Karen Wang

About Karen Wang

I am a product driven UX designer, with strength on strategic thinking. I\'ve solved business problems through design, enjoy challenging the usual and identifying the edge cases. Deep in my heart, I chase for the right problems and new challenges, passionate about changing the little things that makes a difference.

Experience

1. Ux Designer, Lightsail Codecatalyst

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Feb 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Enhanced Amazon Lightsail’s usability and inclusivity by leading a visual refresh and accessibility improvements. Focused on component-level development and a phased design system migration strategy that preserved brand identity, improved usability, and resolved long standing UX issues across the platform.Led 0 to 1 design in 2023 for Amazon CodeCatalyst’s launch in the CI/CD deployment vertical, a new end-to-end dev tool, with a focus on system design and rapid feature integration including Kubernetes, ECS, and CloudFormation, and driving enterprise adoption through secure VPC support.

Education

• Brunel University of London

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Industrial Design and Technology

  2010 — 2014

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Master's Degree, Strategic Design and Management

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Human Computer Interaction
• Graphical User Interface (Gui)
• Sketch
• User Experience Design
• Keyshot
• Sketching
• Industrial Design
• Business Strategy
• Market Research
• Branding & Identity
• Design Thinking
• Html
• 3d Prototyping
• Product Design
• Concept Development
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Solidworks
• Competitive Analysis