Paul Pardue
I bring over 15 years of experience as an independent contributor and player-coach team leader in the both the design and engineering spaces owning the end-to-end product design pipeline, connecting, empowering, and mentoring cross-functional teams of designers and engineers across a wide range of digital and experiential spaces.
My passion is in producing impactful user-centric customer experiences across diverse omni-channel touch points. Versed in multiple disciplines I bring a wealth of experience and knowledge in design development and leadership roles.
Skilled in
eCommerceFinTechBusiness to Business (B2B)Business to Consumer (B2C)Software as a Service (SaaS)Project ManagementAnalyticsUser FlowsPersona MappingJourney MappingInformation ArchitectureHuman Computer Interaction (HCI)Graphic DesignProduct LifecycleBusiness DevelopmentDesign SystemsFront End DevelopmentBack End DevelopmentUX StrategyUser Experience (UX)User Interface (UI)PhotographyVideo ProductionArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine Learning (ML)MobileResponsive WebADA/WCAG/508AnalyticsQualitative DataQuantitative DataUser ResearchKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)Experiential DesignCustomer Experience (CX)EnterpriseTransactional DesignUX ArchitectureSite ArchitectureProduct DesignPackaging DesignPrint MediaDigital MediaSEOA/B Testing

Paul Pardue
LinkedInExperienced designer and full stack engineer specializing in web and digital products. I bring a unique background of graphic design, web development, project management, media communications, and visual arts. Proficient in team management & leadership.
I have a focus on human-centered experiences, forward-thinking designs, crafting brand identities, and creating responsive and accessible customer centric user experiences that are visually captivating and functional while aligning to business goals and metrics.
Proven track record of bringing 0-1 products from inception to launch, leveraging reusability, scalability, and accessibility with clean modern design and development principals while adhering to timelines and budgets.
Expertise
UI DesignUX DesignHCI DesignVisual DesignGraphic DesignArt DirectionBrand IdentityAtomic DesignAgile DevelopmentResponsive WebFront-End DevelopmentProject ManagementPlayer CoachIndependent ContributorProduct DesignerKudos to Paul Daniel Pardue for all of the good work you've been doing at the client location! Your creativity, attention to detail, and user-centric approach have truly elevated the design experience and made an impression on the client. The positive feedback from the client speaks volumes about your ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive, elegant solutions. Thank you for being a driving force behind seamless user experiences and for representing our team with such professionalism. Keep up the good work!
- Kaushik A. Apexon
I highly recommend Paul Pardue for any position. He is extremely versatile and has a wide range of skills. What he doesn't know he will learn because Paul is driven to learn new things. He is an extremely dedicated and reliable employee, and he is a team player. As his supervisor I was a better employee because of the support and education I received from Paul. He enjoys thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions. Paul is capable of coming at a challenge from many different perspectives and works hard to solve problems and increase efficiency. He works well with others and seeks, accepts, and incorporates feedback. He is willing and able to take charge of a project and supervise others, but he is just as willing to follow directions and work as a strong team member. Paul is an asset to any organization he works with.
- Candi H. CGB Inc.
Paul is a well rounded full stack designer & developer. He is a rare talent who combines a deep understanding of product design with the ability to code and implement his designs. This makes him an invaluable asset to any team, as he has the ability to take a product from conception to launch entirely on their own. He is also a team player and a great communicator. I would highly recommend him.
- Michelle K. Rodan & Fields
Case Studies:
User Experience Design

Brand identity refresh
Local sign company rebrand including website and graphic design
Custom Contracting Solutions Bay Area
principal Product Designer & Developer

SaaS Customer Dashboard
Design a work in progress dashboard for SaaS automotive repair document tracking.
Alldata
Lead Product Designer

Messaging web and app platform
Foundational zero-to-one design system for social media.
MsgRm
principal Product Designer

Financial Dashboard
Design and development of consultant aggregated dashboard for financial downstream.
Rodan + Fields
UX Designer & Lead Engineer

Haircare Product Launch
Launching a new product category in a $1 billion dollars skincare company, addressing all user touch points in a unified e-commerce reveal
Rodan + Fields
Lead User Experience Designer & Engineer

Skin Quiz
Initial design and development of a weighted confidence based scoring system for product recommendation and intro to machine learning.
Rodan + Fields
Lead User Experience Designer & Engineer

Design System
Core elements to building a design system from scratch utilizing atomic design ideology and agile production.
Rodan + Fields
Lead User Experience Designer & Engineer

