Kari is currently studying growth marketing at Tradecraft (www.tradecrafted.com), an intensive full-time program for professionals who wish to advance their skills in growth marketing, UX design, sales & BD or engineering. Kari is a graduate of McGill University, with a Bachelor’s of Mechanical Engineering and expertise in product design and entrepreneurship. Further, she has completed training and/or certification in project management, computer programming, game design, sustainability leadership and currently growth marketing. Before, moving to San Francisco for her studies, Kari worked as a Project Manager at V2G. There, she worked with for-profit and not-for-profit clients/partners to bring to life their digital media needs. In this role she has collaborated with both the client and production team to create timelines, budgets, concept pitches, user personas, user stories, wireframes, spec sheets including feature prioritization, usability studies, project charters and funding proposals. Kari has also acted as a scrum master, conducted market research and has developed new revenue streams/partnerships for projects. She has been very fortunate to work with organizations such as the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - BC/Yukon Chapter, OUTtv and the Vancouver Public Library. Kari stays engaged with her regional community through work with charitable organizations and sports clubs. She currently volunteers with Athletics for Kids where she works with the executive director to run an annual volleyball tournament and coordinate baseball ticket distribution. She is also the captain of one of her two recreational league soccer teams and regularly attends startup events. Kari is fluent in English and is functional in French. She is currently learning HTML, CSS, SQL and Ruby.

Project Manager @ V2G is a young video game development studio which specializes in producing casual mobile games for clients. Role: Responsible for managing communication channels between the development team and management/clients as well as leading product/market fit for gamified app projects. ● Worked with clients/partners to create requirements documents for multiple projects ● Produced user personas, user stories and wireframes; conducted extensive user testing ● Led agile team in weekly backlog prioritization ● Planned projects' budgets, timelines and teams ● Made and presented pitch decks to management/clients ● Developed business models for digital media projects which incorporated new technologies Day-to-Day Activities included: Account Management | Project Management | Product Management Clients/partners included: ● OUTtv ● The BC/Yukon Chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation ● The Vancouver Public Library ● Kiip From July 2014 to August 2015 (1 year 2 months) Vancouver, Canada AreaLanguage assistant @ Moved to France to practice my French, travel Europe and teach English in two elementary schools. ● Proposed and implemented English curricula for 250+ students varying in age and ability ● Developed lesson plans and learning material enabling low-income students to achieve goals From September 2013 to April 2014 (8 months) Dax, FranceBuilding Science Consultant/Modeling @ Worked with complex FEA/computer modeling software to analyze heat flow through building details for clients. ● Modeled (3D) 50+ construction details providing catalogue of energy efficiencies fro BC Hydro ● Worked for clients to identify energy-saving construction alternatives ● Wrote depreciation reports for mid-rise buildings indicating maintenance plan ● Taught colleague how to use Nx (FEA software) From November 2012 to July 2013 (9 months) Vancouver, Canada AreaCo-founder, Product @ Worked through the lean product design cycle to create a novel eco-friendly evapourative cooler. ● Developed business plan to bring product to market including marketing/sales strategy ● Designed, modeled and prototyped product ● Finalist in McGill Dobson Cup Entrepreneurship Competition ● Awarded 1st place in McGill Nicol Entrepreneurship Competition ($5000) ● Dobson Cup Elevator Pitch Competition winner (open to entire McGill community including staff and alumni) From October 2011 to September 2012 (1 year) Montreal, QuebecProject Manager/Video Producer @ ● Developed proposal and secured funding to create a video promoting sustainability on campus ● Recruited, interviewed and hired 2 employees to support research and production ● Researched knowledge and attitude towards sustainability on campus. ● Led script writing, production and casting From May 2012 to August 2012 (4 months) Montreal, QuebecResearch Assistant @ ● Created and implemented protocol for testing medical device on volunteers with assistance from doctor ● Designed and manufactured device for measuring vibrations of vocal folds ● Wrote code for evaluating effectiveness by processing signals with Matlab ● Filed Report of Invention From May 2009 to August 2009 (4 months) Montreal, Canada AreaMechanical Engineering Summer Student @ ● Calculated savings ($60000/yr) and retrofitting costs ($40000) of improved lighting and refrigeration systems in the phytotron (plant growth chambers) which was approved and implemented ● Sized valves and recommended lights and ballasts to use ● Researched and designed cost-efficient lightbulb changing pattern ● Developed HVAC database in-compliance with Environment Canada From May 2008 to July 2008 (3 months) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

B.Eng, Mechanical @ McGill University From 2007 to 2012 University of Auckland From 2010 to 2010 Kari Ostevik is skilled in: Project Management, Team Leadership, Product Management, Product Design, Software, Client Relations, Entrepreneurship, Teamwork, Sustainability, Mechanical Engineering, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Coaching, New Business Development, Research, Travel, Elevator Pitch, Microsoft Excel, Management, Teaching, Analysis, Presentations, NX 6, Creative Problem Solving, Grant Writing, Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Mobile Games, Pitching Ideas, Lean Thinking, Budget Setting, Requirements Gathering, Agile Methodologies, Agile & Waterfall..., Usability Testing, Wireframes, Basic HTML, CSS, Ruby, Gamification, Educational Technology, SQL, Sinatra, Hiring, User Stories, Market Research, Digital Marketing, Small Boat Operations, Software Project..., ActiveRecord