Optimist, Fortune 500 Creative Visionary Carsten Rieger is a Brand Strategist, CX/UX/UI Designer, Ecommerce Solutions Analyst, Elite Ultra-Endurance Athlete

My days are devoted to crafting simplicity amidst complexity because I understand the universal love for simplicity – it’s valued, sought after, comprehended, and shared.

I integrate human behavior, psychology, and design to simplify usability while incorporating inclusivity for all web users.

Lead UX Designer at R+L Carriers
Creative Director
Brand and Digital Strategist
Frontend Developer
Lead Generations, Lead Nurture, and Lead Conversions
Award-Winning Fortune 500 Web Designer
Designed, and Developed over 700 websites
AI and Big Data
Leadership and Social Influencer
22 times IRONMAN 140.6 miles Triathlon Finisher
Curiosity and Lifelong Learner

Carsten Rieger

Ultimate Optimist
Creative Visionary & Elite Ultra Endurance Athlete

Whether I’m innovating new frontiers or leading creative teams in my work’s creative space. My journey is stacked with victories and countless challenges that have pushed my boundaries and raised my standards to new achievable heights.

My Favorite Quote from Walt Disney

“You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it takes people to make the dream a reality“.

Living a Healthy & Fit Lifestyle

I thrive on the untamed awe-inspiring beauty of our world, and I’m constantly drawn to exotic destinations, the wild, and unknown that inspire my creativity!

I was born in Switzerland, and graduated from high in, South Africa, where I studied Industrial Design, and Film and Theater Set Design before immigrating to the US, rounding-up my studies in Multimedia with my major in Wed Design and Development.

Woven into the tapestry of my lifestyle, I excel as an internationally ranked Elite Ironman Endurance Triathlete. This sport covers a grueling 140.6 miles of racing. It includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike, and a 26.2-mile run (a full marathon) raced in that sequence in a single day.

Yes. Good UX Design & Good Aesthetics Design Convert!

UX Designer

Strategist

Brand Visionary

Front-End Developer

Education

The United States and South Africa

Valencia College – Orlando, United States

Florida International University – Miami, United States

Tshwane University of Technology – Pretoria, South Africa

Cape Peninsula University of Technology – Cape Town, South Africa

Testimonials

"I worked with Carsten at Global Travel International. Carsten is an exceptional Creative Designer that always gives 110%. He did a great job in developing multiple design projects and always endeavored to meet deadlines. Carsten is performance driven team player and I enjoyed working with him. He is an asset to any Marketing Team."

"I had the pleasure of working with Carsten for the past two years and observed his passion for design and the willingness to go the extra mile. He demonstrated his talents with creative insights and unique designs all with great enthusiasm! Carsten is an extremely focused professional that has an impeccable work ethic. I admire his brilliant outlook on life and his desire to be the best that he can be."

Carsten is a highly skilled UX and web designer. His attention to detail and the thought he puts into the user journey is exceptional, and the designs he creates are beautiful and functional. Carsten is also a great team member and one of the most positive people I know."

"Carsten Rieger is one of the most talented and creative individuals I've had the honor to work with in my career. His approach to UX/UI is not only unique due to his vast experience, but he truly thinks outside the box and many times he even questions if the box has to exist. It's always fun and a pleasure to work with him. You are awesome Carsten!

"Carsten was a key player in influencing creative change to the digital landscape of our UX team. He was a quintessential player in producing our open forum discussions on user journey, UI, UX, consumer behavior, and wasn't afraid to think out of the box. What I most enjoyed about working with Carsten is that he brought not only a ton of experience to the table, and to the team, but that he was able to produce creative and unique designs in a moments notice.

Questions I'm Often Asked By Creative Minds

Before Web Design?

When I moved to the United States and before I pursued my degree in Multimedia majoring in Web Design and Development. My passion for tourism, people, and hospitality led me to be elected as a Walt Disney World Ambassador for the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, both of these magnificent luxury resorts are magically located in the magnificent Epcot Resort Area, on Walt Disney World property in beautiful sunny Central Florida.

