Karen Poon

Karen Poon is a Product Designer at RapidAI, where they develop strategic UX workflows and interfaces for medical imaging products. Karen collaborates with researchers, project managers, and engineers to design, develop, and QA apps, and also participates in user research and data consolidation.

Prior to RapidAI, Karen worked at GE Healthcare as a UX Interaction Designer. In this role, they developed screens and strategic workflows for enterprise software platforms using the Edison Design system. Karen supported multiple development teams and projects, working with project managers, UX researchers, and engineers to turn requirements into detailed specs.

Karen also has experience as a UX Designer, Visual Designer, and Graphic Designer through freelance work. Karen specializes in user experience design, with a focus on visual design and graphic design. Their skills include usability testing, wireframing, rapid prototyping, and basic knowledge of HTML/CSS. Karen has also worked on building brand identities, style guides, logos, and both web and print designs.

Additionally, Karen worked at Kismet Design as a UX Designer, where they were responsible for wireframe creation, UX research implementation, data analysis, and creation of written deliverables. Karen also gained experience as a UXDI Student at General Assembly, learning skills in user research, interaction and interface design, wireframing, prototyping, and working with clients.

Earlier in their career, Karen worked at Minted as a Production QC and Design Associate. In these roles, they were responsible for checking and providing change orders on master files, user testing product details, and ensuring quality control. Karen worked on various product categories, including wedding suites, holiday designs, and formal invitations.

Throughout their work experience, Karen has demonstrated strong skills in user experience design, strategic workflows, UX research, visual design, wireframing, prototyping, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Karen Poon attended the University of California, Berkeley from an unspecified start year until 2012. During their time there, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Art and Sustainable Design. In addition to their undergraduate education, Karen also completed the UXDI Immersive program at General Assembly, but the exact dates of enrollment are not specified. Karen also participated in the BASE Summer Program, where they studied Accounting, Marketing, and Organizational Behavior. In 2004, Karen briefly attended the California College of the Arts, although information regarding the specific degree or field of study is not provided.

In terms of additional certifications, Karen obtained a certification in Storytelling for Influence from IDEO U in August 2019.