Allan MacDonald

Teaches UX design to the next generation of practitioners, with a focus on critical thinking, research methods, and designing for real human needs rather than assumptions. Facilitates group work sessions and brings industry experience into the classroom.

Founded and ran a boutique product design studio focused on mission-driven work in healthtech, AI, education, civic tech, and media. Led product design end-to-end for shipped applications, partnering directly with founders, product managers, clinical experts, and public-sector stakeholders.

Part of a small product team designing peer learning tools from research through to production for events including TED and Salesforce Dreamforce. Redesigned the topic-creation flow, roughly doubling the first-time-user posting rate from 4% to 8%, and rebuilt Braindate as a fully virtual product in about two weeks during COVID-19.

Full-time front-end developer at a blockchain research centre run by Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in partnership with Concordia University. Built proof-of-concept tooling and interfaces for financial and auditing blockchain applications.

Led a full brand relaunch for Concordia's startup incubator, working directly with leadership, and built the website relaunch from scratch, managing a junior developer under tight deadlines.

Front-end development intern at the Montreal-based creative agency, working on client sites including Cirque du Soleil and Kyu, as well as internal tooling. Early grounding in bridging design and development.

Intensive two-month full-stack bootcamp focusing on JavaScript fundamentals and full-stack development.

Bachelor of Design and Computation Arts with theoretical and technical design training, emphasizing research, play, and experimentation.