coffee Roasters’ latte art throw-down competition, delivering both print-ready and digital assets for social media. Collaborated directly with the marketing team to align creative direction with brand identity and event goals.
Poster Designer
Tiburon International Film Festival
Jan 1, 2015
Won first place in the Tiburon International Film Festival student poster competition, selected as the official design for the 2016 event. Collaborated with festival coordinators post-competition to refine and finalize the poster for publication, gaining early professional experience in visual design and client collaboration.
Poster Designer
Tiburon International Film Festival
Jan 1, 2015
Won first place in the Tiburon International Film Festival student poster competition, selected as the official design for the 2016 event. Collaborated with festival coordinators post-competition to refine and finalize the poster for publication, gaining early professional experience in visual design and client collaboration.
Education & Certifications
Vibe Coding 101 with Replit
DeepLearning.AI
Apr 2026
Completed “Vibe Coding 101 with Replit”, learning how to build, refine, and deploy web applications using AI coding agents, including agentic development principles, prompt workflows, PRD creation, and collaborative coding best practices.
Vibe Coding 101 with Replit
DeepLearning.AI
Apr 2026
Completed “Vibe Coding 101 with Replit”, learning how to build, refine, and deploy web applications using AI coding agents, including agentic development principles, prompt workflows, PRD creation, and collaborative coding best practices.
Product Management Basics Certification
Pendo.io
Aug 2025
Completed Pendo's “Product Management Basics” certification covering core PM principles, lifecycle stages, and best practices for building products that deliver business impact.
Product Management Basics Certification
Pendo.io
Aug 2025
Completed Pendo's “Product Management Basics” certification covering core PM principles, lifecycle stages, and best practices for building products that deliver business impact.
Notion Productivity Software
Linkedin Learning
Aug 2024
Completed certification covering workspace organization, database creation, and collaboration in Notion, with additional training in advanced features like Notion AI for optimizing workflows and productivity.
Notion Productivity Software
Linkedin Learning
Aug 2024
Completed certification covering workspace organization, database creation, and collaboration in Notion, with additional training in advanced features like Notion AI for optimizing workflows and productivity.
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graphic Design
San Jose State University
2015 - 2020
The BFA in Graphic Design combines theory and practice with a focus on typography, visual form, information architecture, and interaction design. Admission is portfolio-based, with ongoing reviews each semester to advance in the program.
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graphic Design
San Jose State University
2015 - 2020
The BFA in Graphic Design combines theory and practice with a focus on typography, visual form, information architecture, and interaction design. Admission is portfolio-based, with ongoing reviews each semester to advance in the program.
Applications I Use
Figma
Design Tool
Framer
No Code Development
Claude
AI Chat, LLM
Chat GPT
AI Chat, LLM
Replit
AI Chat, LLM
AWS
Asset Management
Content Stack
Headless CMS
Notion
Project Management
Confluence
Team Knowledge Base
Jira
Task + Sprint Management
Asana
Task + Sprint Management
Slack
Team Communication
Scribe
SOP + Documentation
Microsoft Teams
Team Communication
InVision
Design Tool
Draw.io
Flowcharts
Adobe Illustrator
Design Tool
Adobe Lightroom
Design Tool
Adobe Photoshop
Design Tool
Skills in Development
Gemini 3
AI Chat, LLM
Lovable
AI App Builder
Fusion 360
3D CAD
Blender
3D Modeling + Design
Zeplin
Developer handoff
Affinity
Design Tool
Touch Designer
Interactive Visual Development