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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Concord, NH, United States
Toptal Member Since
September 6, 2017
Brian quickly grasps complex customer problems and breaks them down into actionable steps to drive design solutions. He has contributed to the unification and innovation of diverse product portfolios that spanned on-premise, cloud-based, and mobile app solutions. With an unwavering commitment to user experience and a keen eye for design, he integrates well with the diverse functions necessary to deliver great products.
Work Experience
Senior User Experience Designer
2017 - PRESENT
Catapult Sports
- Served as the lead designer for MacOS and iOS platforms.
- Led daily cross-team collaboration, coordination, and delivery of design concepts and refinements for current and future products.
- Assisted PO on Sprint planning, backlog refinement, and execution.
- Conducted customer interviews, cognitive UI walkthroughs, and testing.
- Created, organized, and delivered design assets to designers, developers, and staff as needed.
Technologies: Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Manager of User Experience
2015 - 2017
Newforma
- Supervised a UX design team of five onsite and remote personnel.
- Instrumental in the refinement and execution of a successful design language and user experience across mobile and desktop platforms.
- Worked as lead designer with the remote development team on coordination, design, and production of industry leading (AECO) iPad app.
- Collaborated with product owners and product managers to align business goals, requirements, and deliverables.
- Managed UX deliverables and tracking user stories across four scrum teams in an Agile development environment.
- Conducted remote user testing as well as onsite customer visits and user groups to better understand user needs, workflows, and goals.
Technologies: Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Senior User Experience Designer
2012 - 2015
Dynatrace
- Produced wire-frames, graphics, and design concepts to improve the UX of global SaaS applications.
- Served as lead designer for multiple projects, mobile app (Android and iOS), design patterns, and lightweight prototypes.
- Designed internal design pattern library to organize, inform, and distribute design assets across the company and communicate design intent.
- Collaborated with development team in an Agile environment to deliver UI designs for mobile and desktop applications.
- Worked with an international team to drive design solutions and train junior staff members.
Technologies: Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Education
2010 - 2010
Coursework in Human Computer Interaction
Iowa State University - Ames, IA
1992 - 1998
Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design
The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
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