Professional Experience
Principal Solutions & Integration Architect · Human-Centered Systems & AI
May 2025–Present
Lead an independent practice focused on complex systems where people, workflow, technology, data, policy, and human judgment all have to work together. The work begins by understanding how a system actually operates, identifying where structure, ownership, workflow, or technology is breaking down, and designing a clearer path from problem to implementation.
- Lead solutions and integration architecture across human, operational, data, and technical systems.
- Design enterprise AI and knowledge systems including retrieval, provenance, source visibility, human review, oversight, and escalation patterns.
- Structure workflow and decision architecture for complex, data-heavy, and compliance-driven environments.
- Use rapid prototyping and direct implementation to validate architecture, expose risk early, and resolve problems before larger investment.
- Connect business requirements, technical constraints, operational reality, and user needs through human-centered system design.
- Recent work includes architecting AI-assisted knowledge and representative-agent experiences, structuring complex information for retrieval and decision support, developing provenance and oversight patterns, and building working prototypes to test how new system models behave in practice.
This work builds on more than two decades of enterprise product, UX, workflow, systems, and technical implementation experience across financial services, government, healthcare, education, and enterprise software.
Principal Consultant – UX, UI & Systems Design
Aug 1998–May 2025
Led consulting engagements across startups, financial services, healthcare, education, franchises, and enterprise software, helping organizations turn ambiguous business and user needs into workable systems, products, and modernization paths.
- Worked across strategy, workflow, UX architecture, technical implementation, and organizational constraints; frequently entered environments where the problem was not yet clearly defined and mapped what was actually happening before proposing a solution.
- Designed and implemented web, desktop, and mobile systems using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, and evolving front-end technologies.
- Reworked workflows, information structures, and product architectures to reduce friction and better align systems with how people actually worked.
- Created reusable design systems, UI frameworks, component structures, and interaction patterns across products and organizations.
- Built working prototypes and demonstrations to test assumptions, expose technical and operational risks, and align stakeholders before larger investment.
- Supported digital transformation by modernizing legacy experiences, consolidating fragmented structures, and introducing more scalable delivery patterns.
- Served as a long-term advisor to founders and organizational leaders, connecting business direction, user needs, technology, and implementation.
Lead Technologist / Design Strategist
May 2021–May 2025
Booz Allen Hamilton · Full-time · Crystal City, Virginia / Hybrid
Led systems discovery, solution architecture, workflow transformation, and human-centered product strategy across Navy, Army, and Air Force modernization programs. Worked across policy, operations, data, UX, and technical implementation to turn ambiguous requirements and fragmented processes into usable systems, decision-support tools, prototypes, and modernization paths.
- Worked between users, mission stakeholders, engineers, analysts, and leadership to expose risk early and connect operational needs with implementable solutions.
- Translated policy, stakeholder needs, operational constraints, and technical requirements into workflows, service blueprints, prototypes, dashboards, and system patterns.
- Mapped end-to-end processes to identify friction, ownership gaps, escalation risk, dependencies, and automation opportunities.
- Designed and implemented testable solutions using HTML/CSS, Angular, R Shiny, Qlik, and rapid prototypes to validate direction before larger investment.
- Applied AI trust and oversight patterns including source visibility, traceability, human review, escalation paths, and safeguards.
- Navy HR Service Design & Digital Transformation: conducted 75+ interviews across an enterprise HR landscape serving ~975,000 users; translated policy, mandates, operational needs, and user findings into service blueprints, modernization priorities, accessibility improvements, and automation opportunities.
- Army Geospatial Application: upgraded a mission-critical Angular application from v14 to v16, resolving implementation issues while improving maintainability, component structure, UX stability, and release readiness.
- Air Force AI, Data & Decision Support: built Qlik dashboards and R Shiny prototypes for operational decision support; integrated NLP outputs into user-facing workflows, developed source-visibility and human-review patterns, and helped bring a RAG-based data assistant through implementation.
UX Architect
May 2017–Oct 2020
Softwise · Full-time · Provo, Utah / On-site
Led UX architecture and system design for a suite of financial applications while working directly in the Angular production environment. Connected business requirements, user workflows, data behavior, interaction logic, and technical constraints into a coherent product architecture.
