LARISSA WATERMAN, SENIOR UXD
OVERVIEW
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UX strategy & design leader with 9+ years architecting experiences for developer tools and complex technical products at AWS, Docker, and growth-stage companies. Deep expertise in human-centered design and co-design methodologies, translating emerging technologies; agentic AI, LLMs, and developer orchestration, into intuitive enterprise-scale solutions. Track record of driving product strategy featured in C-suite keynotes and delivering measurable impact across millions of users.
CV
Employment Senior UX Lead, Kiro CLI
Amazon Web Services
2026 (current)
Senior UX Designer, Kiro
Amazon Web Services
2025
Senior UX Designer, Serverless
Amazon Web Services
2021—2024
Product Designer, EVs
Geotab
2020—2021
UX Designer, Edge & IoT
Docker
2019—2020
UX Designer, Shopify Expert
Independent Contractor
2018—2019
UX Designer & Researcher
Holistic Crisis Planning Online
2016—2018
Interaction Designer
IN Store & Studio
2016—2018
Education
Interaction Design & Development
George Brown Polytechnic
2019
Psychology & Anthropology
Wilfrid Laurier University
2015
Publications
Larissa Waterman, Steven Szatala, Beatriz Diaz Motta, Claire Hyeeun Son, and Jenny To. 2018. Mellow: A
Mobile Application to Help Youth in Crisis. In Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ‘18). ACM, New York, NY, USA, Paper SDC02, 6 pages. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3180652
Presentations
Session Presenter, “Mellow: a mobile application to help youth in crisis” June 26, 2019 20th Annual Mental Health Conference: Mental Health and Technology - Toronto, Ontario
Panel Member, “Designing a User-Centred Experience: IoT and Curated Interfaces” Jan 17, 2019 Interior Design Show - Toronto, Ontario
Paper Presentation, “Mellow: A Mobile Application to Help Youth in Crisis” April 24, 2018 The 36th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Montreal, Quebec
Awards
Excellence in Research & Innovation
George Brown Polytechnic
September 2018 - Toronto, ON
IN Studio Community Award
George Brown Polytechnic
September 2018 - Toronto, ON
Excellence in Research & Innovation
George Brown Polytechnic
September 2017 - Toronto, ON
Exhibition Winner:
Designing Information
Design Principles & Practices
March 2017 - Toronto, ON
Last Updated 26.04.30