Brett Combs

Designer in Cleveland, OH, United States

Member since November 18, 2021

During the last 10+ years as a design professional, Brett worked with dozens of companies from various industries, helping them build new interactive experiences and improve existing ones. In his current role as a senior product designer with CVS, he leads initiatives from discovery through user testing, analysis, and handoff, as a member of a cross-functional scrum team practicing in a fast-paced Agile SAFe environment.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Improving Travel Booking for Marriott
- Prototyping
- User Interviews
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Webflow CMS
- Travel Booking
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- eCommerce Web Design
- Figma
- Adobe CC
- HTML5
- CSS
- User Research
- UI Design
- Usability Testing
- Typography
- Screen Design
- Visual Design Language
- Critical Analysis
- Research & Critical Thinking
- Communication Design
- eCommerce
- Task Analysis
- Miro
- Slack
- User Interface (UI)
- Complex Problem Solving
- User Testing
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Business Model Analysis
- UI Prototyping
- Usability Heuristics
- Webflow
- SaaS
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Websites
- Product Design
- Landing Page Design
- Graphic Design
- User Flows
- Website Redesign
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Wireframing
- Web App Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
- UI Animation
Revising Content Labeling and Taxonomy for Rodman Public Library
- Information Architecture (IA)
- User Interface (UI)
- Remote User Testing
- Webflow CMS
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- eCommerce Web Design
- Figma
- Adobe CC
- HTML5
- CSS
- Optimal Workshop
- User Research
- UI Design
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Typography
- Screen Design
- Visual Design Language
- Critical Analysis
- Research & Critical Thinking
- Communication Design
- eCommerce
- Task Analysis
- Miro
- Slack
- Complex Problem Solving
- User Testing
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- UI Prototyping
- Usability Heuristics
- Webflow
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Websites
- Product Design
- Landing Page Design
- Graphic Design
- User Flows
- Website Redesign
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Wireframing
- Web App Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
- UI Animation
Creating a Compelling Vision of a Bright Not-so-distant Future for Goodyear
- Value Innovation
- Complex Problem Solving
- Culture
- UI Design
- Prototyping
- Webflow CMS
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- eCommerce Web Design
- Figma
- Adobe CC
- HTML5
- CSS
- User Research
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Typography
- Screen Design
- Visual Design Language
- Critical Analysis
- Research & Critical Thinking
- Technical Writing
- Communication Design
- eCommerce
- Slack
- User Interface (UI)
- User Testing
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Business Model Analysis
- UI Prototyping
- Usability Heuristics
- Webflow
- Dashboard Design
- SaaS
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Websites
- Product Design
- Landing Page Design
- Graphic Design
- User Flows
- Website Redesign
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Wireframing
- Web App Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
- Analysis
Improved Browsing and Discoverability for the Online Giant
- UI Design
- User Testing
- Usability Heuristics
- UI Prototyping
- Webflow CMS
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- eCommerce Web Design
- Figma
- Adobe CC
- HTML5
- CSS
- User Research
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Typography
- Screen Design
- Visual Design Language
- Critical Analysis
- Research & Critical Thinking
- Communication Design
- eCommerce
- Task Analysis
- Miro
- Slack
- User Interface (UI)
- Complex Problem Solving
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Business Model Analysis
- Webflow
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Websites
- Product Design
- Landing Page Design
- Graphic Design
- User Flows
- Website Redesign
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Wireframing
- Web App Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
Architecture Analysis, Usability Testing, and Prototype Development for Arduino
- Business Model Analysis
- UX Branding
- Usability Testing
- Information Architecture (IA)
- UI Design
- UI Prototyping
- Webflow CMS
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- eCommerce Web Design
- Figma
- Adobe CC
- HTML5
- CSS
- Optimal Workshop
- User Research
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Typography
- Screen Design
- Visual Design Language
- Critical Analysis
- Research & Critical Thinking
- Communication Design
- eCommerce
- Task Analysis
- Miro
- Slack
- User Interface (UI)
- Complex Problem Solving
- User Testing
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Usability Heuristics
- Webflow
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Websites
- Product Design
- Landing Page Design
- Graphic Design
- User Flows
- Website Redesign
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Wireframing
- Web App Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
A Mobile-first Online Presence for Ray's Indoor Bike Park
- User Research
- UI Design
- Webflow
- Webflow CMS
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- UX Design
- Branding
- Visual Design
- eCommerce Web Design
- Figma
- Adobe CC
- HTML5
- CSS
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- Typography
- Screen Design
- Visual Design Language
- Critical Analysis
- Communication Design
- eCommerce
- Miro
- Slack
- User Interface (UI)
- Complex Problem Solving
- User Testing
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- UI Prototyping
- Usability Heuristics
- Web UI
- Web UX
- Websites
- Product Design
- Landing Page Design
- Graphic Design
- User Flows
- Website Redesign
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Wireframing
- Web App Design
- Mobile Design
- Mobile UI
- UI Animation
Everest Design System
- Design Systems
- Mobile App Design

