Hi, I'm Derek
Hi, I'm Derek
Hi, I'm Derek
Hi, I'm Derek
product strategy · UX Leadership · Frontend engineering
product strategy · UX Leadership · Frontend engineering
I design and engineer scalable product interfaces for SaaS platforms, with a focus on clarity, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
Case Studies
Product Strategy
Compliance SaaS
QA Testing
Turning Data into Decisions for Compliance Managers
Led design and engineering efforts to replace a fragmented dashboard with a clear, consistent, and actionable experience grounded in user needs and testing.
UI Design
Design Systems
Prototyping
Delivering Financial Services to Neighbors and Small Businesses
Providing our neighbors and local businesses the financial tools they need to reach their goals.
Figma
SEO
Interaction Design
Serving Healthy Food to the Capital Region
Creating a fresh online experience for a healthy food restaurant in the middle of a growth spurt.
WordPress
WCAG AA
Information Architecture
Designing a Digital Roadmap for AAA Hudson Valley
Website and CMS revamp for established business looking to improve their online presence and advertise lesser-known services.
Squarespace
Wireframing
CSS3
Revamping Website to Match Rebrand & Appeal to High-End Audience
Custom luxury Squarespace website designed to increase conversion rate for wedding and event planning business.
Shopify
E-Commerce
Sitemapping
Designing an Online Catalogue for Fast-Growing Wedding Business
Shopify website designed to bring wedding stationery and signage products to customers via e-commerce.
Case Studies
Product Strategy
Compliance SaaS
QA Testing
Turning Data into Decisions for Compliance Managers
Led design and engineering efforts to replace a fragmented dashboard with a clear, consistent, and actionable experience grounded in user needs and testing.
UI Design
Design Systems
Prototyping
Delivering Financial Services to Neighbors and Small Businesses
Providing our neighbors and local businesses the financial tools they need to reach their goals.
Figma
SEO
Interaction Design
Serving Healthy Food to the Capital Region
Creating a fresh online experience for a healthy food restaurant in the middle of a growth spurt.
WordPress
WCAG AA
Information Architecture
Designing a Digital Roadmap for AAA Hudson Valley
Website and CMS revamp for established business looking to improve their online presence and advertise lesser-known services.
Squarespace
Wireframing
CSS3
Revamping Website to Match Rebrand & Appeal to High-End Audience
Custom luxury Squarespace website designed to increase conversion rate for wedding and event planning business.
Shopify
E-Commerce
Sitemapping
Designing an Online Catalogue for Fast-Growing Wedding Business
Shopify website designed to bring wedding stationery and signage products to customers via e-commerce.
Case Studies
Product Strategy
Compliance SaaS
QA Testing
Turning Data into Decisions for Compliance Managers
Led design and engineering efforts to replace a fragmented dashboard with a clear, consistent, and actionable experience grounded in user needs and testing.
UI Design
Design Systems
Prototyping
Delivering Financial Services to Neighbors and Small Businesses
Providing our neighbors and local businesses the financial tools they need to reach their goals.
Figma
SEO
Interaction Design
Serving Healthy Food to the Capital Region
Creating a fresh online experience for a healthy food restaurant in the middle of a growth spurt.
WordPress
WCAG AA
Information Architecture
Designing a Digital Roadmap for AAA Hudson Valley
Website and CMS revamp for established business looking to improve their online presence and advertise lesser-known services.
Squarespace
Wireframing
CSS3
Revamping Website to Match Rebrand & Appeal to High-End Audience
Custom luxury Squarespace website designed to increase conversion rate for wedding and event planning business.
Shopify
E-Commerce
Sitemapping
Designing an Online Catalogue for Fast-Growing Wedding Business
Shopify website designed to bring wedding stationery and signage products to customers via e-commerce.
Case Studies
Product Strategy
Compliance SaaS
QA Testing
Turning Data into Decisions for Compliance Managers
Led design and engineering efforts to replace a fragmented dashboard with a clear, consistent, and actionable experience grounded in user needs and testing.
UI Design
Design Systems
Prototyping
Delivering Financial Services to Neighbors and Small Businesses
Providing our neighbors and local businesses the financial tools they need to reach their goals.
Figma
SEO
Interaction Design
Serving Healthy Food to the Capital Region
Creating a fresh online experience for a healthy food restaurant in the middle of a growth spurt.
WordPress
WCAG AA
Information Architecture
Designing a Digital Roadmap for AAA Hudson Valley
Website and CMS revamp for established business looking to improve their online presence and advertise lesser-known services.
Squarespace
Wireframing
CSS3
Revamping Website to Match Rebrand & Appeal to High-End Audience
Custom luxury Squarespace website designed to increase conversion rate for wedding and event planning business.
Shopify
E-Commerce
Sitemapping
Designing an Online Catalogue for Fast-Growing Wedding Business
Shopify website designed to bring wedding stationery and signage products to customers via e-commerce.
My Journey
I work on products where clarity, consistency, and maintainability matter as much as visual design.
