Kim Oswalt
Complexity → Clarity
About Me
Senior Product Designer
Hey 👋 I’m Kim, a multidisciplinary product builder bringing clarity to complex systems. Currently at Skillable building tools to streamline lab development workflows and facilitate transformative learning experiences.
In my spare time, I read as much as possible, bike around St. Louis, crochet lots of sweaters, volunteer with Rung for Women, and eat way too many tacos.
- Systems Thinking
- Research
- Product Strategy
- Experience Design
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Illustration
- Video
Showcase
Skillable
Home Page Redesign
Introduced responsive layout that supports 25+ new development workflows based on user research
Skillable
AI-Enabled Skill Validation
Reduced lab development time with feature leveraging Open AI's screen-reading capabilities
Berklee Online
Berklee LMS Redesign
Redesigned the core learning experience, added 10+ new features, and introduced a design system
Personal Project
Crochet Pattern Manager
Built wep app to test AI-supported dev workflows in Lovable, Cursor, and Claude
STL Startup Week
Event Website Redesign
Designed and built site that increased unique registrations by over 400%
Background
Since earning my master’s in communication from Saint Louis University in 2017, I’ve had the opportunity to work in nonprofits, higher ed, and tech.
Information Architecture
I've applied Object-Oriented UX (OOUX) to design intuitive, scalable systems and improve collaboration with engineering teams through shared mental models and well-structured architectures.
Research
With a background in advanced research methods, I’ve led discovery efforts—from interviews and surveys to fieldwork and content analysis—to uncover user needs and guide product decisions.
Product Strategy
I've helped shape product strategy by developing user personas, introducing data-driven feedback loops through Pendo, and creating design principles that align cross-functional teams.
Design Leadership
I've built and maintained design systems, introduced scalable discovery practices, and set up prototyping tools in Cursor that help the team move from idea to insight even faster.