# Kristina Maeng

> Design Systems & Product Design

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kristinamaeng

Scaling design impact through systems and strategy. I specialize in building robust, accessible design systems that bridge the gap between complex engineering and seamless user experience. By aligning cross-functional teams around shared standards, I help enterprise organizations reduce design debt, accelerate speed-to-market, and maintain brand integrity at scale.

## Work Experience
### Design Systems Lead (Senior Visual Designer) @ Actian
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Led and scaled the design system across product teams, driving cross-team alignmen. Established governance, documentation, and adoption practices to enable consistent patterns and a cohesive platform experience.

### Design Systems Lead (Visual Designer) @ Actian
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area
Drove the evolution of the design system and built scalable foundations for Actian’s enterprise data platform. Defined cohesive, accessible components and patterns that unified brand and product experiences and supported adoption across teams.

### Visual Designer @ Informatica
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Redwood City, CA
Created an illustration and interaction system to simplify complex cloud workflows and onboarding. Unified visual identity across product and brand touch-points. Drove scalable design guidelines improving comprehension and reducing user friction.

### Senior UIUX Designer @ EY
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, CA
Delivered a new design system in under four months, improving consistency and delivery speed across global client products. Led end-to-end UI design for a mobile app marketplace, collaborating with engineers and PMs to balance product logic with strong visual craft.

### Visual Designer @ Accertify, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, IL
Owned and evolved the Accertify Design System across fraud prevention tools. Advocated accessibility and cross-platform alignment through documentation and design reviews. Elevated UI quality and efficiency through system-driven workflows.

### Visual Designer @ Groupon
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Chicago, IL
Contributed to visual design for digital marketing campaigns and developed a scalable 
email system that increased user engagement. Partnered with writers, developers, and photographers to deliver cohesive, on-brand experiences across channels.

### Graphic Designer @ Loyola University Chicago
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Chicago, IL
Executed brand, marketing, and editorial projects including magazine design and responsive websites. Worked closely with cross-functional creative teams to ensure polished, high-quality deliverables.

### Graphic Designer @ BCN Creative Agency
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Chicago, IL
Focused on branding, marketing, editorial design, and responsive websites. Collaborated with developers, writers, and photographers to deliver cohesive, visually engaging work across digital and print media.


## Education
### Bachelor's Science in Design
The Ohio State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kristinamaeng

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Last updated: 2026-04-13