Kevin Lee

Hi, I’m Kevin! 👋

I design with clarity, empathy, and a systems mindset.

With a hybrid background in 🛠️ engineering, 📈 strategy, and 💏🏻 human-centered design, I create thoughtful, scalable experiences that bridge user needs, business impact, and technical feasibility.

I design with clarity, empathy, and systems thinking, building products that work not only on screen, but in the real world.

My Journey

  • Industrial Engineering at the University of Michigan taught me how systems shape human behavior.

  • At IBM, I helped Fortune 500 clients navigate digital transformation, laying the groundwork for the strategic lens I bring to product design today.

  • At Stanford University’s Product Design program, I honed my craft as a designer, diving deep into human-centered design and design thinking methodology.

  • Most recently at Katalyst, a fitness technology startup, I spent 2.5 years as Lead Product Designer. I shaped foundational mobile/tablet experiences that brought studio-grade EMS training into the home, designing safety systems, habit-building flows, and a scalable app redesign that fueled major growth.

What I Believe

I believe that great design:

  • Starts with understanding people deeply: their needs, frustrations, and emotions.

  • Balances clarity, empathy, and systems thinking to guide solutions that are usable and meaningful.

  • Scales when designers collaborate with engineers, product, and business leaders, solving not just for desirability, but also for feasibility and viability.

Outside of Work

When I’m not designing, you’ll find me:

  • 🎾 Playing tennis (Nadal fan here)

  • ⛳ Out on the golf course, working on my golf game

  • 🥃 Exploring new whiskies (I keep a rating journal - my top bottle of 2025 so far is Star Hill Farm American Wheat Whiskey)

  • 📸 Behind a camera (I shoot with my Ricoh GR iiix for travel/street photography)

  • 🚗 Geeking out over cars and watching F1 races

Currently

I’m actively seeking my next opportunity as a Product/UX Designer. My goal is to work on products that improve people’s lives at scale, alongside world-class teams where I can contribute and continue growing.

Kevin Lee