Karina Daukaeva

Karina Daukaeva has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Karina currently holds the position of Director, User Experience Design at autoTRADER.ca, where they have been since May 2020. Prior to this, they worked at autoTRADER.ca as the Associate UX Director from May 2017 to May 2020.

In addition to their role at autoTRADER.ca, Karina is the Co-founder, Advisor, Product & Design Strategist at AcroStrong Technologies Inc, a position they have held since November 2020. Karina is also the Co-Founder and Head of Experience at Hyperminds, a design agency focused on creating cohesive brand, product, and culture experiences.

Karina previously co-founded Oiled Digital, a boutique product design and development agency, where they served as the Co-founder and Creative Director from March 2017 to September 2017. Before that, they worked as the Director of Design at RED Academy, a tech school in Canada, from September 2015 to February 2017. At RED Academy, Karina played a key role in developing curriculum, overseeing design programs, and managing a large design team.

Their earlier experiences include working as the Design Director at Direct2Artist.com, a Vancouver-based startup, from January 2014 to July 2015, and as the Design Team Lead at ZE PowerGroup, a software company for energy companies, from March 2011 to January 2014.

Karina's career started with roles as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Trent University, where they worked on various research projects, and as a Graphic Designer at Trent Radio and the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Karina Daukaeva completed their Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Psychology from Trent University between 2005 and 2010. Afterward, they pursued additional certifications and obtained the Google Analytics Individual Qualification from Google in November 2017. In terms of further education, there is no available information provided for any other degree or field of study. Karina also attended RED Academy, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.