Kevin Hyde | Design Engineer

• Seattle, WA, USA
• [email protected]
• 773-733-6073
• linkedin
• website

Experience

• Lead development of web-based GUI interface for enterprise big data query products, collaborating with product leaders and backend engineers to design and implement features for existing customers and strategic initiatives.
• Delivered a novel "Test Drive" user interface with full production demonstration capabilities within an ambitious one-month launch timeline, significantly enhancing product accessibility for prospects.
• Designed and built a complete SQL notebook UI from scratch when third-party integration proved incompatible with complex Kubernetes environment, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills.
• Leveraged AI tools strategically across the development lifecycle—using Claude and ChatGPT for spec refinement and research, VSCode Copilot for codebase exploration, and Figma AI for accelerated design processes.
• Assumed additional responsibility for marketing website maintenance during organizational restructuring, showcasing versatility and commitment to company success.
• Technologies: React, JavaScript, gRPC, Python, SQL, AI development tools (Claude, ChatGPT, VSCode Copilot, Claude Code), Figma, Kubernetes.

• Contributed to front-end development using Web Components, enhancing performance, scalability, accessibility, and delightful UI.
• Played a pivotal role in cross-functional collaboration, harmonizing product vision with technical execution, and employing agile methodologies, and utilized Adobe Creative Suite for marketing design needs in a dynamic DeFi landscape.
• Led UX design for new products and features, applying Design Thinking to test and iterate from wireframes and hi-fidelity prototypes to production, leveraging user interviews and research.
• Technologies: Figma, JavaScript, XState, Web Components, Travis, Vercel, Solidity, EthersJS, OpenAI API, Adobe Creative Suite.

• Optimized modular SMACSS library for the React library and Shadow DOM styling in Web Components library, improving performance within Webex's Momentum UI design system.
• Worked closely with the design team building a new set of core and complex Web Components with strict adherence to web standards, accessibility and performance optimization.
• Designed and built front-end prototypes for an upcoming Dashboard product, demonstrating and gathering user feedback to refine features and accelerate product development.
• Managed dependencies and versioning for design systems across several NPM libraries with precision, robust integration testing and thorough CI/CD.
• Technologies: TypeScript, React, Angular, Web Components (LitElement), HTML, CSS.

• Lead "Introduction to JavaScript in the Browser" course, covering fundamental to advanced concepts while incorporating modern development practices and AI tool integration.
• Guide hands-on learning in front-end technologies while fostering problem-solving skills and encouraging the use of documentation, multimedia tools, and AI assistants.

• Consulting Full Stack Design with Alexandria Technologies (2024), providing strategy and roadmap development for all design concerns at the outset of the startup's development. I consult on Design Thinking, user research and product development including technical design.
• Contracted for front-end development for Thyself.ai (2023), leveraging LLM technology and AI voice modeling in a ViteJS environment, focusing on speed and efficiency to drive the MVP to market for critical funding stages.

• Diverse background including roles as Freelance Graphic Designer, Lead Media Technician (UW), and Technology Generalist (Meeting Tomorrow startup), building foundational skills in design, technical problem-solving, systems management, and data-driven decision making.

Education

University of Washington

Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering

Career pivot into technology with focus on modern frameworks and application development.

Valparaiso University

BSFA, Liberal Arts Degree with Major in Design

Earned a four-year degree, developing critical thinking and communication skills, fostering a passion for learning and problem-solving.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency with modern frontend technologies: React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Web Components, Python.
• Expert in leveraging AI development tools (Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) for accelerated development workflows.
• Skilled with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and AI design tools (Midjourney, Figma AI features).
• Adept in UX/UI development, favoring research-driven Design Thinking, A11y, web standards, human computer interface and emerging interface shifts driven by AI.
• Multi-disciplined technologist, skilled communicator across business domains and teams for collaboration across product, design, and development lifecycles.
• Experienced in complex development workflows including CI/CD, Kubernetes, and microservice architectures.