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2X FOUNDER AND LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER

AI-native design leader. I build in Cursor daily, commit code to production, and lead AI strategy and enablement across teams. I've been designer #1 twice and now designer #4 at a hyper-growth startup. I've shipped 0-1 products, scaled design teams, and owned the full design stack— from product to brand.

Work

About

Hello there! My name is Karim. I consider myself "pathologically curious." Love a roadmap, but a blank canvas motivates me. I get energy from hard problems, intimidating rooms, and the trust to figure things out. I'm endlessly thankful for my time leading design at venture-backed startups—developing an increasingly applicable generalist skill set and polishing my visual craft.
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Highlights

Deadline Whisperer
Product Design
Peer Review
Radical ownership
PRDs
Marketing
User Interviews
Wire-framing & Prototyping
Responsive Design
Accessibility
Brand Identity

Past work

Co-Founder, Lead Product Designer
The Function (Full-time)
Dec 2023 - Present
Co-Founder, Lead Product Designer
Fringe  (Full-time)
July 2021 - Dec 2023
Product Designer
O-p-e-n  (Contract)
April 2021 - May 2021
UX Designer
Stogo (Contract)
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
UX Designer
ControlHub (Contract)
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
Director
Sofar Sounds (Full-time)
Feb 2018 - Oct 2019
Artist Relations Director
Sofar Sounds (Full-time)
June 2017 - Sep 2018

Education

General Assemly
UX Design Immersive
UC Santa Barbara
Technology Management
UC Santa Barbara
Environmental Studies

Treasured design principles

"Most advanced, yet acceptable" - Raymond Loewy
"Strong opinions, loosely held" - Paul Saffo