LinkedIn
$20M+
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY REVENUE
~6x
ROI ACROSS COMPANIES
15%
INTERNAL COST SAVINGS
3
UX TEAMS MANAGED
15+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
$5M+
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY REVENUE
~5x
ROI FOR NOBEL FIRE MINES
18%
INTERNAL COST SAVINGS
$10M
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY REVENUE
400
EXTERNAL MAUs
15%
BRAND SAFETY AND SUITABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
~6x
ROI ACROSS A SITE NETWORK
5%+
MARGIN GAINS PER SITE
~300K
SAVINGS / YEAR PER SITE
~6X
ROI ACROSS A SITE NETWORK
1st
IN AGGREGATE OPTIMIZATION SPACE
5%+
MARGIN GAINS PER SITE
300
USERS TESTED
4%
CHURN REDUCTION
8%
USER ADOPTION INCREASE
2022
EPICORE ACQUIRED GROW
2M+
USERS
20%
CHURN REDUCTION
14th
EMPLOYEE HIRED AT GROW
100
TOTAL HIRES DURING TENURE
~4X
REVENUE GROWTH AT GROW
2019
CARLYLE GROUP ACQUIRED HIREVUE
1K+
ORGANIZATIONS USE HIREVUE WORLDWIDE
40%
OF FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES
2019
CARLYLE GROUP ACQUIRED HIREVUE
1K+
ORGANIZATIONS USE HIREVUE WORLDWIDE
40%
OF FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES
3
HEADPHONE FINISHES IN 3D
3
WIDER FITS FOR SKULL SCULPT
2011
SKULLCANDY IPO, ONE YEAR LATER
WORK
Illustration & Games
METHODS
How I Lead
I build and scale design systems from the ground up, then keep them relevant through ongoing research grounded in real customer feedback and market signals. Findings get reported back to stakeholders alongside the analytics I track myself, both used to influence roadmap direction and surface new feature opportunities. As that work generates more value, team and workload grow, and when it’s time to hire, I write the job descriptions, design challenges specific to the work, and build 90-day onboarding plans with quarterly check-ins, all delivered with transparent management. No surprises.
Leading by example means staying a hands-on contributor, running brownbag talks, regular design reviews, and retrospectives to help teams build design fluency and engage more deeply with the practice. Building strong cross-departmental relationships with sales, CSMs, and support has given me direct access to customers rather than working through intermediaries, sharpening the product decisions that follow. Competitive and market trends get tracked to keep the teams I support current. At Zefr, for example, choosing to collaborate with the creative director and senior marketing designer for a more cohesive omnichannel experience, even though it isn’t required of me, strengthened the work. Storybook, alongside Claude Code and Claude Skills, is what helps me scale component libraries and design systems further.
Every designer I’ve hired has stayed at their company well beyond my own tenure there, and two have gone on to be promoted under my management.
Reviews
Elyana Thierry
GTM Partner
Richard is a fantastic XFN partner who consistently delivers thoughtful, user-centric designs. His strong understanding of how design impacts usability and his strategic recommendations always improve the overall experience. He's responsive, collaborative, attentive to feedback, and moves quickly without sacrificing quality. It's a pleasure to work directly with Richard!
Jul 31, 2026
Shannon Belforti
Product Owner
Richard is an awesome partner in delivering great products to the measurement customer. He continually works to ensure the experience for the user is intuitive and innovative, and works hard to understand the customer needs and pain points before designing interfaces, or AI driven experiences that don't always require a UI. Richard's dedication to UX has been pivotal in differentiating from our competitors as well as both winning and retaining business.
Sep 24, 2025
Shad Aziz
Lead Developer
Richard is a fantastic UI/UX designer who not only creates well thought out designs, but takes feedback really well. He's always working to make our apps better by trying new things, and his positive attitude makes collaborating with him a really enjoyable experience.
Aug 16, 2023
Brittany Scott
SVP, Global Partnerships
I wanted to give a shout out to Richard Kimball for the continued, amazing work that he does to support Zefr’s UX and UI. This work is a huge differentiator vs Zefr’s competitors, DV and IAS. This week I was talking to the agency social lead for one of our largest clients and they did a head to head test with IAS and DV (which was not known to us.) They mentioned that the ease, navigation and beauty of the UI really made us stand out against all competitors. It was night and day and reinforced the value to them of their partnership with Zefr. Thanks Richard! Your work really matters!