- Worked directly with developers, business owners, and end users to resolve problems inside the delivery cycle rather than separating design from implementation.
- Designed and implemented a modular Angular design system that unified interaction patterns and component behavior across multiple applications.
- Re-architected complex financial workflows including loan origination, point-of-sale, refinancing, payments, collections, and title lending.
- Co-developed five business-critical applications within a shared component and semantic framework, improving consistency, maintainability, and delivery efficiency.
- Integrated design review directly into development, surfacing downstream impacts and resolving issues before they became rework.
- Conducted contextual research and field studies to ensure system logic reflected actual operational behavior.
The resulting architecture connected customer experience, business rules, workflow, and implementation within a reusable system rather than treating UX as a separate presentation layer.
LinkedIn evidence — Softwise
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
February 11, 2021, Michael managed Gordon directly
I hired and managed Gordon while I was at Softwise. He was hired to be the principle UX architect of our next generation point of sale system designed for both a web and desktop experience. Gordon tirelessly worked directly with the developers, business owners and end users to design a system that was both user friendly and developer friendly. His design approach decreased development time by 35% as he incorporated a structure where any design changes were completed with in the development cycle so that the developers could utilize the his designs faster with little work on their end. In the end he produced a product that was intuitive, visually appealing and seamlessly worked as a web application and an IOS or Android application all while using a single code base. He designed a product that met the expectations of the users, the business and his boss. I recommend Gordon to anyone looking for an excellent UI/UX designer and would gladly work with him again on any software project / initiative I was involved in. He made everyone's jobs easier and I know he would do the same at any other company he works at.
January 13, 2021, Thomas worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordon is a solid UI/UX engineer, with a working knowledge of the limitations that developers run into to making his designs possible and always concerned about finding a middle ground between creative designs and what is technically possible.
December 19, 2020, Mak worked with Gordon on the same team
I had the absolute pleasure of building several products with Gordon over the past few years. Gordon is a great guy! Not only did Gordon show initiative in building out our UI/UX architecture from scratch, but he also played a huge role in pushing our product forward from a design perspective. Gordon's attention to detail and general UI creativity made a huge impact on Softwise. Gordon is a rock star and any organization would be lucky to have him!
What Gordon said about colleagues / leaders
August 15, 2019, Gordon reported to Michael directly
Michael has a unique and powerful vision to see a product's potential, relevance, and value in the industry and directs an efficient development model towards that goal - under Michael's direction, in 3 months, Michael's team prepared a working web application and native mobile application that leveraged the same code base. Michael is a natural charismatic leader who loves people, loves to have fun with them, and leverage his team's natural talents to do so. Michael excitedly encouraged, enabled, and prepared a space for one of his struggling developers to blossom in the office as a Dungeon Master, what started as a one off became 3 Dungeons & Dragons campaigns that became a selling point for hiring developers, that united teams, people, and management to joke, talk, and see each others talents, abilities, and natural leadership.
January 13, 2021, Gordon worked with Thomas on the same team
Thomas takes on challenges wonderfully, he is easy to work with, and sees things with an architect's mind set, understanding what is needed before it is requested. His work ethic is top notch and he balances it out with amazing forethought and vision. I've never seen code so stable, modular, and with so little need for refactoring. He is an amazing developer!
December 21, 2020, Gordon worked with Mak on the same team
Mak is fantastic, optimistic, excited and hungry to learn, has an infectious positivity, and he and his work make every team he works on better. He is a quick learner, excited to understand new frameworks, code more efficiently, and is interested in learning from more seasoned developers. We worked on many web applications together, he learned the code quickly, got up to speed with UX patterns quickly, and took over the development easily, accelerating me on to other tasks. He asks great questions and gets to the heart of the matter quickly. I want him on my team and would hire him in a heartbeat.
Senior User Experience Designer
May 2016–Apr 2017
Ivanti · Full-time · South Jordan, Utah / On-site
Designed enterprise management systems across asset, security, mobility, and service domains, translating complex administrative and operational requirements into coherent workflows, interaction models, and reusable product structures.
- Worked across users, product owners, and engineering teams to understand how systems actually operated, identify workflow and information gaps, and align product behavior with technical and operational constraints.
- Led UX architecture across LANDESK/Ivanti enterprise products, connecting multi-domain workflows through shared interaction and structural patterns.
