Kat Miller

Kat Miller

Product & Design in Portland

About

Hi, I'm Kat. I'm a Techstars-backed founder and product designer specializing in 0→1 device experiences, from mobile to 10-foot UIs.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Founding Designer at GitStart
2022 — 2022
Portland, Oregon

4G Clinical is a growth-stage company backed by Goldman Sachs, focused on improving clinical trials' speed, accuracy, and safety.

2013 — 2021
Partner, Design at Tiny Creative
Portland, Oregon

Tiny Creative was an independent product design studio focused on supporting 
early-stage startups.

2013 — 2015
Co-founder, Head of Product at Stand In
Portland, Oregon

Founded and led a Techstars-funded startup that created a prototyping platform to help companies design, build, and ship device experiences.

2011 — 2013
Art Director, UX / UI at Citizen, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

Citizen was an independent product agency acquired by EY.

2011 — 2011
Austin, Texas

Worked on a team of product designers and engineers building software for Dell's emerging line of mobile devices.

2007 — 2010
Design & Art Direction at Various Organizations
Washington, D.C. & Austin, Texas

Provided design and art direction for Fortune-tier enterprises, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, startups, and creative agencies.

Speaking

2023
Guest Speaker at Pedatric Palliative Care Graduate Program, UW Schools of Nursing and Medicine

Parent speaker for the UW (University of Washington) Schools of Nursing & Medicine's Pediatric Palliative Care Graduate Program

2016
Founder Panel at Techstars
Portland

Volunteering

2020 — Now
Portland, Oregon

Founded a volunteer-run nonprofit organization that supports infants and their families through extended hospital stays.

Education

2014 — 2014
Techstars
Seattle
2003 — 2007
Savannah, Georgia

Artistic Honors Scholarship (2003-07)

Contact

Website
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