# Carolina Li

> Product Designer at Coda

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/carolinali

Find me at www.carolinaaokeli.com

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Coda
Jan 2022 – Present

### HCI Researcher @ Huawei
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Product Design Intern @ Coda
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Design Fellow @ Kleiner Perkins
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### UX Design Intern @ Arctic Wolf
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Product Design Intern @ Electronic Arts (EA)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Collaborated with Designers, Product Managers, Researchers, and Engineers across the EAX team to deliver intuitive and functional experiences for EA’s millions of players for a large upcoming player-facing product.

### Designer @ WATonomous
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Designing posters, jackets, and websites for UWaterloo's autonomous vehicle design team.

### Design Manager @ WATonomous
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Mentored team members and managed projects

### UI/UX Designer @ LCBO|next
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Kitchener
Led the design of two new applications and a design system as the sole designer.

Designed a beverage alcohol recommendation app that will be implemented in LCBO stores and a mobile application to coordinate group shopping trips. Conducted user research and translated 140+ insights into user flows, wireframes, and high fidelity mockups.

### Front-end Developer @ Novus Health / Novus Santé
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Toronto
Created a web application that assesses the user's health, from start to production. Used React, Redux, Saga, Typescript, HTML, and CSS. Libraries include Styled Components and SurveyJS. 

Wrote the entire unit test suite using Enzyme and Jest.

See it here: https://desjardins-hra.novusplatform.com/en/

Improved the error notification system for the company's portal by modifying the Redux store and using higher order components. Used Javascript.

Changed the weather API for Novus's travel navigator app on both Android and iOS. Used Java, Objective-C, and React Native.

### Software Developer @ Finastra
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Mississauga
Designed and implemented a desktop application that checks the environment's connectivity with various databases and services. Created the user interface, focusing on clearly displaying information, organizing forms, and choosing a sleek colour scheme. Took the project through multiple demos, each time improving functionality or the user experience.

Automated IIS app pool settings by writing a PowerShell script that's configurable by XML.
Made sure script is compatible with Octopus Deploy, so it can be deployed with every release
Script contains tokens and flags, manageable by Octopus

Additional responsibilities:
Daily code merge
Overseeing release of new features
Fixing bugs

### Inclusion Counsellor @ City Of Hamilton
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Hamilton
Worked one-on-one with children with special needs to create an inclusive camp experience.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with HCI Specialization and Fine Arts Minor
University of Waterloo

### Westmount Secondary


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/carolinaaokeli
- Portfolio: https://www.carolinaaokeli.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-31