Lauren Kalette

Lauren Kalette has extensive work experience in the field of design and art direction. Lauren currently holds the role of Art Director, UI/UX, and Brand at Apex Fintech Solutions since January 2022. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Visual Designer at Goodreads.com starting from October 2019. Lauren also has experience as the Owner and Principal Art Director of Kalette Studio, LLC, a design agency they founded in 2014. Additionally, they co-founded Chadenn in 2018, where they worked as the Co-Founder responsible for Marketing & Branding until January 2019. Earlier in their career, Lauren worked at Shutterfly, Inc. as a Managing Art Director from 2014 to 2017, as well as a Creative Lead from 2010 to 2014, and a Senior Visual Designer from 2006 to 2010. Their experience also includes serving as a Print Production Manager at Menuez Pictures from 2002 to 2004.

Lauren Kalette's education history includes an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, specializing in Design Innovation & Marketing. It is unclear when they pursued this degree as the start and end years are not mentioned. Furthermore, they attended the Academy of Art University for Graphic and Interactive Design, but there is no information regarding the specific years they were enrolled or the degree obtained. Additionally, they hold a BA in American Culture - Arts & Literature from the University of Michigan, although the start and end years are not provided.

In terms of certifications, Lauren has obtained several Google certifications from Coursera. These certifications include Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes, Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts, Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma, Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design, and Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate. Lauren acquired these certifications in November 2021.