Background

For over six years, I've worked closely with humans to determine underlying emotional and functional design needs. I solve problems that make experiences with digital interfaces, products and processes as seamless as possible.

By fully immersing myself within the diverse departments of an organization, I execute my discoveries to create an intuitive, enjoyable and visually attractive user experience.

To put it simply; I design websites, digital tools and applications that look good and help the user achieve exactly what they need to do.

Areas of Focus

UX Design

Creating user journeys on a system, platform, software, or application with the goal of facilitating the best feeling a user can receive while operating on a device.

UI Design

Focusing on the things that make an application, product, website, or any other digital interface desirable aesthetically. Factors like colors, typography, layout and much more.

Interaction Design

Examining interactions between a system and its user. By determining how information should be presented within such a system, I aim to enable the user to best understand what they are viewing.

Education

Columbus College of Art & Design

Major: Advertising & Graphic Design
Minor: Copywriting

The Ohio State University

Major: Visual Comm. Design
Minor: Copywriting

Honors & Awards

Magna Cum Laude, President’s List, Dean’s List, Faculty Awarded Scholarship, Wolfe Associates Scholarship

2016 CCAD Chroma Chair’s Award (Best of Show)
Awarded by CCAD's Chair of Design for "Journey to Mars: The Case for Becoming a Multiplanet Species" Senior thesis project.

2014 Student Silver American Advertising Federation Award
Titan (Saturn's Moon) Infographic

National Sales & Marketing Council 2022 Best Use of Technology Award M/I Homes Customer Portal

Daily Tools

Apple MacBook Pro, Figma, Webflow, Adobe Creative Suite, Miro, JIRA, Sketch App, cordless drill

Interests

Moving pixels around, Webflow development, space exploration, techno, The Office, Rocket League, Norm Macdonald, the movie "Contact", my recently resurfaced collection of Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards, my Celestron Astromaster 114EQ, not sleeping

Skillset.

Six core characteristics.

Rapid Wireframing & Rapid Prototyping

Creating low-to-high fidelity wireframes and interactive prototypes in a short amount of time to maintain project efficiency.

Human-Centered Design

Developing solutions by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.

Visual Web Development

Using tools like Webflow to quickly build fully custom websites, applications, and interactive prototypes.

Efficiency & Time Management

Actively avoiding the waste of energy, efforts, money, and time by working quickly, and introducing and using new ideas/methods.

Adaptability

Reacting accordingly and making an effort to keep up with the increasingly changing digital and non-digital world.

Verbal & Visual Communication

Effectively communicating thoughts and ideas to allow myself and others to speak the same language and find solutions.

Recommendations.

References upon request.

I would highly recommend Paul to any established or emerging company.
John Galvin

Principal & Founder, 7Nine Partners

We feel Paul would be an asset to whatever team he’s working with, and we are eager to work with him again soon.
James Burk

Executive Director, The Mars Society

References Upon Request