# Kia A.

> Senior / Lead Product Designer (Post-Purchase & Global Products Expansion)

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

## Work Experience
### Staff Designer @ PayPal
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Led 0→1 design for Post-Purchase ecosystem
Built scalable systems across US, UK, EU, CA, AU
Presented AI/agent-based design frameworks to leadership

### Principle Designer @ Albertsons
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Working with x-functional teams on fundamental UX updates across Albertsons' subsidiaries.

### UX Lead @ Samsung Electronics
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California

### Senior Interaction Designer @ Idean
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
At Idean I worked with variety of industries such as consumer electronics OEMs, e-commerce, data visualization and data management, tourism, aerospace, healthcare, wellness and work safety (PPE). During that time I helped design and develop features, concepts,  websites and stand alone apps for iOS, Android, Mac OS and MS Windows.

### Interaction Designer @ BlackBerry
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Worked on creating concept designs from low-fidelity to high-resolution animations for the industrial design portfolio products. I also worked closely with the industrial design, visual design, developers, sound engineers and the product teams.

### UX Research Associate @ OCAD University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Conducted user research on wayfinding system at Mt. Sinai Hospital of Toronto, Geriatrics Department to identify needs and requirements for a better wayfinding system design. This project was in collaboration with the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto.


## Education
### Certificate in Technology Leadership Program
MIT Professional Education
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design
OCAD University
Jan 2009 – Jan 2014

### Certificate in Web Design
CIE
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kiaalavi

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Last updated: 2026-03-25