Summary
Laura Pinell is a founder and creative technologist with a decade of experience blending UX research, brand strategy, and front-end engineering to build accessible, scalable web products. As founder and Executive Director of FADE Initiative and leader at UXBridge, she designs WCAG-compliant systems and atomic design frameworks that translate complex curricula and organizational goals into usable digital experiences. Her background spans enterprise dashboards, React/WordPress integrations, and end-to-end redesigns for mission-driven organizations like The Philosopher’s House, where she prepared platforms for growth and grant readiness. Known for teaching and community leadership, she creates vetted syllabi and runs live classes to lower barriers for artists and solopreneurs. Pragmatic and developer-forward, Laura bridges design and implementation to reduce technical debt while keeping business outcomes front and center.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate UI/UX Designer & Front end Developer, Certificate UI/UX Designer & Front end Developer at Nashville Software School
Certificate Front End Web Development and Design, Certificate Front End Web Development and Design at Udemy
Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at Codecademy
Digital Analytics, Digital Analytics at Google Analytics Academy
incomplete Bachelors Math, incomplete Bachelors Math at King University
Bachelor of Science Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Science Agricultural Science at University of Tennessee, Knoxville