Katie Lee

Hello! My name is Katie Lee, I am a design researcher, strategist, creative problem solver & a noodle soup lover. Katie Lee is a multi-disciplinary designer & researcher specializing in cultural trends, and communicating user insights through stories, helping bring innovative products, services, and strategies to life. Her work combines a backgroun... d in product and service design with human-centered design thinking at its core. She is passionate about helping brands connect with their consumers on a deeper level and translating their needs into actionable insights and strategy. She also helps bring those ideas to life though ideation and prototyping, and testing those concepts with users. Katie is at her best when she is being challenged with complex problems and working collaboratively with teammates and clients. Over the last 6 years, Katies role as Senior Design Researcher and Strategist at Evolve Collaborative has helped bring to life innovative products, services and experiences at large Fortune 500 companies all the way to small B2B and B2C start-ups. Katie received her BFA in Product Design from the University of Oregon in 2014. Her foundation in design thinking and hands-on problem solving informs her work as a Designer Researcher. She was a Student Merit Winner for the Western Conference IDSA portfolio awards in 2014 and the winner of the Wilsonart Chair Competition, showcasing work at the 2013 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. Katie holds multiple patents on designs that she has worked on with various clients. Other interests include traveling, cooking, being active and exploring our beautiful national and state parks and eating as much good asian food as possible, especially noodles and dumplings. Always happy to connect over some good food! :)Read More