# Kim Appelquist > Design Program Manager Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kimappelquist I guide teams to create experiences and products people want. My abilities to facilitate, mentor, and manage initiatives consistently lead to team member, project, and company success. Able to insightfully identify opportunities, incisively negotiate, and adeptly utilize budgets and resources, I am a valuable addition to any team. ## Work Experience ### Design Program Manager @ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco ### Design Operations Manager @ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jan 2014 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco I collaborate with and facilitate design, product, and technology teams to deliver a wide range of projects and programs for online and mobile experiences. ### Senior User Experience Project Manager (freelance contract) @ Bio-Rad Laboratories Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 I provided design and technology project management for product managers, designers, and developers for Bio-Rad's online presence. Specific activities include establishing user experience best practices, summarizing customer metrics to inform business and functional requirements, and facilitating inter-department and third-party partner synergies. ### Senior Project Manager @ Cooper Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 My contributions at Cooper focused primarily on managing contractual agreements and project initiations, including lead qualification, project scope definition, and project resourcing. I also facilitated project retrospectives and case studies to evolve best practices and showcase our work. ### Senior Project Manager @ MetaDesign Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 I led and mentored teams of designers, strategists, and developers to produce award-winning results for companies including Kohler's Karbon product launch, Autodesk's corporate and product branding, a curriculum development service for Yahoo! Teachers, 23andMe.com, Johnson & Johnson product and packaging design and production, and MTV Flux branding. Additional contributions include establishing systems for project case studies, project estimation, and staffing. I regularly deliver projects under budget and ahead of schedule, often extending client partnerships through multiple initiatives. ### Producer and Production Manager @ Factor Design Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 I guided interactive and product initiatives for Apple Store Calendar of Events in the U.S., U.K., and Japan, Apple Education, and Developer Connection. These contributions were supplemented with definition and implementation of workflow refinement. ### Production Director @ Form Studios/Method Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 I managed Form’s production team for the successful launch of Autodesk’s new corporate and product identity system, delivering over 10,000 assets for signage, tradeshows, collateral, packaging, software applications, and web sites. ### Studio Manager @ Classroom Connect Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 Responsible for a team of designers and production artists for print, web, application, and marketing projects, I positively contributed to cross-functional product development teams, defining product features and sales initiatives, while successfully managing numerous vendor relationships including photographers, illustrators, and printers. • Streamlined production methods and workflow, including developing and implementing an online asset tracker. • Standardized scheduling and staffing across projects and products, providing senior management accurate staffing information. ### Project Manager @ freelance Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 Provided freelance project management for a variety of companies such as Addwater, Wells Fargo ATM interaction design, Wind River application icon development, KQED Spark, Walmart.com in-store kiosks, and Levi’s new product introduction video. ### Senior Project Manager @ Studio Archetype/Sapient Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 Managed small to large-scale interactive and print projects for internal initiatives and clients such as Hallmark, IBM, Adobe, Sony, and American Center for Design, implementing robust technology and award-winning designs. • Successfully managed and mentored multi-disciplinary teams, identifying staffing, establishing workflow, overseeing budgets, and conducting progress reviews. • Increased client program revenue through research, production and presentation of strategic initiatives and business cases. • Created project summary methods to identify best practices, improve knowledge sharing, inform risk assessments, and provide more accurate baseline information for budgets and scheduling. • Managed internal information architecture training on international scale, including production and budgets. ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kimappelquist --- Source: https://flows.cv/kimappelquist JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kimappelquist/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13