Hi, I’m Ryan, a Sr. designer and hyper creative based in Santa Cruz, CA
With over a decade of experience in multiple disciplines, I work with companies to create intuitive, immersive, and engaging digital experiences.
UX Designer / Creative Director
Get in touchWith over a decade of experience in multiple disciplines, I work with companies to create intuitive, immersive, and engaging digital experiences.
Sr. Leadership
Creative wizards
React Engineers
PM & Product Leadership
Startups
Big Tech
Product / Material dev
B2B /SAAS enterprises
Penta awards
Bronze medalist
Time magazine
Invention of the year
Fast Company
Most innovative companies
Started as a team of two to build out the entire seat design, release, and manufacturing facility in Fremont, CA. Working out of the Design studio meant high-fidelity prototyping, 5 year future concepts, material development and validation, etc
Seam-line design
Pattern development
Nesting cost optimization
Cut / sew engineering package
Material design and development
Product development
Advanced prototype and design support for the space suit program, including patterning and prototyping a series of custom space suit designs, with integrated LED screens and sandbox UX functionality.
Communications design
UI/UX design
Pattern development
High fidelity prototyping
Material development
Product development
Co-founded a team dedicated to the development of advanced materials, technologies, and moon-shot production concepts, such as 3d knitting, thermo-forming complex curves, enviro-responsive materials, embedded textile sensors, and user-variable design control. Led to implementations in Model S, Model 3, Semi, and to collaborative partnerships with Adidas, Nasa, Serta, etc.
Creative moonshot
Advanced manufacturing
Future of design
3d knitting
Material development
Cross-industry partnerships