# Katelyn Au

> Product Design @ Cal Poly SLO

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/katelynau

I am a Product Designer who designs with passion and empathy, utilizing emerging technologies to drive complex and strategic solutions from beginning to end. I deeply value leading with love and supporting my teammates with compassion.

## Work Experience
### UX Undergraduate Researcher @ Cal Poly Graphic Communication (GrC)
Jan 2025 – Present | San Luis Obispo, California, United States
•Conducting research alongside professor to explore how reflective prompts shape the way designers perceive AI-generated materials during the design process
•Applying a discourse-centered methodology with user interviews
•Competing at the Council of Undergraduate Research Competition with findings

### Junior Designer @ The Network Firm
Jan 2025 – Present
•Launching internal and external audit and assurance application designs for streamlined workflow with a cross-functional team
•Creating ad-hoc social media posts and one-pagers for marketing purposes
•Updating website on Squarespace with new job openings and team members

### Product Design Intern @ The Network Firm
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
•Remodeled a SaaS marketing website in Figma from start to finish
•Leveraged AI (Vercel’s v0) to generate front-end code with Figma hi-fi screens, which streamlined the hand-off process to the Development team
•Conceptualized Job Openings page on the main website, gaining a 40% traffic increase and four new hires

### Web Design Student Assistant @ Cal Poly Partners
Jan 2025 – Present | San Luis Obispo, California, United States
•Maintaining the main website with news, staff, and research updates with WordPress, HTML/CSS, VS Code, and GitHub
•Supporting in the college website transition to adhere to the new Cal Poly brand
•Developed the cover and graphics for the PIRS™ for Wildfire Guide using Adobe Illustrator

### Mobile Product Designer @ Cal Poly Iter8
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States
•Produced a mobile design for client alongside four designers to deliver a seamless, intuitive app focused on task management, real-time updates, and communication
•Learned technical skills on Figma including prototyping, auto-layout, and components in a 10-week UX boot camp


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communication | User Experience/User Interface
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

### High School Diploma
Monte Vista High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/katelyn-au
- Portfolio: https://katelynau.framer.website/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13