Over the last 22 years, I’ve used Human Experience Design to help companies like Philips, ING, Land Life Company, and WaitWhat turn innovation strategy into award-winning products & services.
Let’s write the love story between your products and the people they empower!
Brian Pagán
I’m a human experience designer on a mission to make the world more equitable and loving.
A US expat, I’ve given talks and workshops in 14 countries. My first book The Creative Empathy Field Guide is out now.
“Brian is truly in the top 3 UX professionals I’ve worked with over the last decade.”
Matt Chandler
UX Design Highlights
This is a selection of 100+ UX projects across healthcare, sustainability, fintech, & the internet of things. Peep my portfolio for more.
Masters of Scale Courses
UX Lead (Remote, Freelance)
The Masters of Scale Courses app offers curated courses, each centered on a 10-minute Daily Practice, to help you build and cultivate your entrepreneurial mindset. WaitWhat hired me to design the MVP of their iOS and Android apps.



uGrow Smart Parenting Platform
UX Designer
uGrow is a digital hub for new parents, connecting Philips’ smart baby products. I helped fix some retention and engagement issues before our launch at the IFA trade show.



Philips Personal Health Programs
UX Lead
The Philips Personal Health Programs use data from their range of connected health devices, to help people monitor their health. I helped create the MVP web and mobile apps.



“Brian is a passionate professional… a natural leader who brings forth not only a strong vision, and a hands-on attitude to the table, but also an infectious energy that binds a team together.”
Omna Toshniwal
Specialties
As a full-circle UX lead, I can support you at any stage of product development. And here are the three things I do best:
UX Strategy
Whether Bach or Beyoncé, a choir sings with one voice. And each person on a product team should be able to contribute their own unique voice towards a shared strategy & vision; unified, not uniform.
Behavioral Design
Humans are creatures of habit; we stick with the things we love most. When people fall in love with your product or service, we can inspire healthy behavior change in them.
Digital Prototyping
Show always beats tell. And we learn best when we give people artifacts to touch & interact with. From low-fi to high-fi, paper to pixels, prototypes bring your concept to life for customers & stakeholders.
“Brian can be the driver on any UX adventure you choose, but he can also be a very helpful navigator.”
Judith Sol-Dyess