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Lance Essner
Paintbrush Painting with Pixels

Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I've spent 10+ years designing and building products across healthcare, broadcast, productivity, and editorial production. Different worlds, same instinct — figure out how things work, and make them better.

Product designer by title, generalist by nature — UX, UI, systems thinking, and builder energy all in one. This space is a collection of things I've designed, built, broken, and rebuilt. Walk around. Enjoy!

Worked With

XALT Premier League Epic August BI DHS CoApp Discord MotoAmerica STIHL Blue Laser Fusion LFC MyChart Samsung TNT Sports Roblox Tradable Bits Motorsport XALT Premier League Epic August BI DHS CoApp Discord MotoAmerica STIHL Blue Laser Fusion LFC MyChart Samsung TNT Sports Roblox Tradable Bits Motorsport
Case Studies
Skills
UX

UX

  • AB Testing
  • Interaction Design
  • Journey Maps
  • Task-Based Testing
  • User Interviews
  • User Research
UI

UI

  • Design Systems
  • Mobile Design
  • Prototyping
  • User Personas
  • Web/Dashboard Design
  • Wireframing
Software

Software

  • After Effects
  • Canva
  • Figma
  • Jira
  • Mac & PC
  • Notion
  • Photoshop
  • PowerPoint
AI

AI

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude Code
  • Gemini
  • Midjourney
  • Nano Banana
Resume

Senior Product Designer

XALT
2022 — Present

Led design across SmartTV, iOS, Android, and web platforms for live broadcast experiences including the Premier League, IndyCar, and MotoAmerica. Managed projects from research through launch, ran design sprints, and mentored junior designers.

Senior Product Designer

August
2021 — 2023

Built a responsive patient portal for parents and nursing staff. Conducted heuristic evaluations, optimized clinical workflows, utilized ANT Design System for data visualization, and integrated AI features for documentation.

Lead Product & UX/UI Designer

BI
2019 — 2024

Created consistent experiences across mobile apps, web apps, internal tools, and hardware devices for federal, state, and local municipality monitoring systems. Established a component library, worked in monthly agile cycles. US Public Trust Security Clearance.

UX/UI and Visual Designer

Epic Systems
2016 — 2018

Collaborated on 30+ healthcare applications including MyChart, Cupid, and Optime. Conducted AB tests, journey maps, user interviews, and usability tests. Presented at HIMSS, UGM, and XGM conferences.

Graphic Designer

Saint Francis Healthcare
2015 — 2016

Implemented marketing campaigns generating millions in revenue. Designed social media, magazine, and editorial materials across digital platforms.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

University of Missouri

Minor in Multicultural Studies & Art History

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Lance has an incredible ability to take complex problems and turn them into elegant, intuitive designs. His broadcast work transformed how we deliver live content.

Working with Lance on the August platform was a game-changer. He brought a level of design thinking to healthcare that made our product truly stand out.

Lance what do you think about this wallpaper I picked out?

Lance architected the entire XALT broadcast suite from scratch. His ability to blend complex technical workflows with clean, usable interfaces is rare.

His design systems work at BI made our federal products more accessible and consistent than anything we had before.

You're unhinged, I love it.

Lance has an incredible ability to take complex problems and turn them into elegant, intuitive designs. His broadcast work transformed how we deliver live content.

Working with Lance on the August platform was a game-changer. He brought a level of design thinking to healthcare that made our product truly stand out.

Lance what do you think about this wallpaper I picked out?

Lance architected the entire XALT broadcast suite from scratch. His ability to blend complex technical workflows with clean, usable interfaces is rare.

His design systems work at BI made our federal products more accessible and consistent than anything we had before.

You're unhinged, I love it.