John Allen
About John Allen
John Allen is a Senior Product Designer at Slice, where he has worked since 2022. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Entrepreneurship from The Ohio State University and has experience in various roles, including Co-Founder and CEO at Lava and Innovation Analyst at Singularity University.
Work at Slice
John Allen has been serving as a Senior Product Designer at Slice since 2022. In this role, he has undertaken various projects aimed at enhancing the user experience of the Slice app. Notable contributions include redesigning the Home Tab to facilitate quick re-ordering of past orders and the Explore Tab to improve restaurant discovery through feeds, filters, and maps. He has also played a significant role in rearchitecting the Search function to shift from lexical to semantic search, thereby improving the relevance of search results. Currently, he is focused on redesigning the Rewards Tab to introduce a new challenge concept.
Education and Expertise
John Allen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with a focus on Finance and Entrepreneurship from The Ohio State University, where he studied from 2014 to 2018. He has also participated in specialized programs, including the Hult Prize Accelerator in London and the Reinsurance Study Abroad Program in Zurich through UNC Charlotte's Belk College of Business. His educational background equips him with a strong foundation in both business and design principles.
Background
Prior to his current position at Slice, John Allen co-founded and served as CEO of Lava from 2021 to 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. He has also held roles in various organizations, including serving as an Innovation Analyst at Singularity University for one year and as a Product Manager at Horizon Two Labs for two years. His early career included a brief stint as a Global Markets Analyst at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi in Mumbai, India.
Achievements
At Slice, John Allen has conducted numerous user research sessions to gather feedback and inform the design process, contributing to a modern app experience. He has been instrumental in creating the Visual QA process to ensure that pre-production views align with intended designs before launch. His redesigns of the Shop Menus have improved navigation and order history transparency, showcasing his commitment to enhancing user interaction with the app.