Charlie Hogland
About Charlie Hogland
Charlie Hogland is a Principal Experience Design Developer at FM Global, leading a team in building web interfaces and creating training materials.
Title
Charlie Hogland holds the position of Principal Experience Design Developer at FM Global. He has been serving in this role since 2023. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, he is responsible for leading UI development teams and creating web interfaces utilizing a design system's component library.
Company Background
FM Global is a company where Charlie has made significant career strides. Prior to his current role, he served as a Senior Experience Design Developer from 2021 to 2023. In his current stint, he focuses on coordinating a team of UI developers and closely collaborating with designers to build robust product visions grounded in UX and technical expertise.
Previous Work Experience
Charlie Hogland has a diverse portfolio of roles in design and development. Before his ongoing tenure at FM Global, he worked at Eliassen Group as a Senior UX Developer for 9 months in 2021. He also spent two years at Stifel Financial Corp. as a Senior UX Engineer and Designer from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, he worked at Motivation Technologies, LLC, first as a Technology Coordinator from 2011 to 2017, and then as a Front-End Web Developer from 2017 to 2019.
Education and Expertise
Charlie's educational background includes a focus on digital media and communication. He attended the Illinois Institute of Art where he studied Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians and achieved a degree in Digital Media Production from 2005 to 2006. Prior to that, he attended Jefferson College and earned pre-degree studies in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia from 2003 to 2005. He also completed his high school education at Festus Sr. High School, graduating with a High School Diploma in General Studies in 2005.
Team Leadership and Mentorship
In his role at FM Global, Charlie Hogland leads a team of UI developers, facilitating the building of web interfaces through the usage of a design system's component library. He is also responsible for creating training materials, including videos and guidelines, aimed at upskilling developers in the design system. Additionally, Charlie mentors team members through proof of concept, prototypical, and production UI development for various applications and tools.