Hi, my name is Karen.

I'm excited to shape thoughtful digital experiences and contribute to a tech industry that reflects the diversity of the world we live in.

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Selected Work

Designing HomeEase: An Accessible Housing Search Experience

Gateways Creative: Designing a Physical-Digital Interactive Experience

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

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

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

Solbank: Challenger Bank UI & Brand Exploration

Designed a fictional challenger banking experience focused on clarity, trust, and visual storytelling, exploring brand-driven UI, interaction patterns, and responsive layouts.

Renoval: Bilingual Nonprofit Website Redesign

Redesigned a bilingual nonprofit website by aligning stakeholder needs, user feedback, and scalable design systems to create a clear, maintainable, and inclusive experience.