James Kim

James Kim — Lead Product Designer

I design the systems that American Airlines uses to conduct frontline operations.

Work

Quotes from American Airlines colleagues

“You are an amazing peer review group leader. You ask the right questions… You are like a Jedi master of helping designers improve their designs.”
Michael JamesAmerican Airlines UX
“Being excellent at the craft. Helping others win. Stepping into the gap. Investing in the team. Building bridges not silos. Showing up with humanity.”
Becky ShermanDirector of UX, American Airlines
“You intentionally deep dive to broaden your understanding of ECS. … You grasp the complexity of ECS workflow and data structure with ease.”
Nuong LuuManager, IT Applications, American Airlines
“Being able to create great user experiences is one thing. Being able to create them in a politically charged environment with all eyes on you is another…”
Richard TillDirector, Crew Schedule Planning, American Airlines
“James, you are a brilliant designer whose critical thinking skills give us a framework for success.”
Sutherland CarterAmerican Airlines
“James provides some of the best actionable feedback, and his knowledge of modern UI standards is unmatched.”
Sutherland CarterAmerican Airlines
“I love the way you translate the inputs/requirements into visuals and each time I see new visuals, I am amazed.”
Mukesh Bhabootmal KhatriManager, IT Applications, American Airlines
“Your work in vibe coding is very inspirational to others and the tools you created are amazing.”
Brett ByfordAmerican Airlines
“I can trust that you'll get the work done right, done timely and done well! … You're evangelizing UX and caring for teams at the same time!”
Leigh CampbellAmerican Airlines UX
“You impressed everyone with your vision and drive to make things better for UX and the company!”
Kathy DangAmerican Airlines UX
Aggressive Pickup on iPad and iPhone: the list of open trips that pilots can pick up
American Airlines · Flight recovery

Aggressive Pickup

RoleI designed Aggressive Pickup in ECS for pilots and the IOC.
Pilot-led recoveryPilots see the trips that need crew, sorted by best match, and pick them up.
Premium escalationThe IOC can add a premium to a trip, then increase it to a target. A reserve pilot is assigned only after these steps.
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Franklin's course builder at the Guidance step, and a course quiz question with one wrong and one right answer marked
AI project · Desktop web

Franklin

RoleI researched, designed and built Franklin with Claude Code.
OutcomeTwo courses, each shared as a private link. Each section has short demos, written steps and a quiz.
Shared-screen demosFranklin crops each recording to the shared screen. It removes meeting tiles and names, and blurs meeting pop-ups.
Private by defaultRecordings, transcripts and drafts stay on my Mac. Learners never get the answer key.
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