Kara Goldhamer

Kara Goldhamer has a diverse work experience that spans over several years. Kara currently runs their own company, KGOLDHAMER, LLC, where they specialize in experience strategy, research, and planning. Their services include aligning business and customer objectives, analyzing data, and determining best practices.

Prior to starting their own company, Kara worked at The New Group as the Director of Experience Strategy. During their time there, they led a team of experience designers and established research strategies and processes. Kara also worked closely with clients and internal teams to define user experience needs and solutions.

Before joining The New Group, Kara worked at Opus Creative as a Senior Information and User Experience Strategist. Their responsibilities included leading information architecture, analytics, and user experience efforts for client projects. Kara also communicated user experience and overall strategy needs for website and digital interface development.

Kara's earlier work experience includes a role as a Web Coordinator for the State of Oregon. In this role, they led web delivery and communication efforts, coordinating web assets across multiple departments and improving the web experience for constituents.

Overall, Kara's work experience highlights their expertise in experience strategy, research, and planning, as well as their ability to collaborate with clients and teams to create effective and user-centered solutions.

Kara Goldhamer holds a Masters of Information Science degree with a focus on Human and Computer Interaction from the University of Michigan's School of Information. Kara also has a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Environmental Science from Mills College. Additionally, Kara has a Certificate of Business Administration from California State University - East Bay. Kara was also a Fellow in Public Affairs at the Coro Foundation.