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About Me

UX with a Brain, a Heart, and a Wrench.

Collin Cragin is a User Experience Designer who partners with individuals, startups, organizations, and other businesses to grow their personal and professional brands by transforming the user experiences of flagship products and services. With a natural passion for bringing teams together, harvesting creativity and inspiring new approaches to solving problems, Collin creates thoughtful user-centric experiences that are proven to increase customer retention and satisfaction. With an analytical and creative mind fueled by a passion for design and engineering proven across many industries, he is able to craft user-centric experiences that are truly memorable and relatable.

 

Collin has worked with both product-oriented and service-oriented companies to grow their businesses. From creating user interfaces for automation and operation of downhole instrumentation in the oil and gas sector to rebranding companies through website strategy and redesign, he is always looking for new challenges. Collin is not only a passionate UX/UI designer, but also a seasoned mechanical engineer and project manager with an analytical mindset.  From managing  $2M product development projects to creating a new user experiences for mercury sensing platforms, he tends to solve problems that are beyond the scope of work while keeping all business departments in mind.

 

Collin holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and retains a certification in UX/UI Design through Springboard’s intensive UX career accelerator program.

My Experience

Hilti Group, Plano, TX - Nov 2020 | June 2025

Sr. User Experience Designer

  • Lead the design efforts for PROFIS Engineering, a cloud-based anchor design software that provides engineers (over 20,000 users) a comprehensive solution for designing and analyzing structural connections.
  • Provided mentorship to designers, bridging the gap between user experience and engineering by imparting technical knowledge of engineering concepts and structural design principles.
  • Designed and shipped three modules for PROFIS Engineering—Concrete-to-Concrete, Diaphragm Design, and Wood Connections—including a homepage redesign and file structuring overhaul.
  • Established the direction and implementation of a comprehensive design system for PROFIS Engineering, enabling scalability and modernization.
Sally Beauty Holdings, Denton, TX - Aug 2020 | Nov 2021

User Experience Designer

  • Lead design efforts to direct information architecture, interaction design and visual design for overhaul of the CosmoProf B2B ecommerce platform to assist 500,000+ customers, 1,200+ stores, and 800+ salon consultants.
  • Conducted thorough competitive analysis of competitors in the marketspace to ensure delivery of best-in-class solutions, including features such as Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store, Same Day Delivery, and order management.
  • Guided design team toward the use of new design tools, such as Figma, Miro and XD to drastically reduce design process time – 40% reduction.
The Core Group - May 2017 | Aug 2020
Product Designer
  • Led design efforts to direct product strategy, information architecture, interaction design and visual design for various products across the business.
  • Redesigned and developed company website using WordPress and design frameworks. Final product resulted in increased user retention and lead generation by 194%.
  • Rebranded The Core Group while maintaining key design elements that define the company.
Picoyune - Nov 2019 | Dec 2019

UX  Designer

  • Designed an HTML-based UI for monitoring and control of plasmonic mercury sensing systems to be used in oil and gas processing facilities.
  • Worked closely with the CTO and CEO to define system requirements.
  • Conducted extensive user research with various industry experts.
Boatable - Jul 2019 | Dec 2019

Product/UX Designer

  • Crafted a peer-to-peer boat sharing app that facilitates rentals, fleet management, scheduling, and networking. Designed for web, iOS, and Android.
  • Methodically conducted and synthesized research of the boating market and userbase.
  • Utilized all aspects of the design thinking process to create a unique user-centric solution.
GalleryPal - Dec 2019

Product/UX Designer

  • A five-day Google Ventures design sprint with the goal of creating a more engaging experience for museum guests by designing an app served as a tour-guide in their pocket.
Dialexa - Nov 2016 | Feb 2017

Product Designer/Design Engineer (Contractor)

  • Executed product design, UX/UI design, industrial design, engineering, and testing of new technologies in a unique consumer product development venture.
Production Technology Services - Aug 2013 | Oct 2016

Product Designer/Design Engineer (Contractor)

  • Created end-user UI for system controls and monitoring. Managed all stages of product line development: research, design, engineering, prototyping, testing, and validation. Managed over $2M in project costs, while successfully reducing expenses where possible.

My Skills

Wireframing & Prototyping
User Interface Design
Design Strategy & Roadmapping
User Research & Interviewing
Competitive Analysis
Design systems
Product/Feature Validation
Design Thinking
A/B Testing
Agile Methodology
CAD Modeling (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360)
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Prototyping & Rapid Fabrication
Manufacturing Processes (CNC, Injection Molding, Welding)
Root Cause Analysis & Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Instrumentation & Control Systems
Project Management & Critical Path Scheduling
Cost Estimation & ROI Analysis
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration (EE, Software, UX)
Continuous Improvement & Lean Engineering