- Designed reusable application patterns that improved consistency and reduced cognitive load across the broader product ecosystem.
- Created a dynamic query, filter, and condition builder that enabled non-technical users to construct complex reporting and selection logic.
- Conducted on-site interviews and workplace observation to validate workflows and uncover operational constraints that were not visible in requirements alone.
- Partnered with engineering and product leadership to align user needs, system behavior, technical feasibility, and maintainable implementation.
This work required integrating information architecture, workflow logic, product patterns, and technical constraints across an interconnected enterprise software environment.
Lead Interaction Designer
May 2014–May 2016
TEKsystems · Contract · Sandy, Utah / On-site
Directed UX and interaction architecture for the global Enterprise Business and Office Management System (IMOS), a mission-critical platform serving more than 76,000 users across multilingual, multi-role environments.
- Led research, workflow analysis, and modernization efforts that helped transform a fragmented JSF environment into a more unified AngularJS-based system.
- Worked across users, business requirements, interface architecture, and development constraints to bring greater coherence to a large legacy platform.
- Led workflow discovery across roles, geographies, languages, and operational contexts to identify friction and structural inconsistencies.
- Translated complex requirements into modular, reusable interaction patterns and scalable interface structures.
- Designed and documented an enterprise pattern library spanning semantics, iconography, interaction behavior, and AngularJS components.
- Worked through development and QA to maintain structural consistency between intended workflows and implemented behavior.
- Helped modernize a fragmented legacy environment into a responsive, more maintainable system aligned with accessibility and long-term product needs.
The work centered on connecting workflow, information structure, reusable patterns, and implementation across a large enterprise application rather than treating interaction design as an isolated presentation layer.
LinkedIn evidence — TEKsystems
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
April 22, 2016, Matt worked with Gordon on the same team
It’s been nice to have a User Experience Expert who knows how to prototype in HTML, CSS, and AngularJS. Gordon designs with responsive design concepts in mind, fully knowing what is possible and what is not, with actual pages written in HTML and CSS, as opposed to a designer who creates mockups in Photoshop or Illustrator (he can design in Photoshop/Illustrator if needed as well). He can add interactions to the designs using AngularJS, which allows decision makers the ability to interact with a prototype, assuring that the design has been vetted and the interactions understood so developers won’t have change request surprises when they hook up webservices and provide the finished product. He encapsulates functionality of his prototype designs into directives for clean AngularJS component organization. Gordon knows how to design and organize CSS with the big picture in mind, with attention to details like minimizing HTTP requests, using sprite SVG’s. He is very focused on the user and understands that software is being created for ease of use by users, and that the success of the product is dependent upon users success in using the product; hence, his influence makes sure that usability is not sacrificed by the design-illiterate, structured data, webservice developers. Gordon would make an excellent addition to your team blending the roles of UX designer and Front-end developer, being able to understand and communicate concepts in both realms.
Web Designer – UI/UX + eCommerce Strategy
Feb 2014–Apr 2014
ConsultNet · Contract · South Jordan, Utah / On-site
Supported ecommerce modernization and front-end implementation for consumer-facing brands, including Miche direct sales and ZAGG mobile accessories.
- Worked across interface design, responsive development, ecommerce workflow, campaign execution, and stakeholder coordination, connecting customer-facing experiences with the operational needs of marketing, sales, design, and development teams.
- Designed and implemented UI for web and email campaigns in partnership with NOW Communications.
- Improved ecommerce workflows across NetSteps and Magento to reduce friction for customers and field representatives.
- Proposed a seasonal planning workflow to better coordinate marketing, design, development, and release activity.
- Developed a reporting concept to reduce manual effort and improve information available to field representatives.
- Prototyped responsive ecommerce components and layout structures for ZAGG’s redesign.
- Supported consistent customer experiences across devices and high-volume consumer traffic.
Human Factors Specialist
Oct 2010–Jan 2014
Novell · Full-time · Provo, Utah / On-site
Led UX architecture and cross-platform system design for Novell’s enterprise suite, now part of OpenText, including GroupWise, Filr, Vibe, iPrint, Messenger, and ZENworks, serving over 10 million global users.
