Kevin Yun, Designer in Chicago, IL, United States
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Kevin Yun

Verified Expert  in Design

Designer

Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Toptal Member Since
May 10, 2016

For over the past eight years, Kevin has been creating full-stack design experiences across multiple products and industries. He's designed apps and websites that have been featured in Fast Company, Gizmodo, FOX News, Pando, Lifehacker, and more. Kevin is also the founder of the world's top design education boot camp that has placed more than 300 professionals at a 94% hiring rate into companies like Facebook, Yelp, and Microsoft.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Founder | Board Director

2013 - PRESENT
DESIGNATION Labs
  • Built the world's top UX-and-UI design boot camp, having placed over 300 design professionals to such companies as Amazon, Microsoft, Yelp, and Huge.
  • Achieved a 94% alumni hiring rate.
  • Recruited the core design team of designers from GrubHub, SitterCity, and other award-winning freelancers.
  • Led all efforts in design/development, marketing, operations; and built the initial design curriculum.
  • Achieved status as the highest five-star rated design boot camp in the world.
Technologies: OmniGraffle, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Staff Product Designer

2017 - 2017
Luminate
  • Led design at an enterprise networking startup, backed by $48 million from top investors such as Sequoia, NEA, and Google Ventures.
  • Was hired as the first designer.
  • Set up the company's design system in a modular, scalable fashion with UI component libraries, branding guides, and more.
  • Introduced best practices in creating user-centered software design.
  • Collaborated with the product, front-end, and engineering teams to simplify complex data and information into user-friendly interfaces.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch
2010 - 2013

Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Champaign, IL, USA

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