Kate Lassalle-klein
Senior Product Designer at San Francisco Digital Services
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKate Lassalle-Klein is a Senior Product Designer with a decade of experience crafting accessible, user-centered digital products for mission-driven organizations. She combines a foundation in UX research and psychology with visual design and front-end development skills to lead projects end-to-end—from discovery and research sprints to prototyping, testing, and engineering-ready specs. Kate has driven design systems and measurable product improvements at organizations like Common Sense Media and San Francisco Digital Services, increasing development speed and accessibility across complex public-facing experiences. Her work spans international contexts, including research and product work in Indonesia, Guatemala, and South Africa, where she translated deep user insights into pragmatic product strategy. Known for refining micro-interactions and visual affordances, she balances rigorous user empathy with practical constraints to deliver delightful, inclusive interfaces. Outside work she’s an avid swimmer and neighborhood dog-friend, a detail that reflects her steady focus and community-oriented design approach.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Web Design and Engineering Minors in Studio Art and Computer Science & Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Web Design and Engineering Minors in Studio Art and Computer Science & Engineering at Santa Clara University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (5)
python5
discovery3
translation3
cms2
php2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Tzeak/Looma
Dec 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:109 pushes, 9 branches in 6 months
katelk28/H4H
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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