Allow me to introduce myself.
Principal Experience Designer with 18+ years setting product and experience strategy for enterprise and Fortune 500 organizations. I use systems thinking to find where things break, turn complexity into clear direction, and align cross-functional teams and leadership around decisions that work for both people and the business.
Outside of design, I’m an endurance athlete with 170+ races, including a 100K through Patagonia and a 51K across the Sierras de Córdoba. When I’m not working or running, I’m learning Italian, reading history and economics, photographing everyday things, and spending a lot of time with music.
And yes — I push back on AI now and then. Some choices are intentional. Not everything that can be optimized should be.
“Ryan brings a great creative mind and a strategic lens to every project. He quickly gets to the heart of a problem and turns it into focused, well-executed work. He was a real asset to our team, and I'd highly recommend him.”
— Adam Goldman,
Director of Digital Strategy, UWG NY
From time to time I write fragments and reflections drawn from my own experiences. If you have time, you can read them here.
Fragments
Capabilities
Product strategy • Systems thinking • Service design • Product design • Information architecture • Interaction design • Design systems • Creative direction • Brand systems • Generative Ai
Organizations
UBS • Kyndryl • Humira • Visible • First Bank • Verizon • Ford • Lincoln • Jaguar • Harley Davidson • Burger King • Moet Chandon • Royal Caribbean • PWC • Guardian Life • NationWide • Time Warner Cable • Optimum • Hughes Networks • HSBC • FedEx • ConEd • Colgate • AstraZeneca • Pfizer • Abbvie • Merck, among others.
Tools
Figma • Adobe Creative Suite • HTML/CSS • JIRA • Miro • Confluence • Keynote • Powerpoint • ChatGPT • Claude • Figma AI • Dovetail.