Ashton Shechter
Expert systems thinker residing in KCMO ♥
Currently leading the product design team @ Varo
About.
Ashton has led product design teams across Financial Services, Tech, E-commerce, Wellness, and Automotive spaces for the past eleven years. Through her design system expertise and dynamic communication style, she has successfully optimized processes and design system efficiencies to enhance collaboration between Product Design and Engineering teams. Her management style cultivates a team environment that encourages thoughtful discussion while prioritizing exceptional design quality with user needs at the center of every decision.
At home, you’ll find Ashton playing with her perfect dog, Potato, traveling with her wife, or honing her homemade pasta-making skillset.
Clients.
Stitch Fix, Garmin, Ford, Lincoln Motors, Sherwin Williams, Pfizer Clinical Trials, Kellog’s, NAPA Auto Parts, Electrolux/Frigidaire, Eggo, NBA, Spire, Tyson, Boehringer Ingelheim, Arcade Beauty, Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Metro by T-Mobile, Standard Textile Home
Recognition.
Design featured in Folly Jazz Series presenting Karrin Allyson’s Yuletide Hideaway. 2014
Typeface featured on luc.devroye.com - Type Design Information Page. 2014
Earned Rick Poynor Award for valuable feedback in an academic setting. 2015-2016
AIGA Communications Officer. 2015-2016
Honored with Muriel Cooper Award for boldly embracing technology in design. 2016
Co-led IBM Design Thinking workshop with Samantha Mak at the Kansas City Art Institute. 2016
Chosen to create a mural in Kansas City, MO “Never Better KC” for the VMLY&R Foundation. 2017
Participated in and helped organize KC Design Week. 2018