- Drove interface strategy across desktop, web, and mobile systems, shaping how users accessed, managed, and navigated mission-critical functionality at scale.
- Balanced administrative control, regulatory constraints, distributed environments, and multi-product coherence before design systems became standard practice.
- Directed UX for two major GroupWise releases, helping modernize a legacy desktop product into a responsive, cross-platform ecosystem.
- Centralized multi-server administration into a unified web-based control experience, improving workflow clarity and reducing support load.
- Designed modular mobile and web frameworks aligned with early microservice architecture principles.
- Led UX for Filr, Novell’s secure file-sharing system, balancing usability with compliance, data sensitivity, and administrative oversight.
- Built and maintained a cross-product UI library with 1,500+ icons, reducing licensing costs and unifying semantics across platforms.
- Authored UX standards, design specifications, and implementation guides to maintain coherence across agile and legacy teams.
This work formed much of the structural foundation for the enterprise-scale systems designed later in Gordon’s career.
LinkedIn evidence — Novell
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
Rajesh Anandalai · Product Lead, Enterprise Backup & Recovery | Driving Cyber Resilience, Data Protection & Business Continuity
March 13, 2014, Rajesh worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordon is a passionate designer. I am amazed by his ability to jump between projects and contribute in a significant manner. Gordon has helped me in building good UI solutions and I would recommend Gordon for any UX position.
March 10, 2014, Tom worked with Gordon on the same team
I worked with Gordon for three years on various projects. I was the project manager and Gordon was the User Experience (UX) lead on those projects. Gordon did a great job in helping us improve the look-and-feel and user-interaction for products that have millions of end-users. Gordon is talented, deadline-conscious, and a very fun and pleasing person to work with. I enjoyed our association immensely.
January 23, 2014, Daniel worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordon has this incredible ability to step back from a specific UX interaction and consider the entire context of the interaction to propose the best solution to the problem. Whereas certain designers are content to just tweak colors and pixels, Gordon likes to ask, "Why is the user here?", "What are they trying to do?" and "How can we make it easier or more natural for the user?". As an engineer, Gordon's approach would sometimes force me to rethink (and even re-code) certain interactions but it always lead to a better experience for the user.
March 14, 2014, Brad worked with Gordon but on different teams
Gordon is an exceptional designer with a great eye for detail. He is great to work with and can be counted on to deliver excellent results in a timely manner. I have always been impressed by Gordon's ability to understand the design needs of our products completely and provide great input back to management and engineering to improve the user experience. Gordon would be an excellent asset for any company looking for a top designer that is personable and works well with others.
What Gordon said about colleagues / leaders
Rajesh Anandalai · Product Lead, Enterprise Backup & Recovery | Driving Cyber Resilience, Data Protection & Business Continuity
March 13, 2014, Gordon worked with Rajesh but on different teams
Rajesh is brilliant, his ability to implement UX into his engineering is masterful. Rajesh is a forward thinker, a planner, and entirely reliable, he is the one everyone fights to have on their team, because they know he'll beat the deadline, while improving the product's look, feel, and performance.
March 10, 2014, Gordon worked with Tom on the same team
Tom is a brilliant project manager, he foresees challenges in projects, talks directly to the challenges with clarity of vision and purpose, while balancing project needs, business goals, and UX demands, time and time again. He knows how to manage multiple multi-million dollar projects simultaneously, affecting millions of users, and has the experience to know what can and can't be done before the project begins. Tom's ability to meet project deadlines and care for user's needs is a rare gift in project management, he's the top-notch project manager, that you want on your team!
January 23, 2014, Gordon worked with Daniel on the same team
Dan is brilliant, takes ownership of his work, collaborates wonderfully with others, catalysts ideas in his team, and has the insight, and determination to figure things out. One example I love is when he added a feature to our new product that allows a user to work in a Word doc and collaborate with other users about it and never leave the Word application, everyone was excited, and impressed about this new feature and the value it added to the product.
UI Designer/Engineer
Jul 2010–Oct 2010
Five Star Franchising · Contract · Springville, Utah / On-site
Led UI/UX design and front-end implementation for a multi-brand franchise platform, creating reusable structures that could adapt across brands, geographies, and service models.
- Designed a shared front-end architecture that supported rapid deployment, localization, and cross-brand consistency across Five Star Painting, Five Star Holiday Decor, and related business units.
