Hi, I’m Karen.

A product designer specializing in fintech and marketplace platforms, focused on turning complex problems into intuitive digital experiences.

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Selected Work


Designing HomeEase: An Accessible Housing Search Experience

Accessibility · UX Research · Product Design · Marketplace · AI-Assisted UX

Gateways Creative: Designing a Physical-Digital Interactive Experience

Interaction Design · Game UX · Spatial Interfaces · Systems Design

Defined the interaction framework for a physical–digital immersive gaming experience, aligning spatial behavior with real-time UI feedback. Simplified complex gameplay systems to enhance usability and player coordination.

MoneyTree: Designing Consistency in Financial Habits

Fintech · Financial Goals · Behavioral Design · Product Design

Explored how adaptive AI coaching and gamification can support long-term budgeting habits, translating research insights into a focused onboarding and goal-tracking experience.

Designed an accessibility-first housing search experience, defining a core decision moment and building an MVP, user flows, and design system to support confident housing decisions.

Enterprise Trading Platform Optimization

Product Design · Enterprise UX · Fintech · Workflow Design · Systems Design

This project focused on improving the usability and workflow efficiency of an internal commodities trading platform used by professional traders and risk analysts.