Over the course of my career, my focus has evolved from designing individual interfaces to shaping scalable systems that support complex product workflows. My work sits at the intersection of UX strategy, design systems, and frontend implementation, where thoughtful structure and execution are just as important as aesthetics.
Today, I partner closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive, production-ready experiences, ensuring design decisions align with technical constraints, business goals, and real user needs.
2024 - Present
UI/UX Software Engineer
Concord Compliance, Inc. — Beverly, MA
Led the end-to-end redesign of a compliance SaaS platform, improving usability, data clarity, and scalability across the product. Designed and implemented a tokenized design system with light and dark theme support. Owned UX, frontend implementation, sprint planning, and QA and UAT in close collaboration with engineering and product teams.
2021 - Present
Founder & UX Engineer
Derek Halloran Designs, LLC. — Malta, NY
Led UX strategy, design, and development for B2B and B2C clients across a range of industries. Deliver conversion-focused websites and component-driven interfaces with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
2022 - 2024
UI/UX Designer
Elevation Ten Thousand — Latham, NY
Contributed to product and marketing initiatives through UX design and visual systems work. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into user-centered interface solutions across web platforms, balancing brand standards, usability, and technical constraints.
My Journey
I work on products where clarity, consistency, and maintainability matter as much as visual design.
Over the course of my career, my focus has evolved from designing individual interfaces to shaping scalable systems that support complex product workflows. My work sits at the intersection of UX strategy, design systems, and frontend implementation, where thoughtful structure and execution are just as important as aesthetics.
Today, I partner closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive, production-ready experiences, ensuring design decisions align with technical constraints, business goals, and real user needs.
2024 - Present
UI/UX Software Engineer
Concord Compliance, Inc. — Beverly, MA
Led the end-to-end redesign of a compliance SaaS platform, improving usability, data clarity, and scalability across the product. Designed and implemented a tokenized design system with light and dark theme support. Owned UX, frontend implementation, sprint planning, and QA and UAT in close collaboration with engineering and product teams.
2021 - Present
Founder & UX Engineer
Derek Halloran Designs, LLC. — Malta, NY
Led UX strategy, design, and development for B2B and B2C clients across a range of industries. Deliver conversion-focused websites and component-driven interfaces with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
2022 - 2024
UI/UX Designer
Elevation Ten Thousand — Latham, NY
Contributed to product and marketing initiatives through UX design and visual systems work. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into user-centered interface solutions across web platforms, balancing brand standards, usability, and technical constraints.
My Journey
I work on products where clarity, consistency, and maintainability matter as much as visual design.
Over the course of my career, my focus has evolved from designing individual interfaces to shaping scalable systems that support complex product workflows. My work sits at the intersection of UX strategy, design systems, and frontend implementation, where thoughtful structure and execution are just as important as aesthetics.
Today, I partner closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive, production-ready experiences, ensuring design decisions align with technical constraints, business goals, and real user needs.
2024 - Present
UI/UX Software Engineer
Concord Compliance, Inc. — Beverly, MA
Led the end-to-end redesign of a compliance SaaS platform, improving usability, data clarity, and scalability across the product. Designed and implemented a tokenized design system with light and dark theme support. Owned UX, frontend implementation, sprint planning, and QA and UAT in close collaboration with engineering and product teams.
2021 - Present
Founder & UX Engineer
Derek Halloran Designs, LLC. — Malta, NY
Led UX strategy, design, and development for B2B and B2C clients across a range of industries. Deliver conversion-focused websites and component-driven interfaces with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
2022 - 2024
UI/UX Designer
Elevation Ten Thousand — Latham, NY
Contributed to product and marketing initiatives through UX design and visual systems work. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into user-centered interface solutions across web platforms, balancing brand standards, usability, and technical constraints.
My Journey
I work on products where clarity, consistency, and maintainability matter as much as visual design.
Over the course of my career, my focus has evolved from designing individual interfaces to shaping scalable systems that support complex product workflows. My work sits at the intersection of UX strategy, design systems, and frontend implementation, where thoughtful structure and execution are just as important as aesthetics.
Today, I partner closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive, production-ready experiences, ensuring design decisions align with technical constraints, business goals, and real user needs.
2024 - Present
UI/UX Software Engineer
Concord Compliance, Inc. — Beverly, MA
Led the end-to-end redesign of a compliance SaaS platform, improving usability, data clarity, and scalability across the product. Designed and implemented a tokenized design system with light and dark theme support. Owned UX, frontend implementation, sprint planning, and QA and UAT in close collaboration with engineering and product teams.
2021 - Present
Founder & UX Engineer
Derek Halloran Designs, LLC. — Malta, NY
Led UX strategy, design, and development for B2B and B2C clients across a range of industries. Deliver conversion-focused websites and component-driven interfaces with an emphasis on performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
2022 - 2024
UI/UX Designer
Elevation Ten Thousand — Latham, NY
Contributed to product and marketing initiatives through UX design and visual systems work. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into user-centered interface solutions across web platforms, balancing brand standards, usability, and technical constraints.