Ian Gloude
Design Engineer @ Everblue
iangloude@protonmail.com · excelsior, mn
01 / EXPERIENCE
2025 — NOW
Design Engineer
Everblue
- Led development of Bluey, Everblue's React & TypeScript component library — 58 accessible components built on Radix UI and Tailwind CSS.
- Led development of Everdoc, a Lexical-based engine for designing license & certificate templates and generating PDFs.
- Shipped end-of-workflow document generation and application review UI for Everserve state platforms.
- Established quality infrastructure: accessibility & visual regression UI tests, and a Storybook MCP server and design system audit skill to streamline AI-assisted development.
2024 — 2025
UX Engineer
GitLab
- Design-led engineering on GitLab's Pajamas Design System — contributed to both the Figma libraries and production components.
- Built custom Figma plugins that streamlined how designers work with design tokens.
- Built Chrome extensions designers used to test and flag UI issues in GitLab's interface.
2018 — 2024
Design Engineer
Microsoft
- Led engineering, planning, and technical direction for Flip's React & TypeScript component library.
- Led the design, documentation, and Figma integration of Flip's design system, including Storybook-based style guides for the web team.
- Partnered with teams across Microsoft to meet and maintain WCAG accessibility standards in Flip products.
2017 — 2018
Web Developer & Designer
Sentinel IPS
- Led the UI redesign of Sentinel's flagship network-security product.
- Designed and built Sentinel's client-facing marketing site.
2016 — 2018
Adjunct Faculty
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- Taught two courses, delivered guest lectures, and critiqued student projects.
2016 — 2017
Web Developer
Code42
- Built an extensible layout & design system used across Code42's web platforms.
- Engineered a modular WordPress theme and plugin suite.
2014 — 2016
Web Developer & Designer
Robert Half Technology
2013 — 2014
Web Developer & Designer
StepStoneGroup Inc
02 / EDUCATION
2008 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History
The University of North Dakota
03 / SKILLS & TOOLING
04 / CONTACT