Hello, I'm Carissa

Hello, I'm Carissa

San Francisco-based Product Designer with extensive experience creating elegant, delightful, and user-centered digital experiences that solve real business problems. I'm passionate about making design teams work better together.

When I'm not making designs, you can find me cycling, hosting dinner parties, and crafting with friends.

↘ My Design Philosophy

Always advocate for the users.

While taking in consideration of business needs and other external factors, my primary allegiance is to the end users. I’m committed to understanding their needs and behaviors through user research and advocating for accessibility, usability and inclusivity.

We can’t do this alone.

A successful design project is a collaborative effort that involves various stakeholders. I emphasize clear and transparent communication, and actively seek input from team members with diverse expertise.

Design thinking applies everywhere.

I fully believe that design doesn’t just stop at the feature or product level. We can use design thinking to eliminate complexity or friction in every experience and interaction, internally and externally.

Experience

Product Designer

Product Designer

LendingClub

LendingClub

Jul 2022 - Nov 2023

Jul 2022 - Nov 2023

Design Researcher

Design Researcher

Embodied Design Research Lab

Embodied Design Research Lab

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

UX Designer

UX Designer

Simply Secure (now Superbloom)

Simply Secure (now Superbloom)

Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

Grad Student in HCI

Grad Student in HCI

UC Berkeley School of Information

UC Berkeley School of Information

Aug 2019 - May 2021

Aug 2019 - May 2021

Previously crafting the future of banking and leading design ops at LendingClub, I'm currently open to new opportunities.

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