With 12+ years of experience, I’ve worked in & with scrappy start-ups and mid-sized tech companies, primarily in mobile & educational games.
My passions are Product Design and UI/UX, and I’ve had additional experience in Product Management and Project Management.
I mostly just love working with great people to build great things.
<aside> <img src="/icons/gem_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/gem_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Top Skills
Product Design
User Interface Design
User Experience Design
User Research
Prototyping
Icon Design
Market Research
Product Management </aside>
I didn’t pay them to say these nice things, I promise.
Principle Product Designer at Seesaw Learning
Kat is an amazingly talented designer and artist. When tackling a design challenge, she will always take a step back to understand the larger context, and then present a variety of creative designs that really solve the problem. Her clear communication skills allow her to incorporate feedback from a variety of team members and iterate on designs until they meet everyone's needs. She is able to think through complex interactions, present clear wireframes and flows, and carry those designs through to final, polished assets. It would be a pleasure to work with her again, and I know she would be a valuable addition to any team.
UX & Visual Designer
Working with Kat for the past year at Haiku Inc. was a meaningful and amazing experience! She not only is a talented UX designer with game, web, and mobile interfaces, but also a natural leader when it came to managing our design team while simultaneously organizing and streamlining processes throughout the company.
Kat always brings positive energy to meetings that motivates everyone, which is saying a lot considering we were in a remote environment. I always felt like I was supported as there was never I time where I wasn't aware of the next priority or felt like I wasn't able to communicate and check-in with her. I feel like I learned a lot about the qualities that it takes to be a leader thanks to Kat.
I am so thankful that Kat and my paths crossed and that we were able to collaborate and design together. I definitely believe she will easily fit in to any leadership position she takes!
creative technologist
I had the pleasure of working with Kat for about 1 year at Haiku. She joined the team after I had been there for the prior year. From the moment she arrived, she made a significant impact on the company culture and our team's performance.
Kat is an exceptional leader who fostered a positive and supportive work environment -- not an easy task on an all-remote team. She is also an empathetic communicator who is always willing to listen to feedback and provide excellent guidance -- of which I frequently came to her for!
Kat is also super organized and naturally took on a product manager role within our team, effectively managing priorities, timelines, and resources. Her organizational skills and ability to prioritize were instrumental in our team enjoying our work, and thus improving our designs.
I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have worked with Kat and recommend her for any leadership position.
VP of Product Design at Sleeper
Kat is absolutely amazing to work with. She has a great sense of aesthetics and UI design, where high-quality design clearly follows what user needs. She pays extreme attention to detail, down to the last pixel and result oriented. She has a great eye for design and doesn't hesitate to roll up her sleeves and do whatever it takes to get a quality job done. Working with Kat is extremely fulfilling. She welcomes new challenges with focus, determination, and success. I would gladly work with Kat again!
Interested in how I can bring similar results to your team? Let’s connect.
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