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Patrick Brennan's Work History

Work History

I"ve been working as a UI/UX Designer for over 25 years with Section 508 ADA Compliance experience. Contracting for 16 years exposed me to many different industries. This allowed me to experience many different process's. The ones I found to work well, I added to my day to day process's.

Follett was the last of my contracting days. I came to Follett, working a 6 month contract, but after 2 weeks of my manager observing me how I gelled with the teams and making dramatic improvements to our products, he asked me to go full time. My manager made me the Lead UI/UX Designer, overseeing all of Follett's products. Not only did I help guide our products, I would also provide HTML, CSS and SCSS classes for our developers.

Over 5 years later, my manager asked me if I would transfer down to our sister company Baker & Taylor to help improve the UX/UI of their products. Much like at Follett, I wore many hats. I worked on creating wireframes and prototypes for our Android/IOS apps and UI guidance throught the entire life cycle of our mobile and web apps.

  • Industry
    Data Solutions
  • Title
    Senior UX Designer
  • Status
    UX Consultant
  • Location
    Remote
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum
  • Work with Stakeholders, Architects, BA's and Product Owner to help bring the vision of their new webapp to life.
  • Lead user experience from start-to-finish that delivered results.
  • Mentored various developers on best UI/UX practices.
  • Design new UI Design Systems.
  • Collaborated with product owner to define features and how they map to customer needs.
  • Help design user persona's and journey maps.

  • Industry
    Software Solutions
  • Title
    Senior UX Designer
  • Status
    UX Consultant
  • Location
    Remote
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Work with Stakeholders, Architects, BA's and Product Owner to help bring the vision of their new webapp to life.
  • Work with Stakeholders, Architects, BA's and Product Owner to help bring the vision of their new webapp to life.
  • Work with Stakeholders, Architects, BA's and Product Owner to help bring the vision of their new webapp to life.
  • Lead user experience from start-to-finish that delivered results.
  • Mentored various developers on best UI/UX practices.
  • Implemented standards using Style Guides and UI Design Systems.
  • Collaborated with product owner to define features and how they map to customer needs.

  • Industry
    Banking
  • Title
    Lead UX Designer
  • Status
    UX Consultant
  • Location
    Charlotte NC.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Lead user experience from start-to-finish that delivered results.
  • Mentored various departments and offshore team to increase the usability and UI layouts.
  • Implemented standards using Style Guides and Pattern libraries.
  • Collaborated with product manager to define features and how they map to customer needs.
  • Reduced negative comments by fixing usability.

  • Industry
    Libraries
  • Title
    Lead UI/UX Designer
  • Status
    Full Time
  • Location
    Charlotte NC.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Transferred from Follett to their sister company (Baker & Taylor) to improve usability.
  • Lead user experience from start-to-finish that delivered results.
  • Mentored various departments and offshore team to increase the usability and UI layouts.
  • Implemented standards using Style Guides and Pattern libraries.
  • Collaborated with product manager to define features and how they map to customer needs.
  • Reduced negative comments by fixing usability.

  • Industry
    Education
  • Title
    Lead UI/UX Designer
  • Status
    Full Time
  • Location
    McHenry IL.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Increase usability by implementing Style Guides and Pattern Libraries.
  • Mentored developers and offshore team to increase the usability and UI layouts.
  • Conducted workshops for developers on best practices for HTML and CSS.
  • Lead user experience from start-to-finish that delivered results.
  • Reduced negative comments by fixing usability.
  • Collaborated with product manager to define features and how they map to customer needs.
  • Increase sales through leadership and standards.

  • Industry
    Transportation
  • Title
    UI Consultant
  • Status
    Contractor
  • Location
    Gainsville FL.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Increase UX/UI by implementing standards using Style Guides and Pattern Libraries.
  • Implemented HTML/CSS standards to reduce time for future enhancements.
  • Conducted workshops for developers on best practices for HTML and CSS.
  • Improve usability workflows.

  • Industry
    eCommerce
  • Title
    UI Consultant
  • Status
    Contractor
  • Location
    Lincolnshire IL.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Increase UX/UI by implementing standards using Style Guides and Pattern Libraries.
  • Implemented HTML/CSS standards to reduce time for future enhancements.
  • Conducted workshops for developers on best practices for HTML and CSS.
  • Improve usability workflows.

  • Industry
    Banking
  • Title
    UI Consultant
  • Status
    Contractor
  • Location
    Milwaukee WI.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Increase UX/UI by implementing standards using Style Guides and Pattern Libraries.
  • Implemented HTML/CSS standards to reduce time for future enhancements.
  • Conducted workshops for developers on best practices for HTML and CSS.
  • Improve usability workflows.

  • Industry
    Credit Company
  • Title
    UI Consultant
  • Status
    Contractor
  • Location
    O’Fallon MO.
  • Environment
    Agile, Scrum, Pair Programming
  • Increase UX/UI by implementing standards using Style Guides and Pattern Libraries.
  • Implemented HTML/CSS standards to reduce time for future enhancements.
  • Conducted workshops for developers on best practices for HTML and CSS.
  • Improve usability workflows.