Visual artist & biomedical researcher turned product designer. Specialized in redesigns, AI-driven e-commerce, & SaaS.
About Me
Resume
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer, Vain
Oct 2025 - Present
Solo product designer leading the end-to-end design of an AI-driven skin health tracking iOS app in Figma, informed by market and user research. Creating an engaging dashboard that drives user input while maintaining a frictionless user experience. Owning usability testing to ensure a user-centered experience.
UI/UX Designer, Writeoff
Aug 2025 - Present
Solo Product Designer leading end-to-end design for a SaaS tax-filing platform across marketing, web, and mobile. Building a scalable design system in Figma Design and WCAG-compliant interactive prototypes in Figma Make.
Skills
Expertise
Information Architecture, UI/UX Design, Accessibility, End-to-End Design, AI Experiences, Usability Testing, Wireframing, User Research, Interactive Prototyping, Design Systems, Responsive Design, Competitive Analysis, User-Centered Design
Tools
Figma, FigJam, Maze, Miro, Optimal Workshop, Photoshop, Asana, Notion
Education
Design Lab Bootcamp
2025
UI/UX Designer Certification | Diversify Design Scholarship
San Francisco Art Institute
2018
Photography | MFA | Harlan Jackson Diversity Scholarship
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer, Vain
Oct 2025 - Present
Solo product designer leading the end-to-end design of an AI-driven skin health tracking iOS app in Figma, informed by market and user research. Creating an engaging dashboard that drives user input while maintaining a frictionless user experience. Owning usability testing to ensure a user-centered experience.
UI/UX Designer, Writeoff
Aug 2025 - Present
Solo Product Designer leading end-to-end design for a SaaS tax-filing platform across marketing, web, and mobile. Building a scalable design system in Figma Design and WCAG-compliant interactive prototypes in Figma Make.
Skills
Expertise
Information Architecture, UI/UX Design, Accessibility, End-to-End Design, AI Experiences, Usability Testing, Wireframing, User Research, Interactive Prototyping, Design Systems, Responsive Design, Competitive Analysis, User-Centered Design
Tools
Figma, FigJam, Maze, Miro, Optimal Workshop, Photoshop, Asana, Notion
Education
Design Lab Bootcamp
2025
UI/UX Designer Certification | Diversify Design Scholarship
San Francisco Art Institute
2018
Photography | MFA | Harlan Jackson Diversity Scholarship
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer, Vain
Oct 2025 - Present
Solo product designer leading the end-to-end design of an AI-driven skin health tracking iOS app in Figma, informed by market and user research. Creating an engaging dashboard that drives user input while maintaining a frictionless user experience. Owning usability testing to ensure a user-centered experience.
UI/UX Designer, Writeoff
Aug 2025 - Present
Solo Product Designer leading end-to-end design for a SaaS tax-filing platform across marketing, web, and mobile. Building a scalable design system in Figma Design and WCAG-compliant interactive prototypes in Figma Make.
Skills
Expertise
Information Architecture, UI/UX Design, Accessibility, End-to-End Design, AI Experiences, Usability Testing, Wireframing, User Research, Interactive Prototyping, Design Systems, Responsive Design, Competitive Analysis, User-Centered Design
Tools
Figma, FigJam, Maze, Miro, Optimal Workshop, Photoshop, Asana, Notion
Education
Design Lab Bootcamp
2025
UI/UX Designer Certification | Diversify Design Scholarship
San Francisco Art Institute
2018
Photography | MFA | Harlan Jackson Diversity Scholarship
Testimonial
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
Founder and CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
Founder and CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
Founder and CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
Founder and CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design
"Her thoughtful approach—asking the right questions and doing deep research to truly understand my business—resulted in a website design that exceeded my expectations."
Eliza Moshtaginejad
CEO of CROSSCHECKS
"It has been a privilege to work with Kacy as a UX career mentor over the past 6 months. Her unique background and passion for users makes her well-suited to excel in a UX career. I have appreciated Kacy's attention to detail, responsiveness to feedback, and innate curiosity. Any team that's serious about UX would be lucky to have Kacy on board."
Joel Miller
Founder of TogetherUX
"Kacy consistently demonstrates curiosity and a strong desire to learn, enabling smooth collaboration. She quickly delivers high-quality designs and prototypes while balancing independent work with team input."
Shrawani Menghal
Data Scientist at CreditNirvana
"Our partnership was characterized by open communication, with Kacy consistently providing updates and ideas while keeping project goals in mind. Her methodical approach resulted in a visually appealing, user-centric solution that surpassed our expectations."
Connor Bardine
Product Designer at Connor Bardine Design