Hey there! 👋🏽 My name is Ben.

I am a UX designer, classically-trained musician, and novice pickleball player based in Seattle, Washington. The case studies below showcase my work in industry and how I approach UX design and the greater design community.

Automotive Manufacturer

Helped architect, wireframe, and launch a complete end-to-end e-commerce experience for the company’s new home energy management product suite. Continues to provide UX and Visual Design support for various client teams, including post-launch maintenance, service blueprinting, and app design work.

October 2022 – Current

Sportswear Brand

Successfully filled in as Lead Designer for over 12 weeks during the parental leave of the department head. Worked with the website team as a contracted Senior Product Designer, independently contributing to various core, global design efforts.

May 2024 - May 2025

Chemicals Supplier

Conducted a comprehensive heuristic evaluation and subsequent redesign of the company’s flagship e-commerce website, providing various solutions to reimagine the brand strategy.

June 2022 - September 2022

Global Technology Distribtuor

Served as a UX Designer in launching a B2B platform, independently creating and delivering low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs to a professional, global team. 

February 2022 - June 2022

Community Involvement

Figma Office Hours

Lead company-wide forums to help coworkers understand the tool and enable more powerful workflows.

Merkle Design Community

Lead an internal group for designers to share and build design resources.

Names are kept anonymous to retain client confidentiality.

© Ben Olson 2025

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👋🏽 Ben Olson

Hey there! 👋🏽 My name is Ben.

I am a UX designer, classically-trained musician, and novice pickleball player based in Seattle, Washington. The case studies below showcase my work in industry and how I approach UX design and the greater design community.

Automotive Manufacturer

Helped architect, wireframe, and launch a complete end-to-end e-commerce experience for the company’s new home energy management product suite. Continues to provide UX and Visual Design support for various client teams, including post-launch maintenance, service blueprinting, and app design work.

October 2022 – Current

Sportswear Brand

Successfully filled in as Lead Designer for over 12 weeks during the parental leave of the department head. Worked with the website team as a contracted Senior Product Designer, independently contributing to various core, global design efforts.

May 2024 - May 2025

Chemicals Supplier

Conducted a comprehensive heuristic evaluation and subsequent redesign of the company’s flagship e-commerce website, providing various solutions to reimagine the brand strategy.

June 2022 - September 2022

Global Technology Distribtuor

Served as a UX Designer in launching a B2B platform, independently creating and delivering low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs to a professional, global team. 

February 2022 - June 2022

Community Involvement

Figma Office Hours

Lead company-wide forums to help coworkers understand the tool and enable more powerful workflows.

Merkle Design Community

Lead an internal group for designers to share and build design resources.

Names are kept anonymous to retain client confidentiality.

© Ben Olson 2025

About

Linkedin

Résumé

👋🏽 Ben Olson

👋🏽 Ben Olson

🚗 Automotive Manufacturer

👟 Sportswear Brand

🧪 Chemicals Supplier

📦 Global IT Distributor

About

Linkedin

Résumé

Hey there! 👋🏽 My name is Ben.

I am a UX designer, classically-trained musician, and novice pickleball player based in Seattle, Washington. The case studies below showcase my work in industry and how I approach UX design and the greater design community.

Automotive Manufacturer

Helped architect, wireframe, and launch a complete end-to-end e-commerce experience for the company’s new home energy management product suite. Continues to provide UX and Visual Design support for various client teams, including post-launch maintenance, service blueprinting, and app design work.

October 2022 – Current

Sportswear Brand

Successfully filled in as Lead Designer for over 12 weeks during the parental leave of the department head. Worked with the website team as a contracted Senior Product Designer, independently contributing to various core, global design efforts.

May 2024 - May 2025

Chemicals Supplier

Conducted a comprehensive heuristic evaluation and subsequent redesign of the company’s flagship e-commerce website, providing various solutions to reimagine the brand strategy.

June 2022 - September 2022

Global IT Distributor

Served as a UX Designer in launching a B2B platform, independently creating and delivering low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs to a professional, global team. 

February 2022 - June 2022

Community Involvement

Figma Office Hours

Lead company-wide forums to help coworkers understand the tool and enable more powerful workflows.

Merkle Design Community

Lead an internal group for designers to share and build design resources.

Names are kept anonymous to retain client confidentiality.

© Ben Olson 2025

About

Linkedin

Résumé