- Connected interface behavior, reusable components, business rules, and brand requirements within a common system.
- Directed UI/UX and front-end implementation for core franchise platforms, establishing reusable interaction and component patterns.
- Designed and launched the Holiday Decor application from the ground up, defining structure, workflows, and interaction logic.
- Localized the primary franchise platform for Portuguese-speaking markets, supporting international expansion.
- Built reusable, brand-compliant components that improved consistency across multiple franchise businesses.
- Unified differing business requirements within a shared front-end system that supported reuse, onboarding, and future extension.
LinkedIn evidence — Five Star Franchising
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
January 31, 2011, Mikelle was senior to Gordon but didn’t manage Gordon directly
Gordon is a very thorough, passionate, and creative designer, and a pristine programmer. We only had him for a short time, but we would take him back in a heartbeat if we could afford his skill level. Not only is he a very pleasant, friendly person to work with, but he is also undoubtedly an integral asset to any team. I already know that he excels in web design, graphic design, and web programming, but I also whole-heartedly believe that he would succeed at absolutely anything he set his mind to.
What Gordon said about colleagues / leaders
February 1, 2011, Gordon worked with Mikelle on the same team
Mikelle managed multiple marketing visions simultaneously across multiple markets & directions, constantly staying up to date with the latest re-prioritizations, clearly communicating them across all departments. She was full of positive energy, a can-do mentality, and the know-how & willingness to learn, to back up her continual optimism. Mikelle is an outstanding example of positivity & hard work fusing her into a uniquely responsible and reliable individual - focused on the success of all she is involved with.
UI Designer/Engineer
Mar 2010–Jul 2010
SolutionStream · Full-time · Lehi, Utah / On-site
Delivered UX architecture and front-end implementation across healthcare, mining, education, genealogy, and consumer technology environments.
- Worked across business requirements, user needs, brand constraints, legacy systems, and technical environments to create coherent, maintainable interface structures focused on reusable patterns and implementation consistency.
- Designed and deployed a resilient HTML5/CSS3 kiosk interface for Intermountain Healthcare, optimized for clinical and public-use environments.
- Delivered front-end and UX architecture for clients including Eleutian, JUB, Rio Tinto, LineaGen, and Sorenson, adapting shared principles to different operational contexts.
- Built responsive, maintainable interface systems across legacy enterprise stacks and modern browsers.
- Served as CSS architecture lead, establishing scalable styling patterns and mentoring developers on consistent implementation.
- Integrated UX structures and reusable interface patterns into CMS-driven environments to support iterative delivery.
UI Engineer – Enterprise SaaS Interfaces
Jun 2009–Mar 2010
Service Repair Solutions · Full-time · Orem, Utah / On-site
Delivered UI engineering and front-end prototyping across multiple SaaS platforms in the automotive service and repair domain, including Mobile Productivity, Identifix, iATN, and AutoPoint.
- Worked across legacy application constraints, visual design, interaction behavior, browser compatibility, and implementation standards to create more maintainable and consistent front-end structures.
- Supported distributed engineering teams in adopting clearer, reusable implementation patterns.
- Translated visual designs and workflow requirements into resilient HTML, CSS, and JavaScript prototypes with strong structural and behavioral fidelity.
- Served as CSS and XHTML subject-matter expert, guiding distributed engineering teams toward scalable, standards-aligned implementation.
- Improved cross-browser consistency for enterprise applications, reducing implementation variance and downstream QA issues.
- Built reusable UI components within ASP.NET, DevExpress, and the Dropthings Ajax portal framework.
- Proposed a 3D vehicle visualization concept to improve service intake by making vehicle condition and repair context easier for customers and staff to understand.
LinkedIn evidence — Service Repair Solutions
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
Donald Livingston · Senior Frontend Engineer • React & TypeScript • UX-Focused • Ownership-Driven, High-Quality UI
May 19, 2010, Donald worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordon's abilities with Web Design are first rate. His knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript techniques are some of the best I've seen. He writes very clean and maintainable code, and he makes it a point to follow industry standard best practices. I would recommend Gordon for any Web Design/Development position.
