Brandon Frenzel

User Experience Designer

2019 - Present

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

• Artwork design, direction and execution of product artwork with an emphasis on compliance, software UX/UI design, and previsualization for new product designs across three brands.
• Worked interdisciplinarily with product managers, development teams engineers, and marketing.
• Key contributor to Metallurgy, DL4 MkII, Catalyst, and HX series 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 valueable 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.

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.