Brad Plogsted
UX
Cincinnati, OH, USAGood 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
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.
• 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
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.
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,