Employment

Senior Product Design
2022 - PRESENT
CVS Health
- Acted as a lead designer for eCommerce shopping list design for iOS and aOS. Designed and produced high-fidelity annotated files for handoff to engineering.
- Produced consumable high-fidelity files in Figma for CVS eCommerce teams. Employed advanced Figma atomic component structure supporting cascading edits for all elements, including text.
- Transitioned from contract to permanent placement as a CVS Health employee within the first six months of employment.
Technologies: Figma, Rally, Adobe CC, Remote User Testing, Dovetail, Mobile App Design
Senior Product Design
2022 - 2022
Everest
- Created the appropriate atoms allowing for global changes.
- Created master components as nested atomic instances.
- Maintained linkages with masters for all component variants.
- Arranged atoms masters and variants for ease of use from Figma's assets and component panels.
Technologies: Figma, Mobile App Design
Product Designer
2021 - 2022
Nimbl Digital
- Hired into a fintech product team mid-sprint and quickly got up to speed with team tools and practices with Sketch, Craft, InVision, Freehand, and Zeroheight.
- Produced user flows and wireframes for assigned dashboards and workspaces with the help of existing personas and product requirements.
- Used the Sketch cloud to maintain version control across the existing symbol library to produce pixel-perfect UI design solutions for handoff to developers and export into InVision through craft.
- Managed responsibilities for tickets assigned in sprints through a set calendar of team meetings with requirements writers and project owners.
Technologies: Sketch, InVision, Miro, Slack, Webflow CMS, Web Design, UX Design, Branding, eCommerce Web Design, Figma, HTML5, CSS, Optimal Workshop, User Research, Information Architecture (IA), Usability Testing, Interaction Design (IxD), Typography, Screen Design, Visual Design Language, Critical Analysis, Research & Critical Thinking, Communication Design, Prototyping, Task Analysis, User Interviews, User Interface (UI), Remote User Testing, Complex Problem Solving, User Testing, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Business Model Analysis, UI Prototyping, Usability Heuristics, Dashboard Design, SaaS, Web UI, Web UX, Websites, Product Design, Design Systems, Landing Page Design, Graphic Design, User Flows, Website Redesign, High-fidelity Mockups, Low-fidelity Mockups, Wireframing, Web App Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, UI Animation
Digital Designer | Developer
2021 - 2021
Grey Panthers
- Transitioned a nonprofit from WordPress to Webflow CMS and trained staff for ownership of future content management and online publishing.
- Implemented Mailchimp and PayPal solutions for nonprofit management of volunteers, memberships, and donations.
- Designed and produced custom, fully responsive, accessible, and GDPR compliant Webflow CMS.
Technologies: Webflow, Mailchimp, Web Design, UX Design, Branding, eCommerce Web Design, Figma, HTML5, CSS, User Research, Information Architecture (IA), Interaction Design (IxD), Typography, Screen Design, Visual Design Language, Critical Analysis, Communication Design, Prototyping, Sketch, Slack, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Business Model Analysis, Usability Heuristics, Web UI, Web UX, Websites, Landing Page Design, Graphic Design, User Flows, Website Redesign, High-fidelity Mockups, Low-fidelity Mockups, Wireframing, Web App Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UI
Graduate Student | Designer
2018 - 2020
Kent State University Masters User Experience Design
- Completed the master's curriculum with a 3.83 GPA covering in-depth academic and practical concepts for planning and leading user experience design initiatives.
- Produced a set of six UX initiatives with working prototypes demonstrating the concepts covered in the graduate curriculum.
- Participated in the UXD community as the conference presentation candidate.
Technologies: Webflow, Adobe CC, Optimal Workshop, Web Design, UX Design, Branding, eCommerce Web Design, Figma, HTML5, CSS, User Research, Information Architecture (IA), Usability Testing, Interaction Design (IxD), Typography, Screen Design, Visual Design Language, Critical Analysis, Research & Critical Thinking, Culture, Analysis, Technical Writing, Prototyping, Task Analysis, User Interviews, InVision, Miro, Slack, User Interface (UI), Remote User Testing, Value Innovation, Complex Problem Solving, User Testing, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Travel Booking, UX Branding, Business Model Analysis, UI Prototyping, Usability Heuristics, WordPress, SaaS, Web UI, Web UX, Websites, Product Design, Landing Page Design, Graphic Design, User Flows, Website Redesign, High-fidelity Mockups, Low-fidelity Mockups, Wireframing, Web App Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, UI Animation
Interactive Designer
2006 - 2017
Usable
- Managed all aspects of digital design practice providing services for clients on a contract basis.
- Conducted business model, brand analysis, and taxonomy testing for digital property development and redesign.
- Produced custom content management systems and connected email marketing solutions to meet clients' marketing and internal workflow needs.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Sketch, Webflow CMS, Brand Design, Web Design, UX Design, Branding, eCommerce Web Design, Figma, HTML5, CSS, Optimal Workshop, User Research, Information Architecture (IA), Usability Testing, Interaction Design (IxD), Typography, Screen Design, Visual Design Language, Critical Analysis, Research & Critical Thinking, Analysis, Culture, Technical Writing, Communication Design, eCommerce, Prototyping, Task Analysis, User Interviews, InVision, Miro, Slack, Mailchimp, User Interface (UI), Remote User Testing, Value Innovation, Complex Problem Solving, User Testing, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Branding, Business Model Analysis, UI Prototyping, Usability Heuristics, Webflow, WordPress Design, WordPress, SaaS, Web UI, Web UX, Websites, Product Design, Design Systems, Landing Page Design, Graphic Design, User Flows, Website Redesign, High-fidelity Mockups, Low-fidelity Mockups, Wireframing, Web App Design, Mobile Design, Mobile UI, UI Animation, Mobile App Design

Education

Master of Science Degree in Experience Design
2018 - 2020
Kent State University - Kent, USA
Master of Fine Arts Degree in VIsual Communication Design
2002 - 2004
California College of the Arts - San Francisco, USA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy
1999 - 2002
San Francisco State University - San Francisco, USA
Bachelor's Degree (Coursework) in Visual Communication Design
1991 - 1994
Kent State University - Kent, USA

Experience

Typography15 years
UI Design15 years
User Interface (UI)15 years
Prototyping15 years
Webflow CMS5 years
Interaction Design (IxD)5 years
Information Architecture (IA)3 years
Usability Testing3 years

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