June 14, 2012, Omar managed Gordon directly
Gordon is a user experience expert! He understands what it takes to manage business, technology, and user constraints and elaborate the best user experience in the form of wireframes, mockups, and fully functional html/css prototypes. Gordon has shown an amazing ability to adjust to change and deliver quality UIs and user experiences. I will recommend Gordon to any company and will be more than happy to take a call on his behalf.
What Gordon said about colleagues / leaders
Donald Livingston · Senior Frontend Engineer • React & TypeScript • UX-Focused • Ownership-Driven, High-Quality UI
May 19, 2010, Gordon worked with Donald on the same team
Donald was instrumental in streamlining the design to development process of the user interface. Donald has a good eye for detail and has good technical skills. I would recommend him for user interface design and development.
January 11, 2012, Omar was senior to Gordon but didn’t manage Gordon directly
Omar leads by example, empathy, and hard work, he is instrumental in helping teammates, products, and companies succeed, and is the person you want thinking through the challenges of your products and simplifying it into a beautiful, usable application.
UI Designer / Engineer – SaaS for Real Estate & Facilities
Feb 2008–Jun 2009
AxisPointe · Full-time · Lehi, Utah / On-site
Led UX architecture and front-end engineering for AxisPointe and AxisFM, SaaS platforms serving builders, facility managers, and homeowners across commercial, institutional, and government environments.
- Worked across multiple products, clients, deployment models, and business requirements to unify structure, interaction logic, branding, and implementation into reusable product systems.
- Integrated five standalone tools into a single platform for K. Hovnanian, a $2B builder, improving usability, structural coherence, and executive visibility.
- Designed and developed AxisFM for enterprise facility management, supporting organizations including the U.S. Air Force, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Harvard University, and California Highway Patrol.
- Built an early mobile-accessible interface for XHTML-capable phones, enabling lightweight, rebrandable deployments before responsive design became standard.
- Re-architected an existing product into a tiered subscription application, enabling a marketable release within two weeks.
- Directed UX, branding, and front-end architecture across BuilderCertified, WalkYourHome, GetHomeWorx, MyHomeProfile, AxisFM, and AxisPointe.
- Created interactive sales and demonstration tools that supported enterprise adoption and product communication.
This work required integrating previously separate products, business models, user contexts, and technical structures into adaptable systems that could support multiple organizations and deployment needs.
LinkedIn evidence — AxisPointe
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
June 5, 2009, Cameron managed Gordon directly
Gordon consistently exemplified an outstanding work ethic and willingness to do whatever was required to complete a task. Gordon has a great attitude and works extremely well under tight deadlines. He is an asset to any firm, not only professionally, but also personally by positively influencing a company culture.
May 1, 2009, Brandon managed Gordon directly
Gordon is an integral part of our application development at AxisPointe. Most designers I have worked with have a good eye for print design, but few have the mindset for UI development. Applications are interactive and need to be useful at delivering information dynamically to it's end users. This is something Gordon understands well in addition to his design skills. He is a dependable hardworking employee and has added much value to our company.
April 29, 2009, Travis worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordan has a fantastic eye for detail and has always gone the extra mile to ensure that the quality of work he produces is exceptional. He has always asked intelligent questions to understand the problems at hand. Gordon has a great personality and fantastic work ethic, he is easy-going and very easy to work with. He seeks out challenges in order to gain new knowledge and better himself.
Roberto Mello · Expert in Data systems, reliable database deployments in different platforms (kubernetes, VMs, bare-metal), open source advocate and contributor, and AI applications
March 11, 2009, Roberto worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordon is talented and skilled. He is attentive to detail, understands the nuances of good user-oriented design, and communicates well with all parties involved in order to achieve the desired objectives. His designs are aesthetically pleasing, technically correct, and user-oriented.
February 13, 2009, Cortland worked with Gordon on the same team
I have worked with Gordon Barlow for about a half of a year. He has extensive knowledge when it comes to user interfaces and a superlative command of graphic design layout. He has been an essential part of the AxisPointeTM work force. He strives to improve himself at every angle in order to achieve maximum results on any project. He is hardworking and loyal to the tasks he is given. -Cortland Johnson
November 3, 2008, Aaron was senior to Gordon but didn’t manage Gordon directly
Gordon has been a great employee for AxisPointe, Inc. He is very responsive and gets his projects done in a timely manner while paying attention to detail. As a designer, he has helped to engineer a very inviting and easy to understand graphical interface for our clients and partners.
