Summary
Kivi Shapiro is a Senior Analyst and seasoned interaction designer with 11 years of experience crafting accessible, human-centred web interfaces for public sector and healthcare clients. Based in Ottawa, he blends hands-on front-end skills (HTML/CSS/JS) with rigorous user research and prototyping to deliver multi-page, WCAG-compliant applications and task-focused redesigns. His background spans government work, university medical systems, and consultancy engagements where he translated complex business processes into elegant, usable software. Early experience as a sole proprietor and instructor sharpened his ability to move from requirements and rapid prototypes to production-ready solutions and training. Kivi’s MLIS and BMath grounding give him a rare mix of information-architecture thinking and analytical rigor that informs his UX decisions.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MLIS, Library & Information Science, MLIS, Library & Information Science at University of Western Ontario
BMath, Combinatorics & Optimization, BMath, Combinatorics & Optimization at University of Waterloo