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Designer
Location
St. Louis, MO, United States
Toptal Member Since
February 18, 2022
Andy is a man of many hats. He enjoys bringing ideas to life using all types of artistic mediums. By day, he is a product designer and developer. On the side, Andy is also an entrepreneur and writer. He has created new SaaS-based products, delivered complete marketing makeovers, and taught others to design and code. Andy has created a publication with 100,000+ impressions a month and a YouTube channel with over 18,000 subscribers and over two million views.
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Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
2020 - PRESENT
Patreon
- Conducted user research and testing to gather insights into user behavior and needs.
- Created design systems to establish standards that make the software more scalable.
- Contributed to product strategy by innovating and refining the product.
- Prototyped ideas that lead to production features and tools.
- Periodically managed a small team of engineers and designers while also actively contributing.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Annotated Wireframes, App UI, App UX, B2B, B2C Marketing, Blogging, Blogs, Product Design, Design Systems, Web UX, Web App UI, Web App UX, Web App Design
Designer and Developer
2010 - PRESENT
Freelance
- Partnered with mom-and-pop shops and Fortune 500 companies to help propel their businesses forward.
- Designed and built complete branding pages for small businesses looking for marketing makeovers. This included print media, social graphics, websites, and small applications.
- Mastered design tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, and Figma, to create impactful designs with scale in mind.
- Created new products and services designed to earn income on the side. Most products are SaaS-based.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Coding, Sketch, Figma, WordPress, PHP, Ruby, Ruby on Rails (RoR), CSS, SaaS, SaaS Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Landing Pages, Analytical Dashboards, Wireframing, Interactive Prototypes, Style Guides, Productivity, Mockups, User Flows, UI Components, Prototyping, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Enterprise SaaS, Websites, Brand Design, Rapid Prototyping, Dashboard Design, Webflow
Product Designer
2017 - 2019
Dribbble
- Contributed to an ever-growing designer community by improving ways designers can upload and share screenshots of their work.
- Rebuilt a complete check-out solution, which enabled the business to earn more profit from its large user base.
- Designed and helped build a custom CRM solution to assist designers in finding jobs and employers in finding designers. This was a back-end solution for our internal team that enabled a lot of automation to occur.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma, Ruby on Rails (RoR), CSS, Sass, JavaScript, Vue 2, B2B, Gamification, Visual Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Landing Pages, Dashboards, Analytical Dashboards, Wireframing, Interactive Prototypes, Style Guides, Mockups, User Flows, UI Components, Prototyping, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), User Research, Enterprise SaaS, Websites, Brand Design, Rapid Prototyping, Dashboard Design
Lead Designer
2013 - 2016
Xyleme
- Designed an app that automates internal team education packages distributed to multiple formats such as iOS applications, websites, and print.
- Led the initiative to build the first design system for use by a team of software engineers.
- Created guidelines for design, branding, and product-driven decisions to aid in scaling software.
Technologies: Sketch, CSS, Product Design, Design Systems, SCSS, HTML, JavaScript, Web UI Design, UX Design, iOS App Design, iOS UX Design, iOS UI Design, UI Design, Wireframe to Product, Annotated Wireframes, B2B, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Landing Pages, Wireframing, Interactive Prototypes, Style Guides, Mockups, User Flows, UI Components, Prototyping, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Edtech Design, Enterprise SaaS, Websites, Brand Design, Rapid Prototyping, Dashboard Design
Education
2009 - 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Maryville University - St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Certifications
AUGUST 2017 - PRESENT
Full-stack Web Development Certification
Free Code Camp
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