Brie, the Multidisciplinary Designer

Role: 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.

“When users don’t have to think twice, I know the design is doing its job.”

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 and strategically

Frustrations

  • Designs that look good but ignore users

  • Teams working in isolation without early collaboration

  • Poor accessibility practices (if you’re not designing for everyone, who are you designing for?)

Tools & Skills

  • Design: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch

  • UX: Wireframing, Prototyping, User Flows, Accessibility, Research

  • Collab: Jira, Miro, Developer Handoff

  • Bonus: Branding, Typography, Visual Systems, Print Design, photography

Journey Snapshot

Graphic designer turned UX strategist, with projects spanning:

  • GovTech (Veterans Affairs, NCDHHS)

  • B2B SaaS (KTBSOnline benefits redesign)

  • Brand storytelling (SAGE Dining, Kelly Benefits, various freelance clients)

Curious how I approach complex UX challenges and turn them into simple, usable solutions?