Katarina Lauritano

Katarina Lauritano has a diverse work experience in the field of design. Katarina is currently working as a Senior Product Designer at Talos, starting in January 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Freelance User Experience Designer at Katarina Design, starting in July 2018. Katarina also gained experience as a Product Designer at Scratchpad from June 2021 to January 2022 and at Xogene Services LLC from December 2019 to June 2021. Katarina began their career as a User Experience Designer at Publicis Sapient, specializing in e-commerce solutions built upon the SAP Hybris platform from June 2016 to July 2018. Katarina also worked as a Designer-in-Residence and UX/UI Designer at DESIGNATION Labs in 2015 and as the Owner and Founder of Kqoda LLC, an online fashion jewelry retailer, from December 2012 to May 2015. Throughout their career, Katarina has demonstrated proficiency in various design activities such as creating wireframes and prototypes, conducting research and testing, and facilitating presentations.

Katarina Lauritano obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Virginia, where they studied from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, they attended the NIST International School from 2005 to 2011, earning an IB Diploma.

In terms of additional certifications, Katarina completed various courses from lynda.com in 2015. These include "Persuasive UX: Influencing Behavior Patterns," "UX Design Techniques: Creating Scenarios and Storyboards," "HTML Essential Training," "Photoshop CS6 for Web Design," "UX Design Techniques: Creating Personas," and "UX Design Techniques: Overview."