The Team
The Team
Alan Bird
Founder & President
Alan Bird is the Founder and President of Universal Design, Inc. (1983). His business focus is on custom information solutions and overseeing the 24/7 data center operations. He is active in national and local organizations: Mammoth Cave National Park Association & Kentuckiana Software Developers Group. Along with his wife, they are currently repurposing a former 30’s era general store into a destination place to live, teach, and be creative.
Keegan Allred
Solutions Engineer
Keegan Allred is a Solutions Engineer at Universal Design. He recently graduated from Indiana University with a Master’s in Computer Science. Keegan has experience in secure systems, software architecture, and machine learning. In his freetime, Keegan enjoys staying active, playing with his dog, and going on adventures with friends and family.
Brian Ginn
Solutions Engineer
Brian Ginn is a Solutions Engineer at Universal Design. He has extensive experience developing FileMaker solutions, training end users, and managing information technology since September of 1995.
Outside of work, Brian values strong communities and organizations. He also has a global perspective, as his wife is from China. They previously enjoyed living downtown in Louisville, Kentucky, close to clients of his own tech consulting business. Brian is also a retired member of the U.S. military. He now lives outside the city, in a lovely smaller city, but still in reach of downtown.
Brian would appreciate the opportunity to bring his technical skills, passion for building strong systems, and community-focused values to support your organization’s mission.
James Wolf
Network Engineer
James Wolf (Wolfie) is a Network Engineer at Universal Design. He is a retired school district IT technician. While there, he was also on the local firefighter/paramedic team.
Wolfie enjoyed coaching football, playing rugby for 22 years,and ocean sailboat racing whenever he found time. He is married and living in the greater Louisville area. Currently a part-time lumberjack in training.