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Hey there!

I'm Kat 👋

When I’m not designing, you’ll probably find me scaling rock walls, lost in a good book, or diving into creative side quests like drawing, or DJ-ing just for fun. I’m endlessly curious, and I believe diverse perspectives make both design and life way more interesting. This portfolio is a peek into the projects that challenged me and inspired me. Through these works, you'll get insight into my thought process, the skills I'm continuously developing, and the problems I've loved tackling along the way.

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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

In Progress

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.

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.

Applications I Use

Tools Logo

Figma

Design Tool

Framer

No Code Development

Adobe Illustrator

Design Tool

Adobe Photoshop

Design Tool

Draw.io

Flowcharts

Adobe Lightroom

Design Tool

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

Microsoft Teams

Team Communication

InVision

Design Tool

Scribe

Design Tool

Chat GPT

AI Chat, LLM

Replit

AI Chat, LLM

Claude

AI Chat, LLM

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