CEO, Founder
Cindy Brummer
Senior Researcher and UX Designer
If you could only use one word to describe Standard Beagle Founder Cindy Brummer, it would be resilient. She is full of grit and demonstrates perseverance every day.
Everybody loves a comeback, and Cindy Brummer’s story is full of them. She has overcome setbacks to find her way into UX and become a pillar in the UX community.
In fact, Cindy Brummer is an accredited UX professional – #030701001.
Cindy’s Stats
In her own words
About Cindy Brummer
I began my professional career in television journalism, but I found my way to user experience design while working as the web producer for KVUE-TV in Austin. I freelanced and worked as an in-house web designer and developer for five years before founding Standard Beagle in 2012.
Education
I attended The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a double degree in Journalism and History.
I also earned a Masters degree in UX Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art; while I was there, I completed a design fellowship program through the Johns Hopkins Technology Innovation Center.
Community
I love being out in the community. In 2019 I founded UX in ATX, which is a global community of designers, and we host meetups every month. I also teach the UX/UI boot camp program through the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. So far I’ve graduated more than 250 students.
Publications
I love to write, so I’m honored to be a contributing author to the book “97 Things Every UX Practitioner Should Know,” published by O’Reilly.
My why
I started Standard Beagle for a few reasons.
- Passion – I eat, sleep, and breathe UX. And I love working with our clients to make the experience better for their clients and patients.
- Family – I wanted a job that would allow me flexibility to take off for my kids’ activities in the middle of the day.
- Independence – I wanted to call the shots and get out of the crosshairs of the politics in an organization.
I’m most proud of
I would say I’m most proud of how I opened an agency that’s still running, despite not having gone to business school. When I first started, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. But, through humility and a curious mindset, I’ve learned an incredible amount, and I’m still learning every day.
What else am I proud of? I’m a USA Boxing Certified Coach and I get to coach boxing at the YMCA.
And I’m so proud of my kiddos — one of which is headed to Loyola Marymount University. Go Lions!
Work with me
Hey, let’s work together! Reach out today to see how I can be the UX coach in your corner.