Developer Toolkit
Translating a UX design system into useable code and a global CSS library for developer usage.
Rodan + Fields
Lead Engineer

Core Grey Color Palette
Exploration of core foundational greyscale pallet for components and copy.
Rodan + Fields
Lead Engineer
Case Studies:
Graphic Design

Product Packaging Redesign
Redesign product packaging for chocolate bar company to represent the type of chocolate and variety.
Caligold
Graphic Design

Hand-drawn Storefront Illustrations
Artisan shop owner branding and graphics.
Poppy Leigh Designs
Graphic Design

Architectural signage
Graphic design for laser cut architectural signage.
Custom Contracting Services Bay Area
Graphic Design
The Playground
Color and Space
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Color and Space
Explore this interactive environment where you can play around with color and space to find harmony in design.
Click the arrows in the center to switch between color and spacing.
Find out what colors play well with each other and which don't? Do certain combinations clash or make it hard to read? How can font sizes, line heights, padding, and letter spacing affect readability?
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Experience
Principal UX Designer
Apexon
Technical and Creative Services Agency
Highlights
Worked with key business c-suite stakeholders to design a financial dashboard for urgent care company to track key business insights and forecasting across multiple key metrics and KPIs. Ensured data accuracy with development team and that dashboards matched the designs in look and feel as well as functionality matching the client's needs.
Built design mocks for a pharmaceutical proof on concept as part of an RFP working closely with developers using agentic development to address design considerations in both look and feel as well as customer journey mapping and personas. Design work successfully landed the client as a long term project.
Designed workflows and screens for a SaaS platform expanding its services into a new space. Built out custom design components and added to the pre-existing design system ensuring brand identity.
Principal UX Design & Engineering
Perihelion Consulting
Technical and Creative Services Agency
UX & Engineering Lead
MsgRm
Messaging App
Highlights
Crafted initial designs for brand look and feel setting up basic design framework and library of components focusing on clean and modern design that was scalable and took advantage of reusable components and design language in atomic design principals.
Creative Director | Principal Graphic Designer
Custom Contracting Solutions
Architectural Signage, Print Graphics
Director of UI/UX
Yuvoice
Social Media App
Director of User Experience
Dolphin Voyager
Educational Platform
Senior UX Manager
Rodan & Fields
E-commerce, Enterprise
Highlights
Manage multiple product initiatives, marketing campaigns, multichannel projects, and microsites to increase global sales from $550M to $1.8B in 4 years by creating a seamless and engaging commerce experience addressing pain points, surfacing product strategies through tracking and targeting user reviews & user feedback interviews and consultations aligning to project stakeholders and business metrics by identifying opportunities for improvement in vision and strategy of brand identity and measuring the success through UX research and product marketing adhering to budgets.
Took ownership in defining strategy and execution using subject matter expertise for the specifications of a user-centered design system aligning to business goals and adhering to user needs through cross functional team collaboration and alignment, supporting brand guidelines while overcoming technical challenges.
Engaged in product reviews and roadmap decision making and resource utilization, aligning to business priorities and product marketing strategies by prioritizing team workflows and efficiency in time management and development of high-performing team and nurture best talent, positioning team growth by 50%, resulting in reduction of time to market by up to 90% in order to drive consistency and build and maintain at scale through beginning to end organized thought leadership.
Boosted app engagement 320% by significantly improving product market fit.
Senior UI/UX
K-Force
E-Commerce
Highlights
Built a comprehensive design system, enabling visual and experiential consistency across all teams and initiatives, keeping projects up-to-date with reusable and scalable design library developer toolkit with design tokens, focusing on mobile devices and responsive design across breakpoints.
Worked in a fast-paced agile projects work flow, from mockups to product launch and post-implementation maintenance, focusing on prioritization using data for competitive analytics and technical concepts backed up with data science to craft seamless user flows. Focused on scalability and integration cross-functionally in multiple environments and frameworks to enhance customer experience on complex projects.
Oversaw creation of AI/ML product recommendation engine. Re-platform of e-comm experience including 0-1 brand refresh, site redesign, and information architecture reducing customer pain points and focusing on user flow and user journey. Spearheaded creation of custom in-house design system across omni-channel experiences.
Senior Product Manager UX
California Gold Bars
E-commerce
Highlights
Production environment project management. Focus on brand identity and graphic design for marketing and digital web presence.
People manager and on-boarding, hiring manager, team building and mentoring.
Graphic Designer
Ferocious Kitty Media
Design Agency
Broadcast Engineer
GVTV
Live TV Broadcast Studio
Mac Specialist
Apple Computer
Apple Product Professional
