About Brandon
Education
Western Washington University
516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
Bachelor of Arts – Graphic Design
Skills & Proficiencies
- UI/UX Design
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Visual Design
- Branding
- Front-End Development
Languages
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- PHP
- WordPress
- Hubspot
- Shopify
Programs
- Figma
- FigJam
- Miro
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Visual Studio
- CodeKit
- MAMP
Profile
- Sr. Designer with deep expertise in visual design and front-end development across high-impact projects.
- Versatile creator with skills in UX/UI and branding that builds cohesive, user-centered experiences.
- Strategic thinker skilled at turning audience insights into effective, impactful designs.
- Clear communicator who seamlessly interfaces with both design and development teams.
- Collaborative leader experienced with cross-functional teams and brands of all sizes.
- Lifelong learner driven to stay current with UX/UI trends and emerging technologies.
Experience
UX Designer III
Warner Bros. Discovery – Knoxville, TN
November 2022 – Present
- Partnered with MSC teams to deliver tailored UX/UI across projects in Agile environments.
- Designed end-to-end UX/UI for Foundry applications, enhancing search, metadata, bulk uploads, and inventory.
- Collaborated to create a new Figma component library to unify UI/UX across MSC teams.
- Based on insights gained from user interviews, designed the UI/UX for a greenfield Materials Exchange portal, enabling media injection workflows.
- Utilizing user story maps based on personas, developed comprehensive UX flows and UI components for a new acquisition application.
- Co-authored vision docs to help shape future QC workflows for Foundry.
- Supported development teams with CSS/HTML enhancements to optimize interfaces.
UX Designer
Step Ladder (Amazon Contract) – Seattle, WA
April 2022 – June 2022
- Worked as a contractor with Amazon on the Books Design Team (Guide Pod)
- Developed end-to-end CX around email subscription onboarding
- Conceptualized a new robust email templating system for the Customer Lifecycle Team
- Collaborated with multiple teams to develop a consistent CX around credit reminders
Principal / Creative Director
Decode Creative – Bellingham, WA
March 2015 – April 2022
- Designed and implemented UX/UI and developed front-end systems for websites for multiple brands and audiences
- Created and produced a broad range of print and digital assets for myriad brands including those inside the healthcare, financial, outdoor recreation, and food service industries
- Recruited and managed multiple contractors on numerous projects that resulted in award-winning deliverables
Senior Designer / Creative Director
Variant – Bellingham, WA
April 2017 – December 2019
- Oversaw and art-directed teams that conceptualized design systems and assets for brands
- Implemented UX/UI and front-end development of websites for multiple brands and audiences
- Led the UX/UI and front-end development process for an internal project resource management application for a healthcare IT team
UX Designer
Comr.se – Seattle, WA
September 2015 – April 2016
- Managed a full product design cycle including the merchant dashboard, website, developer portal and onboarding wizard
- Strategized, designed, and executed the UX/UI for a multi-channel, fully transactional ad unit
- Strategized, designed, and executed the UX/UI for a native storefront environment
- Conceptualized and built the end-user customer experience
Senior Designer
Superfeet Worldwide – Ferndale, WA
August 2012 – March 2015
- Designed and implemented visual strategy for multiple brand assets
- Worked with sales and design teams to develop international sales and educational assets
- Created supporting print and digital materials for multiple product launches