Kari Linder

Head of Design

San Francisco, California, United States16 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in integrating psychology and design.
Led innovative projects in human-robot interaction.
Co-founded a tech initiative for Autism education.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a multidisciplinary designer with expertise in AI, EdTech, and psychology-driven design.

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ResearchAnalysisEvent PlanningPolicyNonprofitsFundraisingCommunity OutreachMicrosoft WordPublic SpeakingVolunteer ManagementData AnalysisTeamworkFacebookMicrosoft ExcelAdobe Illustrator

About

Our Head of Cryptography once referred to me as "the Steve Jobs of Cloudflare". He was talking about seating arrangements at the time, but I think it's still pretty impressive. Much of my academic and professional work has focused on the intersection of psychology, art, and computer science - integrating principles from each discipline to create unique and fluid design solutions. Through my research at Claremont’s Moral Emotions Lab and Harvey Mudd’s Human/Robot Interaction Lab, I worked to develop concrete experimental structures to test abstract experiences. Our experiments examined interpersonal power, attraction, the science of awe, and human-robot trust among others . As a designer, I strive to bring technical concepts into a visual space so that these ideas are accessible - not just to experts in the field, but to anyone who wants to understand them. was once

Experience

16 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Cloudflare

2 roles

Principal Design Lead

Promoted

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Technical Designer and Design Lead

Dec 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 5 mos

Design all the things that need designing

Human experience and agency teamwork lab

Researcher

Sep 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Harvey Mudd College

Design experiments examining interaction between humans, virtual (computational) agents, and robots (embodied agents)
Co-authored paper to be featured at the 2016 Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Fall Symposium

International fund for animal welfare (ifaw)

Web Design and Marketing Intern

May 2015 – Sep 2015 · 4 mos · Barnstable/Yarmouth, Massachusetts Area

Create and develop graphics for the online campaigns and marketing department
Analyze, review, and report on effectiveness of social media tactics and existing campaigns
Recommend and develop content on Drupal-based CMS and Springboard (Salesforce) online tools

Autismcodes

Co Founder / UX Designer

Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs · Greater Los Angeles Area

Create personalized, gamified curriculums for Autism spectrum students (with integrated feedback for parents/teachers/therapists) based on an individual's talents and social/cognitive abilities.
Adapt Autism treatments for the digital age through working directly with students and therapists to design specialized, intuitive interfaces for learning Python and Java
Designed presentation materials for 2014 Forbes Under 30 Summit

Think big partners, llc

Graphic Design Intern

May 2014 – May 2015 · 1 yr · Kansas City, Missouri Area

Create wide range of client-centered design solutions including logo, app icon, and print design as well as website and app screen layout and occasional UX & UI

Kauffman foundation

Research and Policy Intern

May 2013 – Aug 2013 · 3 mos · Kansas City, Missouri Area

Conducted research for papers published by the foundation on entrepreneurial trends
Assisted in creating a taxonomy of researchers and entrepreneurs funded by the foundation

Moral emotions and trust lab

Researcher

Sep 2012 – Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Design and conduct original experiments investigating the emotional experience of awe, pain, liking, interpersonal power, gift-giving and empathy (among others)
Analyze, contextualize and report experimental data on SPSS
Design infographics and presentation materials for international publication