KIMHARTFORD
Senior Design Engineer

Hi, I’m Kim 👋
I design and develop software products. I’ve been crafting interfaces and the code behind them for 12+ years. My background is in products across the accounting, audit management, and cybersecurity industries. Currently building cybersecurity solutions at KnowBe4.

Experience
KnowBe42023 — Present
Senior UX DesignerPartnered with product and engineering to unify disparate cybersecurity products into a scalable platform, delivering a consistent experience across current and acquired products for 70,000+ organizations.
Stealth Startup2020 — Present
Founding Product DesignerFounded a social media aggregator that unified fragmented content into a single feed; filed a utility patent and pivoted the product after identifying overlapping IP at Facebook.
Visual Lease2021 — 2022
Head of UXRedesigned a lease accounting and lease management platform serving 1,500+ enterprise customers, delivering a unified, modernized experience that supported 99% customer retention.
A-LIGN2019 — 2020
UX/UI DesignerRedesigned and launched a cybersecurity compliance automation platform used by 6,400+ organizations, serving as the sole designer on a lean 0→1 team that revolutionized compliance automation.
Wolters Kluwer2016 — 2019
UX/UI DeveloperDesigned core workflows for an audit management platform used by 120,000+ auditors worldwide, modernizing how global teams plan, execute, and document engagements.
Toolkit
ClaudeFigmaFront-end developmentUX/UI design
Awards
Best Software Products 2025Issued by G2Associated with KnowBe4
2025
Best SaaS Product for Business Accounting or Finance (Finalist)Issued by The SaaS AwardsAssociated with Visual Lease
2022
SMB CyberSecurity Solution of the YearIssued by CyberSecurity BreakthroughAssociated with A-LIGN
2020
Best User Experience in Audit ManagementIssued by GRC 20/20Associated with Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US
2017
1st Place OverallIssued by iLab Code GamesAssociated with Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US
2017