# Sam Kimball

> UX/UI Designer | Designing Intuitive User Experiences

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samkimball

With over 18 years of experience as a graphic designer, I have a passion for creating visual communication that informs, educates, and inspires. I have worked with various clients and projects across different media and platforms, ranging from print production and audio engineering to web design and development. I am always eager to learn new technologies and concepts, and to collaborate with other professionals to deliver high-quality and impactful results.

## Work Experience
### UI/UX Designer & Front End Developer @ Self Employed
Jan 2020 – Present | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

### Graphic Designer @ Self Employed
Jan 2005 – Present | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

### Product Designer @ Abarca Health
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Juan, Puerto Rico

### UX/UI Designer @ BA Group
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Centennial, Colorado, United States

### Software Engineer @ Core10
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Nashville Area, TN
I’ve built QA tests leveraging BDD principles for user interfaces using Cucumber, SpecFlow, and C# in Visual Studio.

I’ve created and dissected interactive prototypes and wireframes built with Adobe XD, InVision, and Sketch.

I’ve developed custom elements and web components using StencilJS while leveraging Bootstrap.

### Apprentice UI/UX Designer &  Developer @ Nashville Software School
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Nashville, TN
Development:
Daily hands on application of development fundamentals and principles through group and individual projects reflecting real world business problems
Source code version control with Git/GitHub
Project management/tracking with Github Projects & Issue Tracking
JavaScript fundamentals leveraging DRY, modular, readable code and reusable components 
DOM manipulation and AJAX calls with jQuery
Built single-page applications in the React framework leveraging HTML, CSS, and JavaScript 
Task Automation with Grunt: Linting with JSHint, module bundling with Browserify, SASS compilation
Styled applications with the CSS framework Bootstrap and wrote custom styles with SASS; CSS Grid and Flexbox

Design:
Create user stories based on assessment of user experience and workflow
Produce visual & interactive design with strategic use of typography, layout, color, motion, and behavior.
Convey interactive story ideas and complex interactions with wireframes or prototypes.
Applied corporate style guides and pattern libraries to new applications and web sites
Focus on user experience with intentional design around speed, efficiency, and smooth functionality.

### Tier 2 Technical Support Representative @ Venmo
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Chicago, Illinois
Field support emails from developers and users about account integration and functionality.
Research and implement improvements to internal documentation and training processes.
Receive requests for technical assistance and problem resolution and collected detailed information to categorize requests in order to determine method of resolution.

### Creative @ Apple
Jan 2007 – Jan 2014
Provide personalized, one-on-one training and adjusting teaching style and pace to meet the needs of the individual.
Conduct workshops using Apple-approved training techniques and materials.
Serve as critical resource for creative tools knowledge in the store.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Major: Art-General; Minor: Graphic Design
University of Wisconsin-Parkside

### Certificate Program in UX/UI Design and Front End Development
Nashville Software School

### Certificate Program in Sound Reinforcement and Audio Engineering
The Recording Workshop

### Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
University of South Carolina


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sjkimball
- Portfolio: https://sjkimball.me/

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Last updated: 2026-03-31