# Karen Wei > Product Designer | UC Berkeley MIMS ’25 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/karenwei I'm a product designer recently graduated from my Master’s at UC Berkeley studying human-computer interaction. With foundations in behavioral neuroscience and cognitive psychology, I build products and experiences that solve real problems for real people and businesses by leveraging my strengths in research-driven problem solving and user advocacy. My enthusiasm for the human side of technology, combined with my long-standing curiosities and passions for exploring how people interact with the world, fuels my eagerness to do so. 📧 karenwei@berkeley.edu ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Stealth Jan 2025 – Present Leading end-to-end product design for emerging AI experiences in fitness & sports tech 🎧 ### Figure Skating Coach @ San Jose Sharks Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Oakland, California, United States Coached figure skating to skaters of all ages and levels from beginner to advanced ### Product Design Intern @ LiveX AI Inc. Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Palo Alto, CA Collaborated with engineering, product, research, and marketing to build B2B SaaS AI products for web and mobile platforms Synthesized user research insights into actionable design solutions for internal tools, dashboards, and consumer-facing features, driving rapid iterations to ship 10+ product features for 10M+ users worldwide Built and maintained a scalable design system to ensure consistency and faster product iteration across teams and platforms ### UX Researcher @ Salesforce Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 Surveyed and interviewed 60+ participants and conducted competitive analyses of 9 AI products to identify barriers to generative AI adoption in businesses; delivered design recommendations to guide responsible and effective integration of AI into Salesforce's enterprise workflows ### UX Designer @ Substantial Classrooms Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Oakland, California, United States Owned end-to-end web design of a new community feature on a teacher training platform adopted by 10+ school districts nationwide ### Product Design Intern @ Beaba Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 Designed an interactive mobile app educating 32k+ pediatric patients about cancer and increasing learning engagement by 85% through user interviewing, journey mapping, wireframing, usability testing, and high-fidelity prototyping ### Course Designer & Tutor @ A Little Joy Initiative Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 Evaluated students' needs, designed user-centered lesson plans integrating edtech, and assessed performance to increase academic outcomes (from ~80% to 98%+) in honors math, honors science, and AP Statistics ### Research Assistant – Culture and Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology @ University of Michigan Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Ann Arbor, MI Optimized research participants’ user experience of online studies through usability testing & surveying of 200+ participants and iterative piloting and designing of mixed-methods research studies Conducted cognitive and social psychology research on motivation and behavior grounded in lab studies, surveys, and psychophysiological measures Analyzed 400+ qualitative survey responses and quantitative data using R, SPSS, and Python to explore how priming affects reasoning Co-led weekly training sessions to train researchers on operating/troubleshooting EEG hardware and software products ### Senior-level Competitive Figure Skater @ University of Michigan Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 Senior-level competitive figure skater on the University of Michigan Figure Skating Team – trained for, competed in, and medaled at the highest level at sectional and national competitions, including the intercollegiate national championships Created brand-aligned visual assets and digital marketing materials used in collegiate competitions and events with 300+ skaters from 20 universities ### Certified Nursing Assistant @ The McGuire Group Health Care Facilities Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 Provided direct care to 250+ patients and assessed behaviors, conditions, and pain points to help guide appropriate care plans, including during the COVID pandemic Operated EMR systems to chart vitals, nutritional intake, activities of daily living, and care provided, streamlining communication across the care team in compliance with clinical documentation standards ### Global Health Comparative Intern @ Child Family Health International Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Collaborated with cross-functional global team to develop strategies and implementation plans to improve health outcomes in high-risk populations, including strategizing a scalable health education and medication reminder application ### Global Health Volunteer @ FIMRC: Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Led team in transforming complex health data into accessible infographics for people with disabilities in under-resourced areas ## Education ### Master's degree in Information Management and Systems, Human-Computer Interaction University of California, Berkeley ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience; Minor in Sociology of Health and Medicine University of Michigan ### Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors Williamsville East High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/karenwei11 --- Source: https://flows.cv/karenwei JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/karenwei/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08