I'm Karen, a designer by day. A snacker by day, by night, and all the moments in between.
Matters of employment
Currently at Meta
Paying the bills by working as a product designer at Meta, most currently on internal configuration products. What is configuration products? Please tell me when you find out.
Previously at IBM
I was at IBM for 8 months, working on Cloud Pak for Data. It was my first job in non-consumer app design and I was petrified!
Before IBM
Before IBM, I was a consumer product designer at Malwarebytes. Before that, I was a visual designer at a startup. See more at LinkedIn.
Matters of sustenance
XXtra Flamin' hot cheetos
I used to love Flamin' hot cheetos. Then, in 2017, I discovered XXtra Flamin' hot cheetos and have never gone back.
Siete sea salt and vinegar chips
Something about that dash of serrano. It's made every other salt and vinegar chip subpar.
Choices of entertainment
The Wire
I watch a lot of TV and movies. The Wire is still one of the best shows I have ever watched.
One Day
A recent discovery. So good that I watched it twice in quick succession.
Choices of literature
Currently reading: The House of Silk
I just can't get enough of Sherlock Holmes. It's a good one.
Madame Bovary
I read it in a Rhetoric class about censored works while an undergrad at UC Berkeley (so so long ago…sigh). I burst out crying at the end of the book. Perhaps it was because of some personal trials going on at the time. Maybe it's just that good.
Anthony Trollope
If I recall correctly, I have read all 47 of his novels. Just that good.