Product & Experience Design · Complex Systems · AI-Native Workflows

Kimberly Bennefield

I turn complicated systems into experiences people can understand, trust, and use.

My work spans enterprise products, field-facing systems, regulated transactions, self-service platforms, operational tools, and AI-native workflows. I work from ambiguity through implementation—using research, systems thinking, interaction design, and cross-functional leadership to find the organizing principle inside a complex problem.

40%reduction in support-call volume
5,681users engaged with redesigned training hub
118findability improvements implemented
Selected Work

Selected product work.

Product designer and systems thinker working across AI-assisted experiences, enterprise platforms, personalization, commerce, and complex workflows.

Finished experience: Quick Polished — Warm Gold connects verified context and owned products to an executable routine and visible result.
AI-assisted product · Personalization · Structured context

MirrorWorx — Designing a Personalized AI-Assisted Product System

Built a working client experience that connects persistent inventory and verified context to AI-assisted recipe composition, human review, progressive disclosure, and exact execution guidance.

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Recognition before diagnosis: the homepage begins with an emotional truth, then reduces the journey to Identify → Protect → Release.
Trust-sensitive UX · Journey architecture · Service design

NarcWorx — Designing Clarity for a High-Stress User Journey

Built a working peer-support ecosystem that translates an ambiguous, high-stress user state into understandable actions, stage-appropriate interventions, private tools, commerce, and optional community participation.

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40%reduction in support-call volume at launch

From Chaos to Clarity: Redesigning Device Error Communication

Turning 100+ cryptic device errors into three actionable paths technicians could diagnose and resolve in the field.

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From Scattered to Self-Service: Redesigning a SharePoint Training Hub

SharePoint Training Site Redesign — restructuring content and navigation into a self-service training hub

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Built for the Office, Used on the Floor: Redesigning a Vending Interface for Every Worker

Vending/Kiosk Experience — designing an accessible touch interface for industrial environments, PPE, and non-English-speaking staff

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From Wall of Forms to Guided Path: Rebuilding Trust in Auto Credit Inquiry

Online Car Buying Experience — designing trustworthy credit workflows for automotive dealerships

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The through-line

I find the organizing principle inside complex problems.

System complexity

Turn technical states and business rules into clear user actions.

Context of use

Design for the real environment—not the idealized one in the requirements.

Required vs. avoidable complexity

Preserve complexity the work genuinely requires. Remove complexity the interface creates.

Information structure

Give complex information a structure people can understand, navigate, and act on.

Additional range

More than the work shown here.

My broader interview portfolio includes configurable and custom CRM work, design-system creation, responsive asset-management tools, mobile field experiences, technical compatibility products, and work that crosses strategy, visual storytelling, teaching, and physical making. I curate those stories based on the role rather than publishing everything at once.

CRM & sales workflowsDesign systemsResponsive web + mobileRetail operationsTechnical product findabilityResearch & strategyVisual storytellingMaking & teaching
Beyond the Screen

My design practice has always crossed disciplines.

I bring the same systems thinking to digital products, physical making, teaching, and independent creative work: understand the constraints, find the structure, make the idea tangible, and learn from what happens next. That multidisciplinary practice keeps me comfortable moving between strategy and execution—and between unfamiliar problem spaces.

How I Work

Judgment first. Process in service of the problem.

I use the methods the problem requires—field observation, interviews, journey mapping, heuristic analysis, prototyping, usability testing, systems modeling, or experimentation—but the deliverable is never the point. The goal is to create enough shared understanding for Product, Engineering, and Design to make better decisions together.

Current Product Work

Contemporary product design, grounded in systems thinking.

MirrorWorx demonstrates AI-assisted personalization built from persistent inventory, verified context, human review, and executable guidance. NarcWorx demonstrates trust-sensitive journey architecture, decision support, commerce, and progressive participation. Together, they extend the same systems-design practice I have applied across enterprise products throughout my career.

Working on something complex?

I’m interested in ambitious product, experience, and systems challenges where strategic thinking, design craft, and cross-functional leadership can turn ambiguity into something tangible.

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