ABOUT · GOVTECH UX / PRODUCT DESIGNER

I untangle legacy systems for the public sector.

With a strong background in government tech and digital transformations, I don't just build pretty screens. I architect scalable, highly secure solutions that automate workflows, eliminate dependency on external vendors, and ultimately save time and money.

Kash Bains
KASH B.BASED IN GOVTECH
THE ARC001

Court clerk to designer, by way of shipping

Nobody hired me to design. I started at the registry desk, lived the problems daily, and started building. The title caught up later.

NOV 2021
Court clerk, Supreme Court of BC

In-Court Technology team: courtroom setups, live troubleshooting, and the registry desk where every workflow problem walked up and introduced itself.

2022
Data foundations

IBM Data Analysis with Python and Google Data Analytics, learned nights and weekends to understand the systems I was working around.

2021 - 2024
Transcript Workflow Manager ships, three versions deep

The tool staff opened every morning without being told to. 30% less handling time, and the 2024 Client Services Excellence Award.

JUN 2024
BrainStation UX Design

Pitched the court on funding it and won the year's entire education budget. Found out the things I'd been doing by instinct were already the methodology.

2024 - 2025
The toolmaker year

An offline AI transcriber under strict privacy law, a courtroom dialer in a ten-day sprint, and a converter that retired a vendor's two-app workflow.

2026
Designer-developer, full stop

Uxcel UX/UI certification, personal products like Nitpic, and this portfolio, built by a case-study tool I designed for the job.

OPERATING PRINCIPLES002

The rules I actually work by

Every case study on this site is these four sentences, applied.

PRN-01The 50% rule

If a tool doesn't cut the task by at least half the clicks, it isn't worth the retraining friction. The bar for shipping is a meaningful improvement, not a marginal one.

PRN-02Adoption over praise

The best signal a product works is people opening it first thing in the morning without being told to. Compliments are nice. Usage is evidence.

PRN-03Local-first, policy-proof

Open-source tools running on local machines. No cloud, no third-party data sharing, no security review that kills the project before it ships.

PRN-04Start before you're asked

Every project I shipped at the court began because I saw the problem and started building, not because someone assigned me a design task.

HOW I WORK003

Why I'm your next hire

I bridge the gap between complex regulatory requirements, deep technical architecture, and human-centered design.

APPROACH003.A
Outcomes over process

I don't get lost in infinite sticky notes. I map the exact user flows, identify the architectural constraints upfront, like 100% offline requirements, and deliver deployable solutions that generate direct revenue and cut delivery times from weeks to hours.

COMPLIANCE003.B
Security without sacrifice

Consistently delivering solutions that pass strict federal and local data governance without sacrificing user experience. WCAG and accessibility are part of the build, not a retrofit.

EXECUTION003.C
Agile and autonomous

I act as a bridge between PMs, engineers, and stakeholders. I ship fast, offline fallback solutions when the cloud isn't permitted, and I demo the work myself.

THE ARSENAL004

Tools and tech

Design
FigmaClaudeGeminiMidjourney
Development
PythonFlutterHTML/CSSTailwindJavaScriptAntigravity
Specialty
AI IntegrationWCAG / A11yGov ComplianceLocal AI Agents
EDUCATION005

Formalizing the instinct

UX/UI Designer CertificateUxcel
JAN 2026
UX Design CertificateBrainStation
JUN 2024
Data Analysis with PythonIBM
2022
Data AnalyticsGoogle
2022
The BrainStation story: I pitched the court that the design and development work I'd been doing was effectively UX, just not formalized, and won the entire education enhancement budget for the year to fund it.

Ready to transform your legacy workflows?