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About

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Hi, I'm Katie Ernesto

I'm a Staff UX Designer who is passionate about the intersection between form and function. I build systems, standards, and strategy that turns ambiguity into shipped, measurable outcomes.

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Staff UX/UI Designer

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Stay AI

2022 - Present

Remote

Led end-to-end design across two core product surfaces, doubling flagship tool adoption, raising retention save rates 4.5x, and launching Staylien, an AI analytics chatbot with 62% merchant adoption. Partnered with Product, Engineering, and the CTO to shape roadmap strategy and roll out AI workflows saving 280+ hours weekly.

Staff UX/UI Designer

@

Stay AI

2022 - Present

Remote

Senior Product Designer

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TeamSense

2021 - 2022

Remote

Founding designer at an early-stage SaaS company, shipping major features that doubled the product’s feature set in one year. Built the first design system and user research practice from scratch, standardizing UI, improving accessibility, and leading a brand refresh.

Senior Product Designer

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TeamSense

2021 - 2022

Remote

Senior UX/UI Designer

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ClickBank

2018 - 2021

Remote

Led a mobile-first checkout redesign that lifted conversion in A/B testing across hundreds of vendors processing millions in transaction volume. Built a scalable Material UI design system and set up research practices that raised UX maturity company-wide.

Senior UX/UI Designer

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ClickBank

2018 - 2021

Remote

Project Coordinator & Web Designer

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Neoreef

2014 - 2018

Boise, ID

Designed and built 40+ responsive, conversion-focused websites in HTML/CSS, from design through final delivery. Managed timelines, client assets, and revisions across the full production lifecycle while leading a team of 3.

Project Coordinator & Web Designer

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Neoreef

2014 - 2018

Boise, ID

Certifications

UX Certificate

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Nielsen Norman Group

Iss. Jun 2019

May 2021 - Aug 2023

Re-Iss. Apr 2025

May 2021 - Aug 2023

Credential ID

Torronto

1030435

Torronto

UX Diploma

from

UX Design Institute

Iss. Mar 2020

May 2021 - Aug 2023

Credential ID

Torronto

UXDI-0219-0926

Torronto

Tools powering my work

Claude

Ideation, prototyping

Claude

Ideation, prototyping

Figma

UI Design

Figma

UI Design

Framer

Web design, templates

Framer

Web design, templates

Skills

Design systems

Product design

Systems thinking

UX research

Prototyping with AI

Prototyping without AI

Interaction design

Usability testing

Visual design

Product strategy

Information architecture

Motion graphics

Presentations