About

Learn more about me

UX/UI & Graphic Design, Product Design and more

I'm passionate about creating evocative graphical experiences and products that bring joy. That often involves music.

  • Age: 38
  • Website: bjorndorn.com
  • Website: bfgdevices.com
  • City: Thousand Oaks, CA USA
  • Education: Moorpark College
  • Certification: Agile Scrum Master
  • Certification: Foundations of User Experience UX/UI - Google
  • Email: brandon.frenzel@gmail.com

I am an experienced designer with over 19 years of expertise in UX/UI design, print, motion graphics, 3D artwork, software development, audio plug-ins, editors, and web design. With more than 5 years in product planning, design, and management within Agile environments, I thrive in cross-functional collaboration between engineering, marketing, and design teams. As a T-shaped visual designer, I specialize in creating seamless cross-platform user experiences.

Beyond my professional work, I’m passionate about continuous learning, exploring new technologies, artificial intelligence, art, and video games.

Happy Employers spanning 19 years

Products

Awards

Certifications

Skills & Experience

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Xd, AfterEffects, Premiere Pro99%

Design & Leadership

Product Design & Management95%

Art

Maxon Cinema 4D, Blender, Midjourney80%


Audio Visual

Music Performance, Audio Engineering, Video Production80%

Language & Technology

C++, HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, NODE.js, Docker80%

Software

Git, JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo, XCode, VSCode, Arduino IDE75%

Methodologies

Agile Methodologies90%

Operating Systems

Windows, Linux, Mac OS, iOS100%

Ask me about (My Interests)

DIY Guitar Pedals

Laser Engraving

3D Printing

Arduino

Guitar and Bass

Smart Home Automation

Electrical Engineering

Home Servers

Carpentry

Space, Physics and Science Fiction

Metal and Rock Music

Home Brewing

Video Games

Snowboarding

Linux

MacOS

Resume

Never Standing Still

Professional Experience

User Experience Designer

2019 - Present

Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Calabasas, CA

  • Artwork design, direction and execution of product artwork with an emphasis on user interface, user experience, interactions, compliance and previsualization for new product designs across multiple brands.
  • Worked interdisciplinarily with product managers, hardware and software engineers, and marketing.
  • Key contributor to Metallurgy, SVT Suite, DL4 MkII, SGT-DI, Catalyst, THR-II, Transacoustic, POD Express, and HX series products.
  • Contributed UI code for SVT Suite, Metallurgy, and future products.

Product Owner

2014 - 2019

Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. ( Line 6 ), Calabasas, CA

  • Lead teams to design, develop and bring to market products such as Spider V, Powercab, Helix Native. Collaborated with Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Software Development departments.
  • Conducted user interviews, artist interviews, focus groups and market data analysis.
  • Worked Trade shows such as NAMM, Music Messe, LA Amp Show, AES (NY).

Graphic Designer

2010 - 2014

Line 6, Inc., Calabasas, CA

  • Designed user interface and 2D graphics for the first touch screen mixer, Stagescape M20d, AMPLIFi and Firehawk products.
  • Contributed to the design language of the Helix product line, which was later mimic'd by the industry. Named the “Helix” product.

Graphic Designer | Intern

2008 - 2009

UNION ENTERTAINMENT, Hollywood, CA

  • Developed Illectual Property for a Video Game / Movie Agency
  • Developed skills in branding, typography, digital artwork.

Flash Programmer

2009 - 2010

Digital Imagination, Westlake Village, CA

  • Designed and developed interactive web sites for bio-medical, radio, musicians, restaurants and night clubs.

Graphic Designer

2007 - 2010

HWDS & Associates, Westlake Village, CA

  • Designed print and web-based publications for Metrolink, Kasier Permanente, and other municial goverments.

QA Technician

2008 - 2009

THQ, Calabasas, CA

  • Gained valuable insight into the triple-A video game industry.

Team Member

2005 - 2008

FedEx Kinkos, Thousand Oaks, CA

  • Honed my skills in graphic design and print production.

Education

Art, Design, Multimedia, Computer Science

2006 - 2011

Moorpark College

Beginning as a Computer Science major, I learned to code. Switched to a Multimedia Design major, studying graphic design, art, video post-production, 3D modeling and animation.

