Hi, I'm Brendan

I design and code user experiences, primarily for B2B SaaS products and startups.

I have almost 20 years of hands-on experience with all stages of web, e-commerce and application design and development; including two product acquisitions. I’m comfortable sitting with developers or designers, acting as the technical voice for design teams and creative voice for technical teams.

I excel at bridging the gap between the needs of the user and the business, and between the design and the code.

Skillset

Strategic
Process & User Flows
Site Mapping
User Research
Competitive Analysis
Usability Testing
UX Architecture
Creative Direction
Project Management
Design System Creation

Tactical
User Experience & Interaction Design
User Interface Design & Development
Whiteboarding
Wireframing
Rapid Iteration
Hi Fidelity Prototyping
Responsive CSS Architecture & Frameworks
WCAG 2.0 AA Compliance
Coding Standards & Documentation

Tools
Semantic HTML5
Scalable CSS3
Presentational JavaScript
Figma/Sketch/InVision
Photoshop/Adobe Creative Suite
Visual Studio Code
Git
Pen & Paper
Post-Its

Work

Available by request, I'm also more than happy to walk through a few projects over a video call.
Get in touch!

About

I currently lead all things UX/UI and Product Design for a leading cloud-based RMIS platform provider remotely from Cleveland Ohio (company is based in Chicago). I also handle all design and technical challenges for a fintech startup in the commercial loan space, and occasionally take on interesting freelance/contract work with startups and small businesses. Previously I helped found a local web development asssociation, served as a Curriculum Advisor at Stark State College and won a few awards for my work.

I live in Mayfield Village (an eastern suburb of Cleveland), Ohio with two dogs, two cats, two daughters, and one wife. When not in front of a computer I play midfield and reluctant goalkeeper for a few soccer teams around town, voraciously read all sorts of books, and sneak in naps whenever I can.

I graduated from Bowling Green State State University with a Bachelor of Science in Technology in Visual Communication Technology and a minor in Marketing. I've worked as part of both in-house and agency teams; from magazine publishers to mulch and soil companies, and led UX/UI/Front End Development at a VOIP gaming communication startup as well as SaaS software for non-profit management and human resources.