Aug 1, 2024
Jasmina Karahan
Program Manager
It was always a real pleasure working with Richard. He is an extremely talented designer, but what sets him apart are his great communication skills and understanding of business and users. As a frontend engineer I had a great experience working with Richard and I truly believe he would be a great asset to every team.
Mar 3, 2022
Anida Mumic
Senior Client Partner
Over the period of 1.5 yrs I have worked with Richard on building a unique product. I am proud to say that I have learned so much about his role and how having a brilliant designer, who is also a team player, can make a huge impact on delivery. Richard was always on top of communication between the development and product team, always seeking simple and effective solutions and working closely with everyone to overcome impediments. On top of this, he always brought a positive spirit and made our work a true joy. With his skills and attitude, any team will be lucky to have him.
Oct 19, 2021
Admir Pehratović
Solution Architect | Head of Software Engineering
Richard is a truly amazing person to work with, always with a positive attitude. He is a hardworking person who pays a lot of attention to details. He has a great sense of the product and was the bridge between PO and technical teams. Great asset for every team.
Oct 18, 2021
Anis Zuko
Software Engineer
I'm glad I had a chance to work with Richard (also known as Figma Guru), and as a frontend engineer, learn new design skills from him. He's a hard and passionate worker. He pays attention to details and is an amazing person for collaboration and always ready to hear new ideas. Great asset to every team, for sure. I highly recommend Richard for future projects.
Jun 18, 2021
Mackenzie Kerr
Product Marketing Leader
Richard is an absolute joy to work with! I have had the pleasure of working with him for two years at Anonyome Labs on a number of different projects. Richard is a talented UX/UI Designer and Illustrator. He is versatile, quick to act, and has an extremely creative vision. Richard has a talent for brightening up the office. No matter how tense a meeting, he made sure everyone left with a smile. Richard would be an asset on any team.
Oct 9, 2018
John S. Haymore
Creative Director
Richard's methodical approach to UX brings highly fidelity design to our apps. His ability to visualize functional aspects of a project from concept to finished product with a heightened sense of emotional connection, creates a user experience that people react too. Richard's also a team player that fosters close collaboration across multi-functional teams. A must have to any organization.
Oct 8, 2018
Jason Grotegut
Principal UX Designer
Richard is one of the most talented illustrators/designers that I have ever worked with. While here at HireVue he established and maintained a level of refinement that was critically needed for our product team. Beyond being a complete designer Richard was also a blast to work with.
Apr 17, 2017
Brandon Jeppson
Product Marketing & Research Director
Rich is the most pleasant designer I've had the pleasure of working with! He never let the constraints of a project discourage him from creating a beautiful solution. Plus, he did a masterful job of meeting project objectives while adding his own insight and vision, which made the finished product even more effective. I'm glad many of our projects benefited from Rich's skill and insight.
May 23, 2014
Brittany Keller
Freelance Artist & Small Business Owner
Rich has been an amazing mentor and team member to me. Over the short time that I have worked with him at Anonyome, he has guided me through user testing, pitch deck storytelling, and collaborated with me on screen creation. As we worked on user testing he gave great insight on what questions to ask, how to instruct the users as they worked through the test and how to pull meaningful data out of the tests. While we collaborated on screen creation and pitch decks he encouraged creativity and building upon eachother's designs. He always keeps in mind who our audience is and what story is meaningful to them, then figuring out the best way to tell it.
Aside from being a skilled UX designer, he is a great illustrator, animator, and 3D artist which allow him to bring unique skills and perspectives to the table. It is easy to see his passion for good design and eye-catching illustrations because it comes out in his work. He also likes to decorate the team's workspace with art, to help inspire us and get the creative juices flowing. Even when he is thrown a curveball, he is able to switch gears and take the lead as a project manager. He is not afraid to take care of the monotonous tasks of project scoping and creating excel documents. Rich has a wide range of skills that he has taught me either directly, or just being able to work with him and be involved in the same projects. He is a great asset to any team and I highly recommend him.
Oct 6, 2018