Now

I'm Kina, a product designer turned product lead. I love building tools that help people make well-informed decisions. I share my experiences here - take what resonates and adapt what doesn't.

Currently

Leading product & design at BuildPass, a construction management platform
Building projects in my spare time
Living in Melbourne - ask me about the hidden gems of South Yarra
Reading - How to Be Wrong by Rowan Simpson

Previously

Founding designer and design lead at early-stage AI analytics startups
Worked remotely in New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Studied industrial design - I made physical tables, now I build a lot of digital ones

Out and about

I run talks and workshops, mostly with Women Coders.

Kina laughing mid-talk at the OpenAI Build Week meetup, her intro slide on the screen behind her — OpenAI Build Week Meetup

Kina on the couch with her fellow panellists at Friends of Figma Melbourne — Friends of Figma Melbourne

2026

/refine skills, a secret recipe to communicating at scale, at the OpenAI Build Week Meetup by VCMC
Fast, Focused, and Valuable panel for Friends of Figma Melbourne
Build & Brew with Women Coders and Vercel
Finalist for the B&T Women Leading Tech awards (Product)

2025

Vibe code websites with v0 for Women Coders

2024

Refactoring UI: making things look good for Women Coders

Work opportunities: not actively looking; feel free to send me an email