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# Joe Fugere

**Headline:** Founder, Product Maker & Web Designer
**Profession:** Founder, Product Maker & Web Designer
**Location:** New Hampshire, NH, USA

## About

Joe Fugere is the founder, product maker, and web designer at J \| F Candle Co\., where he owns the customer shopping experience and builds the brand’s web presence\. He specializes in web design that simplifies user experience and decision\-making, including customer\-facing tools such as a quiz designed to guide buyers\. Joe combines UX and UI design with hands\-on front\-end implementation, using HTML, CSS, Sass, SCSS, responsive design, wireframing, prototyping, and Figma\. He is comfortable making CSS refinements to improve front\-end experiences and uses Git and GitHub for version control\. Joe has experience building and customizing Shopify websites, working with Shopify Code Editor and Codex, and using AI tools to generate code that he then adapts to fit customer\-facing design needs\. His additional experience includes UX design at Granite Peak Outfitters and UI design for Modern UI Design System\. Joe is motivated by early\-stage startup web\-design work and is looking to apply the skills he has been building over the past year\. For communication, Joe prefers text or SMS over voice calls\.

## Highlights

- Founder, product maker, and web designer at J \| F Candle Co\.
- Owns the customer shopping experience for J \| F Candle Co\.
- Created a quiz to guide J \| F Candle Co\. buyers\.
- UX Designer at Granite Peak Outfitters\.
- UI Designer at Modern UI Design System\.
- Specializes in web design focused on simplifying user experience and decision\-making\.
- Built and customized Shopify websites\.
- Uses Shopify Code Editor and Codex as development tools\.
- Uses AI\-generated code and customizes it for customer\-facing design needs\.
- Comfortable refining front\-end experiences through CSS improvements\.
- Skilled in HTML, CSS, Sass, and SCSS\.
- Uses Git and GitHub for version control\.
- Skilled in Figma, responsive design, wireframing, and prototyping\.
- Motivated by early\-stage startup web\-design work\.
- Has been building web\-design and front\-end skills over the past year\.

## Experience

- **Founder, Product Maker & Web Designer at J \| F Candle Co\.** (2025\-01\-01–present)
- **UI Designer at Modern UI Design System** (2026\-01\-01–2026\-01\-01)
- **UX Designer at Granite Peak Outfitters** (2026\-01\-01–2026\-01\-01)

## FAQ

### What does Joe do now?

Joe is the founder, product maker, and web designer at J \| F Candle Co\. He designs and builds the brand’s customer shopping experience and web presence\.

### What is Joe strongest at?

Joe specializes in web design, with a focus on simplifying user experience and helping customers make decisions more easily\.

### What has Joe built at J \| F Candle Co\.?

At J \| F Candle Co\., Joe owns the customer shopping experience\. His work includes creating a quiz to guide buyers and building the brand while delivering its web experience\.

### What did Joe do at Granite Peak Outfitters?

Joe worked as a UX Designer at Granite Peak Outfitters\.

### What did Joe do at Modern UI Design System?

Joe worked as a UI Designer at Modern UI Design System\.

### What Shopify experience does Joe have?

Joe has experience building and customizing Shopify websites\. He uses Shopify Code Editor and Codex as development tools\.

### What front\-end development skills does Joe have?

Joe has front\-end development skills in HTML, CSS, Sass, and SCSS\. He is comfortable tweaking CSS to make front\-end improvements\.

### What design tools and methods does Joe use?

Joe uses Figma and has skills in responsive design, wireframing, and prototyping\.

### How does Joe use AI in his web\-design work?

Joe uses AI tools to generate code and then customizes that code for his own needs, including customer\-facing design work\.

### Does Joe use version control?

Joe has experience using Git and GitHub for version control\.

### What kind of opportunities is Joe interested in?

Joe is motivated by early\-stage startup web\-design work and wants to apply the skills he has been building over the past year\.

### How does Joe prefer to communicate?

Joe prefers text or SMS communication over voice calls\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/joe\-fugere

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