I’m Allen!

A design tech nerd with a focus on UX/UI, Design Systems, Prototyping, Figma, and WCAG standards.

Currently I’m a Product Designer at General Motors owning the in-vehicle Themes application

UX Design with a focus on customer and competitor analysis, user research, prototyping and wireframing, testing and iterating, UX/UI standards, component libraries, building and maintaining design systems, working and coordinating with engineering and stakeholders.

UI Design with a focus on web design, standards of web design, branding, visual design, color, typography, layouts, design research, graphic design

Other Areas: Software Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, PowerPoint Design, Photography.

The personal stuff:

  • I love cooking and comedy. I think if I wasn’t a designer I’d love to do something in the culinary world, or maybe stand-up/writing comedy

  • I Speak Russian (First Generation Ukrainian, born in Chicago)

  • I am a huge football fan, especially the English Premier League

  • Favorite Shows: Better Call Saul, Succession, Entourage, Homeland

  • Favorite Foods: Shawarma, Tabbouleh, Sushi, Cheese Pizza, Caesar Salad

  • Favorite Films: Sicario, The Martian, Icarus

  • I love Photography and have over 10 million views on Pexels

  • I love to run everyday

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