Bridget Allen
Product Leader
UI/UX Engineer & Strategist
Bridget (Reed) Allen is currently a full-time Philadelphia-based product leader, UI/UX engineer, strategist, and speaker, as well as an active member of the Philly tech community. She has worked with agencies, consultancies, and clients of all sizes, both full-service and pharmaceutical, as well as non-profit. She has taken part in projects ranging from email and product to social media and web, advertising and branding to apparel and print, with a constant focus on customer- and user-experience.
Bridget has been published in both the Cotton Bureau and Amazon Alexa Skills stores, and she spoke at Abstractions II in Pittsburgh, PA (August 2019). Some of Bridget's past and current design and development clients include: Campbell's Soup, Susan G. Komen, Saladworks, Lunchables, U.K. Parliament, GlaxoSmithKline, and IKEA USA.
On the rare occasion that Bridget is offline, she can be found hacking together ideas for the "next big" Alexa app, digging through crates of vinyl records, and exploring local brunches for the best biscuits and gravy around town.
Expertise
Technical
UX & Design:
Site Audits, User Research, Sitemaps, Wireframing, Prototyping, Branding, Apparel, Social Media
XD, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Development & Optimization:
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, React, Static Site to WordPress Conversion, Amazon Alexa Skills, Email Templating, HTML5 Banners, A/B Testing, Analytics Reporting
Wordpress, CRM, email, Veeva, Optimizely, ContentSquare, Google Analytics
Personal
Passion, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Communication, Adaptability, Innovation, Collaboration
Work
Experience
IKEA Group
Online Content Team Lead, Marketing
Conshohocken, PA
Calcium USA
Digital Art Director, UX/UI Design
Philadelphia, PA
Brownstein Group
Front-End Developer
Philadelphia, PA
The Judge Group
Front-End UI Developer & UI/UX Designer
Wayne, PA
Non-Profit
Experience
Philly Ad Club
Head of Creative Commitee
Philadelphia, PA
Girl Develop It Philly
Class & Event Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
Freelance
Experience
IKEA Group
Contract Product Specialist, UX/UI
Conshohocken, PA
GlaxoSmithKline
UI/UX Design Contractor
Philadelphia, PA
Campbell Soup Company
UI/UX Design Freelancer
Camden, NJ
Paragraph, Inc.
Design Freelancer
Philadelphia, PA
Synchrony Group
Design Freelancer
West Chester, PA
Star Group
Design Freelancer
Voorhees, NJ
Primary
Education
Antonelli Institute
Graphic Design
Erdenheim, PA
Tyler School of Art
Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Montgomery County Community College
General Studies
Blue Bell, PA
Additional
Coursework
Girl Develop It Philly
HTML/CSS, Flexbox, Javascript, jQuery, Sass/LESS, Git/GitHub, Node.js
In-Person
Codecademy
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, Angular
Online
Free Code Camp
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery
Online
Udemy
Swift (iOS 11)
Online
TA & Teaching
Girl Develop It Philly
TA: HTML/CSS 101, HTML/CSS 201, Javascript
Teaching: Photoshop 101, UI Tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, & Sketch)
Philadelphia, PA
TechGirlz
TA: Javascript & jQuery
Philadelphia, PA
Hackathons
Girl Develop It East Coast Hackathon
Mentor
Wilmington, DE
LadyHacks
Mentor
Philadelphia, PA
Talks
& Panels
Abstractions II
Design Principles for Non-Designers
Philadelphia, PA
Girl Develop It Philly
“A Day In The Life: UI/UX Designer” Panel
Philadelphia, PA
Philly Ad Club
“Careers in Social Media, Digital Advertising, and Marketing” Panel
Erdenheim, PA
Web Design Day
Lightning Talk
Pittsburgh, PA