Leah Okada
UX Designer
Toronto, ON leah.okada@example.com +1 (555) 013-5519
Profile
UX designer who starts with the job to be done, not the screen. Spends the first conversations on the task a person is trying to finish, then sketches the smallest flow that gets them there. At Paperkite Studio, partners with research and engineering so prototypes stay close to what can ship, and writes the decision next to the frame so the next designer does not have to guess.
Experience
Paperkite Studio · Toronto, ON
- Redesigned the client intake flow after five observed sessions, cutting the median time to submit a brief from 18 minutes to 7.
- Built a small Figma library of form, empty, and error states that three product squads now share.
Northlane Apps · Toronto, ON
- Ran short usability tests on a scheduling tool and removed two steps people kept skipping.
- Paired with engineering on edge cases so the shipped screens matched the prototype, including empty and offline states.
Skills
Figma · User research · Prototyping · Design systems · Accessibility
Education
Lakeshore College of Art
Studio work in prototyping and usability testing.
Projects
A sample intake prototype and research notes for a studio client-onboarding flow.