# Charles Godewyn > I help mission-driven organizations realize their design vision. Location: Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/charlesgodewyn I have spent nearly two decades shaping digital experiences that quietly serve people. It has been anchored in a simple conviction: good design is not decoration, but care made visible. From early days spent building usable web tools in small teams, I learned that every pixel, every interaction, is an opportunity to reduce friction and honor the user’s time. That foundation grew into leading full-cycle product design, from discovery to launch, for mission-driven clients at Qubit Web, directing teams through rapid change at Parler, and crafting trusted financial interfaces at American Express. The endorsements I received, from CEOs to engineers, reflect not personal acclaim, but the quiet impact of consistent care: products that feel effortless, teams that ship with confidence, and organizations that grow through clarity. Along the way, I’ve also contributed to eight patents, not as trophies, but as evidence that thoughtful constraints can birth new ways of connecting and progressing. What drives this work is a belief that design is not a mere profession, but a calling, a gift from God that allows one to co-create with intention and humility. Love of good design is part of our nature, an impulse to bring order, clarity, and delight into the world. I approach each project as a labor of love, selflessly serving users and colleagues alike, because to design well is to love one’s neighbor through craft. My craft spans deep product thinking, front-end precision, and broader disciplines (branding, content, even physical form), all in service of making things that endure and leave lasting impact. I remain committed to this path: to build with care, so every interaction honors the user and reflects the gift of creation. ## Work Experience ### Principal Product Designer @ Qubit Web Jan 2023 – Present | United States Lead full 0-to-1 design initiatives for mission-driven clients, guiding each product from discovery to launch. Begin with deep research to surface real needs, then shape strategy, interaction flows, information architecture, and accessible interfaces that align vision with human behavior. Own every stage: ideation, prototyping, testing, and refinement. Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure every decision serves clarity and purpose. Current work spans effortless ride-sharing experiences that simplify real-world movement, fitness tools with thoughtful gamification that encourage lasting habits, authentic 1:1 social connections that feel personal and secure, and AI-powered search with transparent news and streamlined shopping. Each is built to feel natural, reliable, and quietly essential - products people use without thinking, because they work the way people do. ### Director of Product Design @ Parler Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States Directed all UX and creative work for a social platform and its experimental Web3 marketplace. Began as principal designer, reworking post and feed structures, content consumption flows, onboarding, and introducing direct messaging. Led full-cycle design: research, strategy, prototyping, and delivery. Within months, expanded to oversee multiple designers, align with product, engineering, and marketing, and deliver client-facing solutions for high-profile brands. Guided every initiative from vision to ship, ensuring interfaces felt intuitive and human, even under rapid iteration and shifting priorities. Maintained clarity and craft through uncertainty, keeping user needs central. Continued leading design through platform transition and team dissolution in preparation for company sale and closure. ### Senior UX Designer @ American Express Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Phoenix, Arizona Led mobile app initiatives across credit, lending, and support domains. Owned full-cycle design for features including installment payment flows, charge-card repayment flexibility, and a hardship relief portal during COVID-19. Guided each from research and ideation through prototyping, testing, and engineering handoff. Supported team members with mentorship and design critique, ensuring consistent craft. Collaborated tightly with product and engineering to keep interfaces clear, trustworthy, and effortless at every touchpoint. ### Lead UX Designer + UI Developer @ Phanto Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Phoenix, Arizona Area Directed UX and UI production for cutting-edge social apps, from launch to adaptation for new markets. Partnered with product leads and engineers to plan initiatives, blending research, ideation, and prototyping into flows that felt fresh yet familiar. Authored user stories, built prototypes, and coded front-end in HTML5, CSS3, and React to bridge design and build. Credited with issued patents on association-based anonymity for privacy and time-limited response that helped revolutionize modern social media. Shaped experience that earned an Apple "Apps We Love" feature, drawing users through uniquely intuitive interactions. ### Senior UX Designer + UI Developer @ SugarCRM Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area (Remote) Shaped innovative CRM experiences for version 7 and beyond. Led ideation, prototyping, design, and front-end implementation across dozens of features and modules. Served as UX voice for multiple engineering teams, advocating for clarity and ease in every interaction. Used Sketch, OmniGraffle, and InVision to craft wireframes and testable prototypes. Coded HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a git-driven environment. Contributed to five issued patent on workflow, visualization, and integration tools. ### UX Designer + UI Developer @ Agency Contracting Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Phoenix, AZ Worked with multiple studios/agencies to design and build user experiences across branding, content strategy, and interface development. Shaped full product cycles for tools including a placeholder text generator, social message extender, RSS platform, and widgetized admin suite. At McMurry, crafted front-end compositions for clients in banking, healthcare, and education using Drupal and responsive techniques. Delivered clean, purposeful solutions that served real needs with precision and clarity. ### Front-End Web Designer/Developer @ McMURRY/TMG, LLC Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Phoenix, AZ As a contract front-end web designer/developer at McMurry, a leading content marketing and interactive web firm, was tasked with designing compositions and developing front- end web experiences for a broad range of clients in industries that include banking, health care, education, financial services, insurance, beauty products, electronics, and record management. Worked closely with the development team, utilizing a variety of standard and proprietary platforms and services, such as the Drupal CMS and Responsive Web Design for mobile optimization. ### Creative Lead @ ExodusWeb & WebsiteBusiness Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 | Phoenix, AZ Led design and front-end development at ExodusWeb. Crafted Flash and HTML sites, logos, ad banners, and proprietary platforms including AtomWord (social blogging), WebsiteBuildingTool (WYSIWYG website builder), and StoreBuildingTool (WYSIWYG store builder). Joined as Web Designer and promoted to Creative Lead. Trained and managed designers on custom processes and production systems. Designed over 50 custom websites, 70 landing pages, 30 Flash elements, and 90 logos for clients. Specialized in usability-driven interfaces, client guidance, and full-cycle project ownership from concept to delivery. ### Web Designer + UI Developer @ PrimeView Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Phoenix, AZ Led design, front-end development, and project coordination at a Phoenix-based web solutions firm. Owned full-cycle creation of client websites, from initial discovery and client interviews to final composition and launch. Designed intuitive layouts, interactive elements, and branded assets while coding clean, standards-based markup. Guided over a dozen clients through decision-making, translating needs into clear, effective digital experiences. Collaborated closely with development and management teams to ensure seamless execution. Built early mastery in balancing user clarity, visual craft, and technical precision, laying groundwork for long-term growth in product design. ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/godewyn --- Source: https://flows.cv/charlesgodewyn JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/charlesgodewyn/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31