Katherine Porter

Katherine Porter has a diverse work experience in the fields of design, innovation, and education. Katherine is the Founder of Undu Wearables Ltd., a Canadian Femtech company specializing in wearable pain relief for menstrual health. In this role, they lead branding, design research, and product development efforts.

Katherine has also worked as a UX Design Facilitator & Innovation Consultant at Communitech since 2021.

Prior to that, Katherine served as a Business Design Incubator at MaRS Discovery District from June 2020 to December 2020.

Katherine also worked as a UX Design Researcher & Innovation Consultant at Doblin from February 2020 to May 2020.

Katherine has a background in design strategy and facilitation, having worked as a Design Strategy & Facilitation Manager at Deloitte Canada from September 2018 to May 2020.

Katherine has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Design at Ryerson University from 2016 to January 2019, where they developed a new curriculum for a 3D Visualization and Digital Fabrication course.

Additionally, they have worked as a Designer at Gensler from January 2016 to September 2018, focusing on commercial interior projects for tech sector clients.

Katherine's experience also includes a brief stint as an Adjunct Professor at Rhode Island School of Design in 2015.

Katherine Porter's education history includes a Master's of Design in Interior Architecture and Adaptive Reuse from the Rhode Island School of Design. Katherine also holds a Master of Arts degree in Architectural History and Criticism from the University of Toronto. In addition, they have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine and Studio Arts and Art History from the University of Victoria. However, the specific start and end years for these educational experiences are not provided.