Stu Pender
Chicago, IL ·stu_pender@me.com ·beingsound.studio ·github.com/stupender
UX & product-minded builder with a decade of project management, production, and design experience — turning ideas into shipped, usable things.
Summary
Skills & tools
Design & research
UX/UI design, wireframing, prototyping, user research & surveys, competitive/SWOT analysis, user stories & flows, usability testing
Build & technical
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Electron, Vite, Git/GitHub, Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, AI-assisted development (Claude Code)
Production & strengths
Project & program management, remote collaboration, data organization, audio production (Ableton, Logic); cross-functional communication, self-direction, fast learning, reliability
Selected projects
Vox Mundi — Yoga of the Voice Certificate (landing page)
2026- Designed and built a responsive marketing landing page for an international training program: information architecture, content structure, embedded audio, and clear conversion paths (inquiry/registration CTAs).
- Built and deployed with AI-assisted development and GitHub Pages, translating a complex, multi-module offering into a clean, scannable single-page experience.
Being Sound — studio website
2025 – Present- Designed and developed a professional multi-page website with an embedded music player and an interactive tools page, maintained in a version-controlled codebase (GitHub).
Method — interactive fretboard & music-theory app
2025 – Present- Designed and shipped a deployed web app that teaches guitar fretboard knowledge and music theory through an interactive, hear-it-and-play-it interface — years of teaching methodology turned into a self-guided tool.
Archive — local-first desktop audio tool (macOS)
2025 – Present- Building a local-first desktop app for re-discovering large music libraries: library scanning and tagging, A-B looping with variable speed, multi-track layering with saveable scenes, and smart playlists. Modern TypeScript/Electron/Vite stack, in active development.
Client & freelance web builds — Seed Worldwide, Jon Adams Music
2015 – Present- Designed and shipped client websites and organized a music catalog for publishing — assets, copy, and structure delivered on deadline.
Expressionist — startup app concept
2018 – 2020- Led product design and Figma wireframing for an early-stage app that reached investor interest — owned the design vision from research through interactive prototype.
Experience
Project Manager & Producer — Independent / Client Work
2015 – Present- Manage projects end to end for clients and collaborators: scoping, scheduling, remote coordination, and delivery of recordings, media, and web assets on deadline.
- Deliver music and sonic-branding work for recurring clients including podcasts and independent artists — multi-year relationships built on reliability; sole point of contact across creative, technical, and admin needs.
Records Intern — led archive & catalog project — !K7 Records
2015- Led an archival digitization project combing a studio tape archive for unreleased material, organizing findings with structured spreadsheets and a shared folder system; compiled release charting data — detail-heavy data work delivered accurately.
Senior Instructor & Curriculum Developer — Private Studio / Tunelark
2011 – Present- Teach and mentor students of all ages online and in person; develop curriculum and communicate regularly with clients — translating complex material into clear, learnable steps. Designing Method, an interactive curriculum app, applying product thinking to education.
Education & training