Hi, I’m Klara—a product designer and researcher whose path started with sketchbooks, tree-root cityscapes, and homemade training board games. From the beginning, I was drawn to how ideas can take shape and connect people.
Over time, that curiosity extended into the world around me. Traveling exposed me to different cultures and ways of thinking, deepening my empathy and shaping how I approach design—with attention to real contexts, real people, and meaningful impact.
Today, I apply that perspective across AI-driven healthcare, environmental solutions, gamified platforms, and enterprise systems. With experience in UX, UI, research, and cross-functional collaboration, I thrive in environments where teams solve complex problems together. Through Klarko, I help early-stage startups turn ambitious ideas into practical, scalable products.
I researched how AI-powered personalization and game mechanics boost engagement and inclusivity—especially for healthy and sustainable eating—on a patent-pending platform with a search and recommendation engine built into iOS and Android messaging apps. This concept explores how conversational interfaces can reduce social friction and decision fatigue within group settings.
UX Research, UX/UI Design, UX Strategy, Innovation, Startup, AI Messenger
After volunteering in a music and arts therapy program in Nairobi, I joined a humanitarian hackathon where I co-designed an AI-powered tool integrating sensory data with medical knowledge for personalized diagnostics. The project explored how AI can support collaborative decision-making between patients and physicians. Building on that, I’m developing a conceptual wearable-driven AI tool to reduce trauma-induced pseudo-seizures through therapeutic guidance.
UX Research, UX/UI Design, UX Strategy, Innovation, Startup, AI Healthcare
Our team explored environmental challenges and developed a gamified, social tool to promote healthy, eco-friendly lifestyle changes through engagement and community support.
I expanded the study to explore how AI and AR can create immersive, personalized educational experiences that deepen awareness of nature’s role in enhancing mental health and inspiring sustainable, health-conscious living.
I collaborated with advisers from Rotary’s Cadre of Technical Advisers—a group supporting Rotary’s mission to eradicate polio—using user research and testing to improve the application and onboarding experience for new volunteers, such as doctors serving in refugee camps, supporting global health and humanitarian missions.
UX Research, Usability Testing, UX/UI Design, Humanitarian
At Elkay, I led UX for enterprise and public platforms—including bottle filling stations that promote hydration and reduce plastic waste—streamlining workflows, lowering bounce rates, and launching a scalable design system that elevated UX to a strategic function.
User Research, Usability Testing, UX/UI Design, Manufacturing, Environment
At Sertifi, I led UX for the NextGen eSignature SaaS platform, helping reduce paper waste through digital workflows while driving journey mapping, usability testing, branding and scalable design systems for high-volume enterprise users.
UX Research, UX/UI Design, UX Strategy, Innovation, SaaS, Enterprise
Research user needs, business goals, and pain points to define clear, actionable UX opportunities.
Translate insights into prototypes and flows, then iterate based on user testing and feedback.
Partner with developers to bring designs to life, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
Monitor real-world usage, track KPIs, and refine the experience through data-informed improvements.
Designing intuitive, scalable digital products from concept to delivery.
Shaping experiences through discovery,
and cross-functional collaboration.
Building modern, conversion-focused pages for startups, SaaS, and personal brands.
