Hello —

I'm a multi-disciplinary designer with over 12 years of experience solving problems through effective design and communication. I draw on my diverse background in writing, design, business, strategy, marketing, and photography to create intuitive, conversational interfaces that satisfy complex business and user needs.

I'm a nerd for books, writing, games, cooking, and photography.

Experience

Genius Sports Group

UX Strategist 2019 • Associate UX Strategist 2017-2018
  • Designed internal tooling systems for our AdTech, Data, and People teams.

  • Redesigned our company website on a tight deadline, architecting four separate websites into a single website ecosystem.

  • Crafted the company Voice & Tone guide and Content Style Guide.

Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce

Communications Coordinator 2013-2016
  • Modernized the Chamber's brand identity, redesigned and brought the website in-house, designed all print and digital media, and did all our marketing.

Indy

Lead UX Strategist, Oct 2020-Oct 2022 • UX Strategist, Jan 2020-Oct 2020
  • Lead the evolution of our design system, product architecture, and content design of the SaaS product and front-of-house product landing pages.

  • Design product releases end-to-end, from research to prioritization and feature design, working with product managers to define requirements and data analysts to track and monitor feature performance.

  • Produce the product marketing for each release, including landing page content updates, public release notes, product update email campaigns, blog content, and product tours.

Freelance UX Design & Consulting

2017-present

Product design, web design, and consulting. My work has included user research, strategy, wireframes, hi-fi mock-ups, prototypes, and fully functional websites. Clients have spanned industries such as food, travel, sports, and non-profits.

Wedding & Portrait Photographer

2010-2018
  • Started and ran a solo business, subcontracting assistants when needed.

  • Learned business, strategy, design, marketing, and more by doing it all myself.

  • Designed a semi-automated client onboarding process that reduced the time to book and increased my booking rate.

Education

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

BA English, Minor in Photography • 2011

Certifications

MIT xPRO Certification in HCI • 2019
UXDI Immersive, General Assembly • 2016-17

Skills

Strategy
Information architecture
Wireframes
UX Copy
Annotation
Sitemaps
Documentation
Presentations
Heuristic analysis
Design
High fidelity mockups
Color theory
Visual hierarchy
Proximity
Accessibility standards
Research
Competitive analysis
Data synthesis
Personas
Stakeholder interviews
Usability testing
User interviews
Workshop creation
Workshop facilitation
Other
HTML
CSS
Copywriting
Photography

Tools

Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
Sketch
Webflow
Wordpress
Strategy
Apple iWork Suite
Confluence
Google Suite
LucidChart
Microsoft Office Suite
Handoff
Abstract
Zeplin
Jira

Hobbies

Fiction writing
Reading
Drawing & digital painting
Fitness
Hiking
Photography
Cooking
Gaming

Redfin

Sr. Product Designer, User Engagement • Oct 2022-present
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Jeff Mahacek
VP of Design at Redfin
"As a designer Brandon brings a natural affinity for storytelling, a photographer's eye for visuals, a trained editorial voice, and a sensitive and thoughtful empathy for his users. He carved out a unique spot on our team as the person who could handle the odd projects—the ones that had no clear path to success or completion—and find a way to thrive."
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Jason Luna
Senior Design Manager at Redfin
Brandon became a subject matter expert on every product he touched. A good leader once told me that the key to leadership success was to place absolute trust in the people you lead. Give them direction, but let them lead you. Brandon led me more than he knew. He's a kind person, a hard worker, a brilliant designer and a friend.”
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Rashmi Lopez
Creative Director at CareRev
“I really do believe that Brandon is one in a million. I literally saw Product Managers fight over him as a resource! If a fellow visual designer wasn't around, I knew I could count on Brandon for feedback that would always make my designs 100x better as he has a detailed and seasoned eye, and phenomenal taste. He makes every team he's on better, and I can't recommend him enough.”
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