What Gordon said about colleagues / leaders
June 5, 2009, Gordon worked with Cameron but on different teams
Cameron was an exciting, motivating, and empowering individual that instilled confidence in the success of the company, and in co-workers abilities. It was always a pleasure to work with him, I enjoyed working on many tight deadlines with him, he was always approachable and welcoming. Cameron brings a synergistic energy that is instrumental to the company's success.
May 2, 2009, Gordon reported to Brandon directly
Brandon is dedicated, committed, and loyal to the success of AxisPointe. He is thoughtful, aware, and empathetic of the needs of his team. He is knowledgeable, clear-headed, and a good teacher. He is skillful in his management, balancing the needs of the team, the needs of the product, and it's various projects.
April 30, 2009, Gordon worked with Travis on the same team
Travis is efficient, able to cut to the heart of the problem and solve it quickly, he gets along with everybody, and is respected by all. He is loyal, dedicated, and works hard to get things done right. He is a great communicator, teaches well, is understanding, and is wonderful to work with. Travis handles stress very well, and is enjoyable to work with. I highly recommend him!
Roberto Mello · Expert in Data systems, reliable database deployments in different platforms (kubernetes, VMs, bare-metal), open source advocate and contributor, and AI applications
April 28, 2009, Gordon worked with Roberto on the same team
Roberto is indispensable, is very careful with code release, he works tirelessly to get things done and done right. He consistently implements improvements to the database, and is always preparing for the future. He is reliable, communicative, understanding, and thoughtful. He is knowledgeable, a good teacher, and teachable. He is a team player and is well respected. It is an honor and a privilege to work with him, and our company has because more efficient and our code releases less problematic. I highly recommend him.
March 23, 2009, Gordon worked with Cortland on the same team
Cortland can develop logos in Illustrator in lightning speed. He is a joy to work with, is always helpful, and has great ideas. I recommend Cortland for any Graphic Design project.
December 1, 2008, Aaron was senior to Gordon but didn’t manage Gordon directly
Aaron is wonderful to work with, he is very aware of the needs of his clients, and inspires others to do their best. He is cheerful, and sensitive to others needs, thoughts, and feelings. He is a uniter, he draws people together, and inspires great ideas. He is a great positive thinker and encourages others to think big.
Senior Multimedia Designer and Developer
Nov 2001–Feb 2008
Amelicor / DHI Computing Service · Full-time · Provo, Utah / On-site
Led experience design, front-end engineering, multimedia development, and internal tool creation across DHI Computing Service divisions, including FPS GOLD, GOLDPoint Systems, PCIS GOLD, DHI Provo, and what is now Amelicor.
- Worked across product, engineering, sales, training, content, and operations to translate complex financial software and business needs into usable applications, communication systems, demonstrations, and process-support tools.
- Designed and developed interactive applications for sales, training, and product walkthroughs, combining interface logic, system behavior, and narrative structure.
- Built early web platforms, content tools, microsites, and internal applications supporting multiple product lines and business functions.
- Proposed and delivered a content-generated bank statement system that reduced engineering dependency and created a new client-delivery capability.
- Designed conference systems spanning registration, presentation environments, media assets, product demonstrations, and live interactive experiences.
- Created 3D visualization, motion graphics, tutorials, and internal communication tools that made complex product capabilities easier to understand.
- Supported cross-functional product teams by translating workflows, technical concepts, and business requirements into testable interfaces and working demonstrations.
This role established an early recurring pattern: connecting technology, communication, workflow, and user understanding to make complex systems easier to use, explain, and extend.
LinkedIn evidence — Amelicor / DHI Computing Service
What colleagues / leaders said about Gordon
November 3, 2008, Steve worked with Gordon but on different teams
Gordon does excellent quality of work. When he helped us out with a project, he was very accomodating and put forth a lot of effort to make sure that our needs from him were met. He's easy to work with and is very knowledgeable in his field.
November 3, 2008, Gilbert worked with Gordon but on different teams
I worked with Gordon for several years and was always impressed with the work he did. On a few occasions I went to him to get technical help and he was always willing and capable. Gordon was a good employee and we miss his contributions to our company.
