Nathanael Girard

About Nathanael Girard

I’m a Senior UX Design Engineer with 10+ years of experience helping fintech and complex SaaS teams turn ambiguity into clear, shippable product experiences.I specialize in stepping into messy or fast-moving environments, aligning product, design, and engineering, and building prototypes and systems that help teams understand what to build next — and why.Most of my work has been in B2B fintech and enterprise SaaS, where clarity, trust, and scalability matter. I’ve led platform-wide design systems, supported multiple product teams in parallel, and delivered end-to-end prototypes used to unblock development, support sales, and guide long-term product vision.I’m particularly effective in contract or contract-to-hire roles, where teams want to quickly assess impact with minimal risk. I ramp fast, communicate clearly, and leave teams with reusable systems — not just screens.Alongside my core work, I explore AI-assisted workflows and emerging interaction models as tools to accelerate understanding and prototyping, not as hype. I’m interested in what actually works in production, today, while keeping an eye on what’s coming next.If you’re looking for someone who can bring structure to complexity, align cross-functional teams, and help you move forward with confidence, feel free to reach out.

Experience

1. Senior Ux Designer

   Pex

   Mar 2026 — Present · Joplin, MO, US

   Lead UX design across PEX’s spend management platform, supporting multiple SaaS products used to manage employee payments and financial workflows.• Translate complex financial operations into clear, intuitive product experiences for administrators and end users.• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Compliance to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions.• Maintain and evolve the company’s design system to ensure consistency and efficiency across the platform.• Contribute to research, usability testing, and customer feedback loops to inform product decisions.• Support marketing and product storytelling through conference materials, demos, video content, and digital assets.

Education

• University of Silicon Valley

  B.F.A., Computer and Video Imaging

  1998 — 2004

• Vancouver Film School

  Diploma, 3D Animation and Visual Effects

  2005 — 2006

Skills

• Pc
• Web Design
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• User Interface
• Mac Os X
• Android
• Mobile Applications
• Computer Animation
• Illustrator
• Actionscript
• Web Development
• Flash
• Jquery
• Mobile
• Html5
• 3d
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Video Games
• Apple
• 3d Animation
• Css
• Flex
• Maya
• Graphic Design
• Computer Graphics
• 2d Graphics
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Compositing
• Visual Effects
• Premiere