H. Kyle Foster

For over a decade I’ve helped companies design and develop products, build and market their brand, and most everything in between. Perhaps I can help you too.

Principal Design Engineer at Fly.io

Since 2017 – Remote (USA)

As the companyʼs principal designer and front-end developer for the first six years of its existence, Iʼve been able to create Flyʼs brand identity and end-user experience from the ground up. This position has required I spin many plates, from building new app features, to streamlining the onboarding experience, to creating impactful landing pages and information-heavy documentation.

Relevant Technologies
  • CSS
  • Elixir
  • Figma
  • Git
  • HTML
  • Hugo
  • JavaScript
  • JSX
  • Next.js
  • Phoenix LiveView
  • Rails
  • React
  • SitePress
  • TailwindCSS
  • TypeScript
  • Webflow

Senior Software Designer at Compose & IBM Cloud

2013 - 2017 – Remote (USA)

This position called for a great deal of self-direction and autonomy. During my tenure I designed and built user interfaces for marketing sites, blogs, and data-heavy web applications. I also spearheaded the companyʼs rebranding in 2014. Once acquired, I was tasked with recruitment, training, and management of a top-notch design team, and to deploy their expertise across siloed teams to create a consistent experience from top of funnel to deep product usage.

Relevant Technologies
  • Affinity Designer
  • Affinity Photo
  • CSS
  • Ghost
  • Git
  • Gulp
  • HTML
  • Illustrator
  • JavaScript
  • Middleman
  • Photoshop
  • PHP
  • Rails
  • Ruby
  • Sass
  • Sketch
  • SVG
  • Webpack
  • WordPress

Visual Designer at Influence Health

2012 - 2013 – Birmingham, AL

This role involved working closely with clients and product managers in the health care space to design and deliver proprietary builds of Influenceʼs content management system. There was an emphasis on inclusive design and accessibility, and I was exposed to the levels of scrutiny, future-proofing, and documentation inherent to enterprise software design.

Relevant Technologies
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • jQuery
  • Photoshop
  • SharePoint
  • Subversion

Interactive Developer at Lewis Communications

2011 - 2012 – Birmingham, AL

My time at Lewis was spent collaborating with visual designers and stakeholders to develop and maintain client websites for one of the Southeast's largest and most well-regarded advertising agencies. It was during this time that I gleaned an understanding of front-end development best practices (at least for the time), and how to build under deadline and within scope.

Relevant Technologies
  • CSS
  • Drupal
  • Flash
  • Foundation
  • HTML
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • jQuery
  • Photoshop
  • WordPress

If you’re interested in collaborating, get ahold of me any which way: