Karina Tovar
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Gary Clairmont
Karina is much more than the typical digital designer that is proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. On top of having a wonderful design sense, she can design the entire user experience for an application. Karina understands the technical underpinnings of the user experience, and therefore handles most user interface implementation issues herself. And even beyond that, she is experienced enough to understand backend business processes and to be a key advisor on how they can best be experienced by the user to elicit maximum response. I highly recommend Karina for any position she wants to tackle.
Ryan Kuczka
I had the immense pleasure of working with Karina at Rejoiner. She was an incredible product manager, owner, and designer and was incredibly helpful and effective at accomplishing tasks. She is adept at soliciting and listening to feedback from engineers and other stakeholders to determine not only what functionality a feature needed, but how it would work behind the scenes, then taking that full picture and developing a cohesive user interface and design. Her mocks were incredibly detailed and easy to work from in order to build out products but she maintain flexibility in her designs and process to adapt and improve as features came together. While Karina's focus at Rejoiner was on the product ownership and design, she had a solid grasp of the engineering that went into building the product as well. It was not uncommon for me to build out a functional, but bare-bones MVP of a feature and hand it off to Karina, only to come back the next day to a fully stylized and beautiful product. Overall, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have worked with Karina and greatly enjoyed the time we worked together.
Gary Clairmont
Karina is much more than the typical digital designer that is proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. On top of having a wonderful design sense, she can design the entire user experience for an application. Karina understands the technical underpinnings of the user experience, and therefore handles most user interface implementation issues herself. And even beyond that, she is experienced enough to understand backend business processes and to be a key advisor on how they can best be experienced by the user to elicit maximum response. I highly recommend Karina for any position she wants to tackle.
Ryan Kuczka
I had the immense pleasure of working with Karina at Rejoiner. She was an incredible product manager, owner, and designer and was incredibly helpful and effective at accomplishing tasks. She is adept at soliciting and listening to feedback from engineers and other stakeholders to determine not only what functionality a feature needed, but how it would work behind the scenes, then taking that full picture and developing a cohesive user interface and design. Her mocks were incredibly detailed and easy to work from in order to build out products but she maintain flexibility in her designs and process to adapt and improve as features came together. While Karina's focus at Rejoiner was on the product ownership and design, she had a solid grasp of the engineering that went into building the product as well. It was not uncommon for me to build out a functional, but bare-bones MVP of a feature and hand it off to Karina, only to come back the next day to a fully stylized and beautiful product. Overall, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have worked with Karina and greatly enjoyed the time we worked together.
Gary Clairmont
Karina is much more than the typical digital designer that is proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. On top of having a wonderful design sense, she can design the entire user experience for an application. Karina understands the technical underpinnings of the user experience, and therefore handles most user interface implementation issues herself. And even beyond that, she is experienced enough to understand backend business processes and to be a key advisor on how they can best be experienced by the user to elicit maximum response. I highly recommend Karina for any position she wants to tackle.
Ryan Kuczka
I had the immense pleasure of working with Karina at Rejoiner. She was an incredible product manager, owner, and designer and was incredibly helpful and effective at accomplishing tasks. She is adept at soliciting and listening to feedback from engineers and other stakeholders to determine not only what functionality a feature needed, but how it would work behind the scenes, then taking that full picture and developing a cohesive user interface and design. Her mocks were incredibly detailed and easy to work from in order to build out products but she maintain flexibility in her designs and process to adapt and improve as features came together. While Karina's focus at Rejoiner was on the product ownership and design, she had a solid grasp of the engineering that went into building the product as well. It was not uncommon for me to build out a functional, but bare-bones MVP of a feature and hand it off to Karina, only to come back the next day to a fully stylized and beautiful product. Overall, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have worked with Karina and greatly enjoyed the time we worked together.
Gary Clairmont
Karina is much more than the typical digital designer that is proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. On top of having a wonderful design sense, she can design the entire user experience for an application. Karina understands the technical underpinnings of the user experience, and therefore handles most user interface implementation issues herself. And even beyond that, she is experienced enough to understand backend business processes and to be a key advisor on how they can best be experienced by the user to elicit maximum response. I highly recommend Karina for any position she wants to tackle.
Ryan Kuczka
I had the immense pleasure of working with Karina at Rejoiner. She was an incredible product manager, owner, and designer and was incredibly helpful and effective at accomplishing tasks. She is adept at soliciting and listening to feedback from engineers and other stakeholders to determine not only what functionality a feature needed, but how it would work behind the scenes, then taking that full picture and developing a cohesive user interface and design. Her mocks were incredibly detailed and easy to work from in order to build out products but she maintain flexibility in her designs and process to adapt and improve as features came together. While Karina's focus at Rejoiner was on the product ownership and design, she had a solid grasp of the engineering that went into building the product as well. It was not uncommon for me to build out a functional, but bare-bones MVP of a feature and hand it off to Karina, only to come back the next day to a fully stylized and beautiful product. Overall, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have worked with Karina and greatly enjoyed the time we worked together.
Experience
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Glue
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Product Designer
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May 2022 - Present
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Teikametrics
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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200 - 300 Employee
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Staff Product Designer
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Feb 2022 - May 2022
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Senior User Experience Designer
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Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
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User Experience Designer
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Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
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User Experience Designer
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May 2020 - May 2020
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Rejoiner
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Owner
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2020
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UX Designer
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Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
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iSpionage, a TapClicks company
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United States
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Market Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Designer
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Sep 2014 - May 2015
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Freelance Designer
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Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Worked with the Academic Media Production Services Department at MIT on a re-design for their site. Provided them coding and SEO support. Worked with the Academic Media Production Services Department at MIT on a re-design for their site. Provided them coding and SEO support.
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Rejoiner
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Creative
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Sep 2014 - Jan 2015
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Venly
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Lead
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
Helped Venly with internal branding and collateral materials. Created graphics for social media for Venly as well as the businesses they represent. I was in-charge of making edits and up-keep Venly's marketing site. During my last months in Venly, I was in charge of designing and assembling websites for their clients. Helped Venly with internal branding and collateral materials. Created graphics for social media for Venly as well as the businesses they represent. I was in-charge of making edits and up-keep Venly's marketing site. During my last months in Venly, I was in charge of designing and assembling websites for their clients.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Freelance Graphic Designer
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
Designed collateral materials for students Masters of Fine Arts exhibition as well as an exhibition catalog.
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Teacher Assistant
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Aug 2012 - Jan 2014
Assisted as a conceptual critiquer and teacher's aid for classes in Art Foundations, Performance Art, as well as Foundation and Media Immersive classes inside the Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM).
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Rejoiner
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graphic Design Intern
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May 2013 - Jan 2014
As a Graphic Design intern in Rejoiner, I helped with internal branding and designed cart abandonment email campaigns for Rejoiner's clients. As a Graphic Design intern in Rejoiner, I helped with internal branding and designed cart abandonment email campaigns for Rejoiner's clients.
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Unknown Creative
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El Paso, Texas Area
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Web and Graphic Designer
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Dec 2011 - Dec 2013
Designs balanced branding identities for small businesses. I've also helped small business with the process of designing and coding their website, while advising them on best-practices for SEO and usability. The thumbnails here reflect the never-ending learning process I've gone through during the last 5 years. Designs balanced branding identities for small businesses. I've also helped small business with the process of designing and coding their website, while advising them on best-practices for SEO and usability. The thumbnails here reflect the never-ending learning process I've gone through during the last 5 years.
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David and Sandra Bakalar Gallery and the Stephen D. Paine Gallery
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Greater Boston Area
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Gallery Assistant
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Aug 2012 - May 2013
Provided support in construction and up-keeping of the galleries for exhibitions. Provided support in construction and up-keeping of the galleries for exhibitions.
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The University of Texas at El Paso
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graphic Design Specialist
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Feb 2011 - Jul 2011
Aided with social media graphics, newsletter design and coding, website proposals and designed layouts for UTEP's Magazine and the Department of University Communications in UTEP.
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Graphic Design Intern
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Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
Designed website for future departmental use. Edited and filmed video that showcased students in various disciplines. Designed signage for building. Designed stationery materials for the use of The Department of Art's Chair.
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Graphic Designer
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Oct 2009 - Jan 2011
In charge of designing advertisement that would promote future and current exhibitions. Designed identities for exhibits and managed some exhibition design decisions. Was in charge of updating website and creating pages for exhibits. Designed outreach materials for educational and publicity purposes. In charge of designing advertisement that would promote future and current exhibitions. Designed identities for exhibits and managed some exhibition design decisions. Was in charge of updating website and creating pages for exhibits. Designed outreach materials for educational and publicity purposes.
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Education
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2012 - 2014
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Studio for Interrelated Media -
2006 - 2011
The University of Texas at El Paso
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Drawing and Graphic Design
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