Thomas Denton · Helping provide unified, trusted, professional, and sustainable philanthropic services so all may enjoy an inspired giving experience that results in positive change.
October 31, 2016, Thomas was Gordon’s client
Gordon is one of the most passionate people I have ever met and had the pleasure to work with. I would recommend him highly for anyone looking for a person with integrity, strong work ethic, and a passion for digging into the details and figuring things out.
November 3, 2008, Regi worked with Gordon on the same team
Gordon is a very detail-oriented and conscientious individual who is a delight to work with. His ability to grasp a projects inner-most details and bring them to life is one of his greatest assets. I highly recommend Gordon Barlow and believe him to be an asset to any project he is entrusted with.
Brandon Fullmer · Director, Media Strategy & Production at DHI Computing Service, Inc.
August 6, 2009, Brandon managed Gordon directly
Gordon is a dedicated and passionate worker and has a strong desire for success. Gordon enjoys improving his skills where he thrives from learning everything possible. He has a very diplomatic approach when working with team members.
What Gordon said about colleagues / leaders
December 1, 2008, Gordon worked with Steve but on different teams
Steve is easy to get along with, has a positive attitude, and is driven to succeed. He is very knowledgeable in his field and is always learning to expand his abilities. I am happy to recommend Steve.
December 1, 2008, Gordon worked with Gilbert but on different teams
Gilbert is easy to get along with and explains projects with clarity. I enjoy working with him, and I am happy to recommend him.
Thomas Denton · Helping provide unified, trusted, professional, and sustainable philanthropic services so all may enjoy an inspired giving experience that results in positive change.
January 2, 2010, Thomas was senior to Gordon but didn’t manage Gordon directly
Thomas is friendly, a good listener, and is generous, seeking the best for his employees.
December 1, 2008, Gordon worked with Regi on the same team
Regi is a gem, her visual memory is astounding, she choreographs large projects to the minutest details and the broadest scopes. She is easy to work with, is full of ideas, and is driven to succeed. Like a magnet, she draws people, talents, ideas, and hard work together to create a complete package, from print, to web, to market identity, she orchestrates it all. I highly recommend Regi for any project, any scope.
November 4, 2008, Gordon worked with Regi but they were at different companies
Regi is experienced, easy to work with, has great design sense, and works with astounding speed. She is vigilant in making her work a success, has great synergy and an amazing ability to inspire brilliance in people and her projects. I highly recommend Regi.
Senior Web Designer – Simulated Intelligence Systems
Jun 2001–Sep 2001
SENAPPS · Full-time · Salt Lake City, Utah / On-site
Led UX design and front-end development during the early commercialization of neural-network, signal-processing, and handwriting-recognition technologies.
- Worked directly with company leadership to translate research-oriented technology into understandable product demonstrations, digital experiences, and investor-facing communication.
- Designed and developed the company web platform using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Flash.
- Built interactive demonstrations that made neural-network, signal-processing, and handwriting-recognition concepts easier for customers and investors to understand.
- Collaborated directly with the President/CEO on product explanation, information structure, user flows, and investor-facing narratives.
- Created secure information-capture workflows and a modular site structure to support commercial outreach.
- Explored 3D interface concepts for representing emotional and behavioral patterns, developing early experience translating abstract human states into interactive system models.
Interaction Designer – Early Web Performance Systems
Apr 2000–Dec 2000
Omniture / MyComputer.com · Full-time · Orem, Utah / On-site
Designed interface visuals, interaction patterns, and motion-driven communication for MyComputer.com, later Omniture and ultimately part of Adobe’s analytics business.
- Worked within dial-up and early broadband constraints to create responsive, bandwidth-efficient experiences for a global user base.
- Balanced visual communication, interaction behavior, performance, and technical limitations rather than treating design as a purely visual layer.
- Designed UI layouts, interaction flows, and system visuals for MyComputer.com and the WatchDog performance platform.
- Created lightweight motion and communication assets that reduced file size and improved load performance by up to 77%.
- Optimized animation, interface behavior, and visual structure for clarity, responsiveness, and cross-platform compatibility.
- Maintained a consistent design language across products while adapting to strict bandwidth, browser, and infrastructure constraints.
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