Darren Eiswirth
Principal UX/UI Designer
Figma guru, product designer, prototyping innovator, complex problem solver, U.S. Navy veteran, and I'm a "positive atti-dude."
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Recent work history

Principal UX/UI Designer @ CBRE (Current)

Dec 2021 - Present

  • Principal UX designer on multiple projects for Global Workforce Solutions (GWS).
  • Working directly with Stakeholders, Product Architects, and UX Researchers.
  • Mentoring UX designers across multiple teams.
  • Responsible for complex, innovative UI design system components.
  • The "go-to" person for solving complex Figma-related challenges.
Senior UX/UI Designer @ Amazon Prime Video
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
  • Contractor on the design of a new internal video playback analytics application.
  • Tasked with understanding the mechanics of the application and how users will interact/engage with it.
  • Built the project design system using a combination of Ant design and custom components in Figma.
  • Responsible for building out prototypes that help stakeholders, developers, and users understand how the software will look, flow, and function.
  • Performed presentations of the prototypes to various teams on the project.
  • Documented prototype walk-throughs and prototype overviews.

Senior UX/UI Designer @ Express Scripts

Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • Assigned to design for a new software platform known as “FORCE” (Financial Obligation & Rebate Calculation Engine).
  • Responsible for the new build and management of the FORCE Design System including component variations for rapid prototyping.
  • Responsible for the implementation of Figma over Sketch as a single source of truth application for the project.
  • Worked with product stakeholders in understanding software requirements, functional specifications, and understanding wireframe concepts.
  • Designed custom iconography unique to the FORCE application to be used as a custom icon font set.
  • Built elaborate, clickable prototypes to demonstrate software functionality on a visual level.
  • Trained new employees on how to use Figma along with design system management.

Post COVID-19 Job Hunting Warrior

Apr 2020 - July 2020

  • COVID-19 rears its ugly head.
  • Baker Hughes performs company-wide layoffs of 90% of their contractors.
  • Lucky me! The very month that Baker Hughes was going to convert me to a full-time employee, I just happened to be one of those lay-offs.
  • Thanks, COVID!
Past work history

Senior UX Visual Designer @ Baker Hughes

Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Solved complex UI challenges with product owners and stakeholders across 4 significant commercial projects (xSight, Sabio Drilling Insights, Gemini, and instaGrade).
  • Helped xSight win the Baker Hughes 2020 Technology & Engineering Excellence Award.
  • Devised innovative ways for users to engage with intensive data-driven applications.
  • Built high-level concepts and user interactions for custom interfaces used in drilling insights, product inventory, dull-grading applications, plug milling, and casing exit applications.
  • Kicked off the process of Baker Hughes building their own design system and was responsible for the innovation and UX/UI software selection of Figma.
  • Converted large-scale UI designs from Sketch over to Figma in short periods of time.
  • Designed a custom iconography set that is uniquely relatable to drilling and completion services.
Sr. UX/UI Designer @ eCU Technology
Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
  • Lead UX/UI designer responsible for the complete overhaul of their Origins-X Financial Software interface (developed in .NET / Angular) for use on mobile, tablet, and desktop views.
  • Designed unique iconography for the Origins-X Software platform and created a complex library of Sketch symbols for rapid prototyping, updates, and changes.
  • Created a full-functioning demo prototype used by sales to demonstrate Origins-X to clients that can be rapidly re-branded with the client’s company colors and logo.
  • Built animation and transition sequences for UI prototypes using Flinto/Principle App in order to demonstrate functionality to stakeholders and the development team.
  • Restructured components of Origins-X v3.0 product to a modular design for future CMS and API capability.
  • Created innovative new features that helped speed up the user onboarding process with the Origins-X software.
  • Aided in the hiring process of front-end developers using a combination of ad creation, social media and LinkedIn connections.

Business Owner (CEO) / UX Designer / Creative Director @ Adnorml Digital Agency

Jun 2010 - May 2018 (sold the business)

  • Directly involved in strategic UX/UI designs (Sketch, Invision Studio, Flinto, Adobe XD) for web and mobile applications to be developed in REACT.
  • Engineered UX/UI designs for website and mobile SEO/SEM strategies.
  • Led all creative campaigns and user-centered conceptualization for digital, print, branding, OOH, mobile messaging, corporate presentations, new business prospects and sales.
  • Managed a creative team of designers, developers, and content strategists while utilizing my skills in copywriting and user engagement strategies.
  • Led all team projects while keeping them on time and on budget.

Notable clients: McAllen Chamber of Commerce, FCC Environmental, SUNOCO, NEORig, Enphase Energy, Petroleum Oil Tools, ForgeUSA, SUNOCOLP, McHugh Plastic Surgery, Aries Worldwide.

Professional skills
  • User Experience
    User interviews, product discovery, working with UX researchers
  • Presentational Skills
    Prototype to stakeholder buy-in, A-B decisions
  • Figma Mastery
    Design systems, working prototypes, advanced component design
  • Adobe Creative Suite
    Photoshop, Illustrator, After-effects
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Biography
I’m a previous hands-on business owner of a digital agency who led a team of 12 professionals, a US Navy veteran, and was also an award-winning creative & marketing director.

With over 18 years of experience, I bring more to the table than just User Experience, Product Design, and User Interface (UI) design. My strengths lean heavily on innovation, originality, and I am highly experienced with Figma concept design, prototyping, and design systems.

I also come with an added bonus of motion graphic skills, presentational skills, data analytics, coding HTML/CSS (it’s been a while, mind you), and more.
Darren Eiswirth
(713) 725-0330 | hireme@darrene.com
If you got this far and you are still reading it, I might as well let you in on a little secret...
Yes, I have a sense of humor and I enjoy the simple things in life but, I definitely take my work seriously with a high sense of pride in what I produce!