Jenn Medellin is a Senior Director of Design and Air Force veteran with two decades of cross-industry experience building user-centered products in defense, healthcare, life sciences, financial services and enterprise IT. She combines executive leadership—having led teams of 100+ designers, engineers, and writers—with hands-on UX engineering, contributing front-end improvements to prominent design systems like Teradata’s Covalent. At Teradata she helped scale an enterprise design system used by thousands and partnered with Fabric and CTOs to embed SQL engines into AI/ML workflows, bridging data platforms and user experience. Her background in regulated healthcare and FDA/HIPAA/CLIA-compliant product development gives her a practical edge in delivering secure, compliant UX for complex domains. Jenn’s trajectory from avionics mechanic and protocol NCOIC in the USAF to product and design executive uniquely informs her disciplined, mission-focused approach to cross-functional collaboration. Based in Sandia, Texas, she blends strategic vision with front-line UX craft, often rolling up her sleeves to prototype solutions that drive adoption.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Guidance and Control Systems (Electronics and avionics), Guidance and Control Systems (Electronics and avionics) at Community College of the Air Force
Visual Communications (Design and web development), Visual Communications (Design and web development) at Defense Information School
Contributions:13 commits, 33 PRs, 79 pushes in 4 months
Contributions summary:Jenn primarily contributed to the front-end of the Covalent design system, focusing on design patterns and UI improvements. Their work involved modifying existing components, such as alerts, cards, and steppers, and integrating new patterns like the FAB. The user also updated documentation and examples, migrating to the use of stackblitz for live demonstrations. This included layout adjustments and incorporating new guidelines for usability.
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