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Being a confident, and fluent communicator in English, German, Swiss, and Afrikaans was most helpful and greatly appreciated by our distinguished Internationals Business and Leisure Travel resort guests alike.

As I was born in a small town located just outside of Zurich in Switzerland. Tourism, travel, and luxury hospitality have always been an intricate part of my life. By traveling to many of the 26 Swiss cantons from an incredibly young age as well as its culture-rich diverse and beautiful neighboring countries of Italy, Germany, Austria, and France, inspired me to study Hospitality Administration and Management at Florida International University at the renowned International acclaimed FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management.

Living in exquisite and whimsical Switzerland with its iconic Matterhorn, Alps mountain range backdrop, exploring its extended neighbors is a natural thing to do. From the turquoise blue Mediterranean coastline, including ports of call to Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, and the magnificent religious, artistic, as well as outstanding architecture and beauty of the significant Meteora Monasteries complex in the Pindus mountains that on average attract around 2 million visitors per year to marvel at this beauty and splendor of this magnificent religious and architectural landmark.

My Inspiration and Resources for Countless Innovations and Creativity

Tourism & Hospitality
Geographical Wonders of the World
Superyacht Designs & Naval Engineering
Contemporary Design
Futuristic Engineering, Innovations, & Concepts
Live Theatre, Broadway Musicals, Opera, and Music Concerts
Diverse Cuisine

Why Web Design?

As long as I can remember I have always had a strong passion for staying at the very forefront of communication strategies, technology and especially in web design, development, UX, UI, CX, and now artificial intelligence (AI) will always be my jam and is one of the most challenging, intriguing, and rewarding career choices I ever could have made for which I am most grateful.

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My Natural Inclination Towards Creativity in Design

Inherent Creativity
Passion for Problem-Solving
Love for Aesthetics
Desire for Expression
Interest in Technology and Innovation
Desire for Impact
Flexibility and Variety

A Fun Fact About Me?

At the age of nineteen and after having spent my entire high school years sailing the rugged Cape Town, South African Coastline, I was presented with the opportunity to sail on a Beneteau Sailing Yacht. A stunningly beautiful custom crafted 42-foot-long, glass hull sail boat, up the Atlantic Coast of Africa from Cape Town to Gibraltar on the East Coast of Spain and a once in a lifetime life-changing voyage through diverse landscapes and cultures. Without hesitation, I decided to jump right in and never looked back.

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So, I sailed into the unknown with a magical blistering orange sunset behind me. I was leaving the magnificent Cape Town landmark of Table Mountain my safe-haven throughout my teenage years.

My journey began with sailing up the wild beauty of the South Atlantic, with its rugged coastlines and tumultuous seas. Navigating northward, the climate gradually transitions from the warm waters of the tropics to the temperate climates of the subtropics. I was fortunate to encounter a tapestry of cultures, from the vibrant colorful, and cultural experience of the Northwestern African shore markets of Daka in Senegal to the historic Arabic port of Morocco. The Northwestern point of Africa.

Once I crossed the Straights of Gibraltar in category 2 hurricane winds from Morrocco, and into the gateway to the Mediterranean, the imposing Rock of Gibraltar loomed overhead, marking the end of an unforgettable journey filled with countless wildlife adventures from whales, dolphins, and turtles, sharks, and flying fish, to unimaginable discoveries of survival to timeless allures of the open sea that to this day has influenced the refectory of my life and how I can best contribute my skills for daily living for myself and for those I interact with in my career on a daily bases

Islands and Ports of Entry Visited on My Trans-Atlantic Sailing Journey

Saint Helena Island (United Kingdom)
Ascension Island (United Kingdom)
Daka Senegal (France)
Cape Verde Islands. Praia (Portugal)
Canary islands. Tenerife (Spain)
Madeira Island (Portugal)
Tangiers Morocco (Spain, France, Arabic)
Punta de Tarifa (Spain)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)