Sr Design System Architect
Wells Fargo - Contract
December 1, 2019
March 31, 2020
Problem Statement
Wells Fargo's design component systems are out of date, workflow from product to engineering lags, their design system and Confluence documentation was too large to keep optimized.
Goals
- Analyze and understand current component set, discover gaps, evaluate shortcomings.
- Remove deprecated component objects, recommend new components, write new documentation.
- Identify new library best practices, key system custodians and terms of use.
Design Research
- Thoroughly inventory existing component library assets, processes, artifacts, key people.
- Drove consensus on component library optimizations, strategy, documentation.
- Schedule regular project review milestones with key stakeholders to measure goal progress.
Design Process
- Thoroughly inventory existing component library assets, processes, artifacts, key people.
- Drove consensus on component library optimizations, strategy, documentation.
- Schedule regular project review milestones with key stakeholders to measure goal progress.
Successful Outcomes
- Reduced repetitive UI bugs for each sprint.
- Streamlined set of component objects and the specific tenets which guarantee efficacy.
- Greater confidence in design and product teams, overall higher morale.
KEVIN KEIPER
UX Director + Design System Architect
415 926 1935
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SKILLS
Coaching, mentoring, guiding, volunteering, vocalizing, optimizing, critiquing, collaboration, organization.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
BA Interdisciplinary Studies
The New School - Parsons
MA Media Studies + Design
(currently completing online 2022)
(currently completing online 2022)