Brad Plogsted

UX

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Good design communicates with your audience on multiple levels - instinctively, intellectually, and emotionally. I love building the framework for those interactions. That's why I wake up in the morning.

Work Experience

Fifth Third Bancorp

Senior Digital Product Designer

November 2019 - Present Ohio, United States

Fusion Alliance

UX Designer

• Process driven, end-to-end UX Consultant who has significant depth of experience designing transactional screens within product development.
• Flexible designer who has served a variety of tier one clients, large and small scale who can propose solutions that impact the broader business objectives, beyond wireframing and prototyping.
• Large scale enterprise design experience in both web and mobile environments.
• Conduct research to discover business needs as well as test and improve the usability of products. From sketches to paper prototypes to high-fidelity interactive mockups for rapid implementation.
March 2019 - October 2019 Ohio, United States

Securonet

UX Designer

The Director of Innovation and I created and discovered features that will win our ultra-competitive and fast-paced marketplace. These concepts proceed from sketches to paper prototypes to high-fidelity interactive mockups for rapid implementation. As the only designer in this small startup I am also responsible for honing the brand position, designing sales presentations & marketing materials, and re-designing our identity and public website.
November 2018 - March 2019 Minnesota, United States

Quest Diagnostics

UI/UX Developer

For customer-facing web-based software for nurses, doctors and patients, I designed and tested improvements vetted by BAs and product owners. Designing within a flexible UI library, I created prototypes that pleased users while meeting business requirements.
March 2018 - November 2018 Ohio, United States

CoStrategix

UX Designer

For this custom software firm, I translated clients’ business strategies into user-centered flows and UI designs for software, responsive websites and apps.
April 2017 - March 2018 Ohio, United States

Fifth Third Bancorp

UX Designer

I designed the majority of the user interface for the bank’s teller software. This involved translating business requirements and wireframes into functional prototypes and workflows, learning from user research and interviews, and observing usability testing.
March 2016 - October 2016 United States

Reed-Elsevier

UX Specialist

I co-designed the flagship learning system for the publishing division of Lexis-Nexis. Working on a team of 12 in the Agile methodology, I created on-brand interfaces that got improved through weekly user testing and feedback.
July 2015 - March 2016 United States

Cengage Publishing

UX Designer

Working with the product owner and two in-house developers, I redesigned Cengage’s internal sales force software. Through user interviews and research, I created ideal interfaces and user flows to maximize efficiency and user delight while achieving stakeholder interests.
February 2015 - June 2015 Ohio, United States

Curiosity Advertising

UX Designer

As the sole UX Designer on the digital team, I was responsible for clients’ websites and mobile apps. I met users’ and clients’ needs through effective user testing, intuitive wireframe design, efficient user flow mapping, simple navigation & link writing and gorgeous UI design.
October 2014 - January 2015 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

OXC

Principal

Your brand has just seconds to provide a charge to your audience. Those interactions must be true and memorable. Let's charge.
March 2012 - December 2017 Ohio, United States

Abservd Magazine

Founding Editor

February 2012 - December 2012 Ohio, United States

Great American Insurance Group

Senior Designer

December 2010 - June 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Great American Insurance Group

Graphic Designer

July 2007 - December 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Education

Columbus College Of Art And Design

Foundation Studies

The foundation courses develop a versatile aesthetic understanding, technical proficiency, broad problem-solving ability, and awareness of today's and past culture and times.
August 1997 - May 1998 Columbus, Ohio, United States

University Of Cincinnati

Part-time student in the College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning

In the Fine Arts program, my focus was two-dimensional art: drawing, oil painting, mixed media, and photography. I was a Junior at the time of my departure.

The Fine Arts program is devoted to providing students with a fundamental core of knowledge and strong technical skills, allowing the student to be truly innovative in the development of their own unique visual language.
September 1998 - June 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Languages

German (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Digital SLR, HTML & CSS (basics), Ink Pen Illustration, SketchApp, Usability Testing, Ux,