Hendrik van de Bruggen

Principal UX Designer

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FreeFlyer

a.i. solutions, Inc.


IDE for satellite mission design, analysis, and operations


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Mentored and guided aerospace engineers in UX best practices accounting for user, business, and development needs
  • Performed extensive user testing to validate decisions in a complex environment
  • Encouraged UX and visual best practices during the rebranding effort
  • Figma prototyping

Cerebellum

a.i. solutions, Inc.


Scheduling software for satellite operations


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Performed extensive usability testing to validate design decisions
  • Mentored and guided aerospace engineers in UX best practices accounting for user, business, and development needs
  • Figma prototyping

ObsSIM

a.i. solutions, Inc.


Space scenario designer for testing, trainings, and exercises


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Performed extensive usability testing to validate design decisions
  • Mentored and guided aerospace engineers in UX best practices accounting for user, business, and development needs
  • Figma prototyping

CBT Nuggets


Web-based training for tech professionals


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Simplified the product and end-user workflow by creating buy-in on a variety of user-centered product features
  • Provided creative direction, guidance in usability, and prototypes for upcoming tools and product enhancements
  • Encouraged UX and visual best practices during the rebranding effort

ExpertConnect

Rockslide Analytics, Inc.


Online matchmaking for lawyers and expert witnesses


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Boosted team productivity by advocating Agile best practices
  • Improved usability through heuristic analysis
  • Enhanced the user experience by creating buy-in for new user-centered product features
  • Strengthened design culture and thinking by mentoring on UX best practices

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PadMapper


Map-based apartment hunting service


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Expanded access to PadMapper by creating the first responsive web design
  • Upgraded the mobile app UX on Android and iOS
  • Cultivated a voice for user-centered design throughout the development cycle

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Sweetness


Baked-goods gift delivery app


Achievements and responsibilities:

  • Spearheaded the design process from concept to execution
  • Informed the design process through competetive analysis
  • Supported advertising efforts through the creation of marketing assets

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Kind Words

Mike Rourke

Lead Front-End Developer | FreeFlyer 8

“Hendrik has a deep understanding of UX and does an excellent job of passing that knowledge on to others. Not only is he awesome at designing amazing products, he's also a great person to work with. Hendrik's focus is always on what's best for the user. He's amenable to trying out multiple approaches to solving a problem to accommodate for development challenges, so collaborating with him as an engineer was always a positive experience.”

Randall Hansen

Director User Experience | Puppet Labs

“I loved working with Hendrik. He's smart as hell, curious, and passionate. In his interactions and work he is humane and human-centered. He worked on several projects for the UX team at Puppet, large and small, and to this day we're thankful for his work and continue to use it.”

Eric DeMenthon

CEO | PadMapper

“We've been working with Hendrik on a new version of our Android and iOS apps. He's consistently been a pleasure to work with.
If you're looking for a UI/UX designer, I'd recommend talking with him, and we'd hire him again in a heartbeat.”

Sid Viswanathan

Co-Founder & President | TruePill

“Hendrik has done design work for me over the past 9 months. I highly recommend him for any product design work you are looking to get done.”