Now pursuing independent learning.

Projects

Founder/Builder

2020 - Present

BFG Devices - Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

  • I build custom boutique guitar pedals, amps and devices to explore DIY pedal building, brand creation and learn electronics, further my skills in product design.
  • I blog about my creations at bfgdevices.com
  • I also develop both this portfolio and my blog from scratch via GitHub static page.

Discort Dog Bot

2024

Personal

  • I built a custom Discort Bot that allows my friends to give my dog treats with reactions and a video response.
  • Built in node.js, running as a systemd service on Raspberry Pi and Arduino. Also deployable as Docker container.
  • Mechanical design created using Fusion 360. Code hosted in Github.

Music

BASSIST

2011 - 2016

Nekrogoblikon - Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • EP - "Power"
  • Album - "Heavy Meta"
  • 3 International tours
  • 2 U.S. Tours

FOH ENGINEER

2015 - 2016

MysterBox LA - Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Operated Front of House Audio Mixing
  • Ran front-of-house audio for a start up music venue, noteable metal musicians

Bassist

2016

Lithium Dawn - Los Angeles, CA

  • Live performances in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
  • Live studio recordings, Edited Music Videos for 3 songs.

Design & Audio | Freelance

Freelance

  • Designed electronic press kit packages, promotional materials, clothing and merch, websites, audio players
  • Freelance Karaoke Jockey

Services

My Services

User Experience and Interaction Design

Prototyping, Wireframing, Flow. Applications and Web design.

Graphic Design and Illustration

Check out some of my digital paintings in the portfolio.

Product Design & Management

I've designed several products and led teams as a product owner.

Branding and Identity

Logo Design, Brand Typography, Style Guide Creation.

Print, Packaging and Collaterals

Craft Beer labels, artisinal laser etching, silkscreened clothing.

Code and Tech

I've been known to code a few features on my own to get the job done.

I've also developed and hosted this page from my home server.

Video Editing, Motion Graphics, Post Production

Check out some video and post production works in my portfolio.

Portfolio

My Works

  • All
  • Software
  • Guitar/Pedals
  • Products
  • Art
  • Credits

The following photos represent some of the awesome products I have worked on over the years.

Line 6

Metallurgy: Doom

Line 6

Metallurgy: Modern

Line 6

Metallurgy: Thrash

Line 6

Catalyst Edit

Ampeg

SVT Suite

Yamaha

THR Remote

Line 6

Catalyst Amplifiers

Line 6

Powercab | Active Guitar Speaker Systems

Line 6

Spider V MkII | Guitar Amplifiers

Line 6

Helix Native Plug-In

DIY Guitar Amplifier

200G

DIY Guitar Pedals

Icarus Solar Distortion

DIY Guitar Pedals

Hydra Delay

DIY Guitar Pedals

Moon Chorus

DIY Guitar Pedals

Phase Runner

DIY Guitar Pedals

Fog Gate

DIY Guitar Pedals

Doom Machine

DIY Guitar Pedals

200G Smart Switch

DIY Guitar Pedals

Bluetooth MIDI Guitar Knob

Beer Label

"Estus IPA"

Beer Label

"Smooth Talkin' Stout"

Beer Label

"Hop Goblin"

Beer Label

"Invasion Imperial Pale Ale"

Album Art

The Known Strangers - Worth Saving

GPU Backplate

"Tachikoma"

Coasters

"House Saunders"

Coasters

"Witchy Women's Weekend"

DIY

"System Monitor"

Branding

"BFG Devices Business Card"

Branding

"Personal Business Card"

Credits

Video

Audio Recordings and Engineering

  • The Known Strangers: Worth Saving EP (Bass Guitar Performance, Artwork, Mixing and Mastering)
  • Nekrogoblikon: Power EP (Bass Guitar Performance)
  • Nekgrobolikon: Heavy Meta (Bass Guitar Performance)

All product names and/or trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

Contact

Contact Me

Social Profiles

I'm not big on social media, nor impact on society, but I do like to share instas of my projects, my dog and my artwork.

Email Me

brandon.frenzel@gmail.com

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