Senior User Experience Designer | Technical Consulting & Solution Design
[email protected] | kimchampion.design | www.linkedin.com/in/kimchampion/ | Dublin, CA
[email protected] | kimchampion.design | www.linkedin.com/in/kimchampion/ | Dublin, CA
Core Competencies
Solution Design & Consulting
Solution Design & Consulting
- Solution Discovery & Requirements Clarification
- Enterprise UX & Interaction Design
- Information Architecture & Accessibility
- Design Systems & Platform Standards
- User Research & Usability Testing
- Workflow Analytics & Personas
- Analytics, Telemetry & Data-informed Design
- Agile Product Development
- Front-End & Software Engineering Collaboration
- Cloud & Network-Dependent Applications
- Documentation & Implementation Support
- Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite
- SQL, Excel, Telemetry Tools
- AI-Assisted Design & Prototyping
Professional Experience
User Experience Designer (with a strong focus on user research) – Employee Digital Experience Fellowship
SAP, San Ramon, CA | January 2025 – Present
Scope: Cross-functional research initiative to better understand manager workflows and support more consistent personalization across employee platforms.
Principal User Experience Designer
SAP, San Ramon, CA | March 2019 – Present
Senior User Experience Designer
SAP, San Ramon, CA | February 2010 – March 2019
Staff Software Engineer
Sybase, San Ramon, CA | March 2003 – February 2010
This role provided a strong foundation in how enterprise systems are built, deployed, and maintained, which continues to inform my design and consulting work.
Professional Summary
Senior technical consultant and user experience designer with 15+ years of experience working on enterprise digital products. Specializes in helping teams translate complex requirements, user insights, and technical constraints into clear, usable solutions. Brings a strong foundation in software engineering, research, and cross-functional collaboration, with a practical approach to designing systems that work at scale.
Education
Master of Arts (MA), Interaction Design & Interactive Art – In Progress (Expected 2027)
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Traditional Studio Art – 2017
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
Certifications
SAP Generative AI (2024) · SAFe Agilist Certification (2023)
User Experience Designer (with a strong focus on user research) – Employee Digital Experience Fellowship
SAP, San Ramon, CA | January 2025 – Present
Scope: Cross-functional research initiative to better understand manager workflows and support more consistent personalization across employee platforms.
- Led internal UX research study integrating qualitative interviews and analytics to uncover workflow challenges and guide the design of role-based personalization.
- Worked with governance, IT, and analytics partners to ensure research insights were feasible within platform standards and implementation constraints.
- Synthesized qualitative and quantitative findings into actionable personas and application mappings, contributing to the Digital Employee Experience Harmonization program.
- Collaborated with program leads to improve platform consistency and inform scalable personalization models.
Principal User Experience Designer
SAP, San Ramon, CA | March 2019 – Present
- Guided SAP teams through design thinking processes to define and validate innovative, user-centered solutions addressing complex business challenges.
- Worked across teams on UX/UI design for 30+ SAP internal mobile and desktop applications, supporting delivery for approximately 110,000 users.
- Contributed to shaping agile workflows that emphasized problem-solving and collaborative decision-making.
- Mentored junior designers in UX best practices, design systems, and professional growth.
- Conducted ongoing UX research, usability testing, and data-driven design iterations to refine enterprise product experiences.
Senior User Experience Designer
SAP, San Ramon, CA | February 2010 – March 2019
- Designed intuitive, responsive user interfaces for native iOS apps using company-branded and Apple Human Interface Guidelines, focusing on user experience and accessibility.
- Produced wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes using Figma to communicate design intent and validate user flows, supporting product discovery.
- Collaborated with developers throughout implementation to ensure design accuracy, usability, and technical feasibility, demonstrating strong cross-functional leadership.
- Oversaw the complete UX design process for web and iOS applications, creating user-friendly solutions at an enterprise scale, with a focus on product strategy.
Staff Software Engineer
Sybase, San Ramon, CA | March 2003 – February 2010
This role provided a strong foundation in how enterprise systems are built, deployed, and maintained, which continues to inform my design and consulting work.
- Designed and developed front-end applications for the Sybase.com eCommerce platform using HTML5, Java, and JavaScript, with a strong emphasis on usability and performance, utilizing coding skills.
- Led modernization efforts to transition legacy systems to updated web technologies, improving responsiveness, accessibility, and design flexibility, contributing to continuous improvement.
- Partnered with product managers and designers to translate complex business requirements into intuitive user interfaces and an experience that laid the foundation for a career focused on UX design and user empathy, demonstrating product development understanding.
Professional Summary
Senior technical consultant and user experience designer with 15+ years of experience working on enterprise digital products. Specializes in helping teams translate complex requirements, user insights, and technical constraints into clear, usable solutions. Brings a strong foundation in software engineering, research, and cross-functional collaboration, with a practical approach to designing systems that work at scale.
Education
Master of Arts (MA), Interaction Design & Interactive Art – In Progress (Expected 2027)
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Traditional Studio Art – 2017
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
Certifications
SAP Generative AI (2024) · SAFe Agilist Certification (2023)
Art Practice & Exhibitions
Alongside my professional work, my art practice explores the emotional duality of nature through abstraction, drawing inspiration from Georgia O’Keeffe and Norman Lewis to express the balance between serenity and turmoil in natural environments.
Selected Exhibitions
Awards: Artistic Achievement Award – Art of the African Diaspora (2024)
Public Work Installation: Utility Box Mural, Dublin, CA (2025)
Website & Portfolio
kimchampion.design | kimchampion.com
Instagram: @kimchampion.art
Alongside my professional work, my art practice explores the emotional duality of nature through abstraction, drawing inspiration from Georgia O’Keeffe and Norman Lewis to express the balance between serenity and turmoil in natural environments.
Selected Exhibitions
- 2025 – Art of the African Diaspora, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
- 2024 – Black Artists of Northern California, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA
- 2023–2024 – CSUEB Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, CSUEB Art Gallery, Hayward, CA
- 2022 – New Visions, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
- 2021 – Empowerment & Social Change, June Steingart Gallery, Laney College, Oakland, CA
Awards: Artistic Achievement Award – Art of the African Diaspora (2024)
Public Work Installation: Utility Box Mural, Dublin, CA (2025)
Website & Portfolio
kimchampion.design | kimchampion.com
Instagram: @kimchampion.art