Summary
Sierramatice Karras is a UI/UX designer with 11 years of experience who has spent much of her career at the University of Washington translating complex clinical and public health research into accessible, user-centered digital experiences. She combines hands-on interaction design, prototyping, and QA with robust usability and accessibility testing to deliver tools used in domains like dementia care, prostate cancer, HIV, and mental health. Comfortable liaising between researchers, clinicians, and developers, she ensures technical solutions align with real-world workflows and regulatory needs. Beyond product work, she mentors HCDE students, led an award-winning transit app capstone that influenced regional transit design, and applies makerspace skills (3D modeling and laser cutting) to rapid prototyping. Based in Seattle, she pairs a strong academic foundation (BS in Human Centered Design & Engineering) with project management chops honed across research, community, and freelance work.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Human Centered Design and Engineering with a Minor in Urban Ecological Design, Pre-Engineering, GPA: 3.8, Bachelor of Science in Human Centered Design and Engineering with a Minor in Urban Ecological Design, Pre-Engineering, GPA: 3.8 at University of Washington
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Roosevelt High School
English, Spanish