James Kim

James Kim

Hi, I lead design for the systems that connect American Airlines pilots with the operations center; and right now, I’m creating new ways to put an end to flight delays.

Impact

"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 James, American Airlines UX
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0 to 1 startups
University of North Texas students in a classroom, with a remote speaker on the projector
I love mentoring!
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Getting buy-in for Customer Experience

Selected work

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.
Business impactFlight recovery increased by 96%.
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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Universities

Working with design programs

I've spent over 20 years teaching and coaching a mix of academics and martial arts. I brought that passion into my design career! I love working with anyone who's looking to chat about design.

If you are a student or a professor and want to work together on nurturing the next generation of designers, get in touch.

  • 250+students worked with
  • 6+years with design programs
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Startups

Taking ideas from 0 to 1

I help startups define and develop their ideas to see how they might succeed in real world application. If you're a founder with an idea you're reallyyyyyyyy passionate about, let's chat!

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