Self portrait in my home. Seattle, US.
Isola di Torcello, Italy.
Atop Centre Pompidou. Paris, France.
Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal.
Platja de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain.
Twombly’s breathtaking Lepanto series at Museum Brandhorst. Munich, Germany.
Schloss Hohenschwangau, seen from Schloss Neuschwanstein. Schwangau, Germany.
Mount Rainier, US.
Atop Masada (מצדה) overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada, Israel.
Hi, I’m Kathryn.
At Seismic, I lead product design by crafting experiences for our core platform teams that build the core engine of our global sales enablement platform, enabling the 2,200+ companies that work with us to drive efficiency at scale. With my peers on the design leadership team, I am creating, establishing, and operationalizing our design org from the bright spots surfacing in the hard work of our 30+ member design team as we drive our startup towards an IPO.
For 5+ years, I served on three founding design leadership teams. Working in North America at Hopin, I enabled organizers to produce tailored online, hybrid, and onsite event experiences. Living and working in Germany at Freeletics, I crafted AI-based experiences to guide users toward a healthier life. Prior to this, I lived in Seattle working at Capital One, focusing on helping people secure their futures through investing; and at Cornish College of the Arts, enabling students to pursue lifelong artistic careers.
This work was fueled by my background working with agencies and small businesses while teaching public speaking. I hold a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences in cultural, organizational, and rhetorical perspectives. I've worked with companies including Nike, Reebok, and Capital One.
I enjoy a wealth of changing hobbies. Currently, I’m continuing to learn technical cooking skills, attempting to be more outdoorsy with snow sports, doing crazy photo shoots, all while trying to keep a burgundy rubber plant alive. I enjoy art in all of its many forms, including experimenting through painting and taking photos for fun. And during pandemic-free life, I love to explore the world in places like Japan, Israel, France, Jamaica, and the mysteries of the lovely PNW.
Please say hello.
SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Parsons School of Design | The New School. "The Future of Inclusive Design + Ethics", Panel Speaker. NYC, US.
SAP UX Summit. "Breaking the Rules: Creating Great UX From Personal Experiences", Keynote & Panel Speaker. Mannheim, DE; remote global conference.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director, Product Design → Seismic, San Diego, US
Senior Manager, Product Design → Hopin, London, UK
Creative Director & Manager, Product Design → Freeletics, Munich, DE
Senior Product Designer → Capital One, Seattle, US
Lead Designer/Engineer → Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, US
For more detail, please visit LinkedIn.
The designer today should not help to produce more — they have to help produce fewer and better things. There is a beauty, an aesthetic, and
a philosophy of less.
PHILIPPE STARCK, French Industrial Architect & Designer
Brutalist lunch spot outside the Roncalli-Kolleg Studentenwohnheim on Nymphenburger Straße. Munich, Germany.