Hi, I’m Stu.

 

I’m a seasoned UX/UI Designer with 15+ years of experience crafting user-centered solutions across SaaS, e-commerce, and enterprise applications. By blending creativity, problem-solving, and cutting-edge AI tools, I deliver designs that build brands and businesses with measurable results.

I enjoy collaborating with diverse teams to tackle complex challenges. I thrive on turning ideas into intuitive designs that not only support business growth but also help people achieve their goals with ease.

 
 

Experience

 

Experience Designer

Open for work

Jul 2024 – Present

I’m ready to join a multi-disciplinary team as a skilled UX/UI Designer.

With over 15 years of experience, I excel in collaborating with designers, product managers, and developers to overcome challenges and craft thoughtful, user-centered design solutions. 

Let’s build something exceptional together!

Sr. UX/UI Designer

PricewaterhouseCoopers

May, 2022 – Jul, 2024

Delivered end-to-end product design for multiple PwC projects, including their Geospatial Climate Intelligence (GCI) application.

  • Conducted and synthesized user and design research, delivering prototypes and final build files that drove multiple Fortune 500 SaaS contracts.

  • Integrated predictive climate modeling with client asset data to facilitate real-time weather damage analysis.

  • Utilized GenAI for research, concept development, and UX/UI design, including generating prompts for Figma’s GenAI wireframe plugin.

  • Ensured accessibility compliance using Figma’s Stark plugin, optimizing data-heavy visualizations.

  • Delivered prototypes and build files aligned with PwC’s design system and conducted Design QA of development work.

Sr. UX/UI Designer

The Weather Channel

Sep, 2021 – May, 2022

Enhanced user experience on The Weather Channel’s digital platforms, increasing engagement and advertising revenue.

  • Led UX/UI design for a digital subscription bundling product, integrating TWC Premium with other services and delivered innovative desktop and mobile features for increased user engagement.

  • Developed branding for the IBM/TWC Conceptathon, including web and print assets such as logos, typography, apparel, and style guides.

 
 

Sr. Experience Designer

Stellar Elements

Apr, 2021 – Sep, 2021

Collaborated with clients to ideate, validate, refine, and execute UX/UI designs for B2C websites and applications.

  • Improved UScellular’s mobile app and responsive site with updated screen flows and layouts.

  • Created concepts for Bell Canada’s in-store sales app, securing leadership approval and funding.

  • Designed a companion app for a senior care wearable device, producing wireframe concepts for features such as fall detection and location tracking.

 
 

Design Consultant

Various Clients

Nov, 2018 – Apr, 2021

Provided design leadership, UX/UI design, brand identity creation, and visual design across multiple projects.

  • Provided design leadership at Avionos, creating an elite service portal for Mercury Marine engines, membership onboarding and reservation UX for Brunswick’s Freedom Boat Club, and a redesign of Stericycle.com

  • Led UX for Century Communities’ site redesign at Rightpoint. Work included user story mapping, information architecture, user flows diagrams, and wireframing.

  • Directed naming, brand identity, and experience design work for Hempra, a CBD subscription startup.

  • Redesigned Lexicon’s law practice management software, saving 100+ design hours.

  • Delivered a user journey map for Abbott’s Freestyle Libre glucose testing device, securing additional project budget.

  • Directed e-commerce design for RegimenPro, a cosmetics subscription startup. Work included brand identity, responsive site design and product photography.

 
 

UX/UI Design Lead

Shift7 Digital

Jul, 2018 – Nov, 2018

Provided creative direction and design for projects across multiple accounts. Worked with sales team and executive management to pitch new business.

  • Redesigned Audi’s sales team intranet, overseeing client relationships and managing design resources.

  • Directed CoyoteLogistics.com redesign, synthesizing requirements from creative and marketing teams.

  • Integrated Ceilings Plus into USG.com’s site design, ensuring brand alignment.

 
 

Visual Design Lead

Fjord

Dec, 2013 – Jun, 2018

Led UX, UI, and visual design projects from concept through delivery across multiple accounts. Traveled nationally and internationally for client work and design team-building events.

  • Led the redesign of Accenture’s Code of Business Ethics communication platform, creating a comprehensive responsive website paired with a playful chatbot that increased daily site visits by 20x.

  • Led responsive redesign of ConsumersEnergy.com. Redesign repositioned CE’s JD Powers customer satisfaction index ranking from 37th to 12th out of 59 utility companies, raising them from the 3rd to 1st.

  • Joined forces with team to define Best Buy’s “My Best Buy” customer account UX. Designed a dashboard displaying personalized content and calls to action based on purchases. Work resulted in online sales growth of 24% in 3rd quarter. (Moody’s).

 
 

Sr. Art Director

Acquity Group

Apr, 2008 – Dec, 2013 | Full time

Led design efforts for a wide range of B2B and B2C e-commerce projects. Contributed to the expansion of AG’s creative team by defining processes and standards and managing the design of major accounts instrumental in Accenture's acquisition.

  • Redesigned Grainger.com, driving revenue and customer satisfaction.

  • Redesigned Penske’s truck rental web app, winning a Mobile Web Award.

  • Developed naming process guidelines for new Penske digital products and services.

  • Created an online cooking school application for Condé Nast, involving research, UX, and UI design.

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Skills

UX/UI Design

Visual Design

User Research

AI Prompting

Prototyping

Identity Design

Iconography

Tools

Figma

Sketch

AI

Adobe CS

Miro

Keynote

Powerpoint