Brie, the Multidisciplinary Designer
Role: Senior UI/UX Designer, Visual Communicator, Problem-Solver
Experience Level: 10+ years in graphic design, 5+ in UI/UX
Industry Experience: Health insurance, civic tech, food service, SaaS
Current Mission: Design intuitive experiences that solve real problems for real users.
“Design is about clarity, not just creativity.
I help teams simplify what’s complex and make it beautiful and usable.”
Goals
Translate complex systems into simple, user-friendly interfaces
Create scalable design systems that balance usability and brand integrity
Work with cross-functional teams to build digital products that actually work
Keep learning and pushing the craft—visually, strategically, and humanely
Frustrations
Designs that look good but ignore users
Siloed teams that don’t collaborate early enough
Ambiguous project requirements with unclear success metrics
Poor accessibility practices (if you’re not designing for everyone, who are you designing for?)
Tools & Skills
Design: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, InDesign
UX: Wireframing, Prototyping, User Flows, Accessibility (508/WCAG), Research Synthesis
Collab: Jira, Confluence, Remote Teams, Developer Handoff
Bonus: Branding, Typography, Visual Systems, Print Design
Journey Snapshot
Former graphic designer turned UX strategist, with projects spanning:
GovTech (Veterans Affairs, NCDHHS)
B2B SaaS (KTBSOnline benefits redesign)
Brand storytelling (SAGE Dining, Amida Tech, various freelance clients)