I'm a product designer based out of Toronto. Currently designing with The Bay, and formerly leading design at Local Line. Let's take a scroll & get to know me.
Read on my experience leading the design for an all new iOS app, refreshing the homepage, and crafting a one-page checkout.
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“It is with great pleasure that I recommend Ryan, a dear friend, a dedicated professional, and a team player. You can always count on Ryan to go the extra mile to help you when you need it. His expertise as a User Experience Designer enabled our team to develop a better mobile app experience more efficiently. At The Bay, his contributions were very valuable – Ryan created a Design Review Template that helped facilitate and guide conversations among designers, product managers, and stakeholders. I recommend Ryan as an exceptional Product Designer and would love to work together again.”
Dive into the details of how we re-designed our merchants' storefronts to enhance the experience of ordering local food online.
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“I worked with Ryan for two years designing the interfaces for Local Line... as the sole designer at our company, he exceeded every expectation. Ryan is thoughtful, patient, coachable, and hard working. He was a great team player who was dedicated to our mission. I definitely recommend working with Ryan if you have the chance!”
I joined design and development agency Focus 21 as a User Experience Design Intern. Read about my experience on helping the design of the Ontario government agency PSHSA's full website re-build.
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“It’s not every day that you meet a designer as passionate and dedicated as Ryan. Ryan joined Focus21 as a UX intern from September through the end of 2018, and during that time I had the pleasure of working with and mentoring him. Ryan quickly integrated into our team’s processes and was creating high quality UI designs and prototypes in no time, working directly with designers and developers. His creativity shone through in his ability to use illustrations and tone to communicate to users and add personality to the product. Moreover, I was impressed with his passion for learning and putting ideas into practice, such as when he independently organized and conducted a card sorting study with users. Ryan would make a great addition to any UX or product team and I give him my full recommendation.”
In the heart of continually sharpening my skills, I like to explore and experiment with UI visuals and UX flows. I've gathered a collection of these explorations, and you can view select shots on my Dribbble page.
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I’m deeply fascinated by what moves people. Through people-centric experience design, I aim to craft effective tools, beautiful interfaces, and rich experiences that enable people to sail through life's waters.
An iterative and insight driven design process, aiming to deliver products people love using.
Seek to understand the problem. What problem are we trying to solve, and what goals are we trying to reach? For whom?
Take insights from the Scout phase to inform design flows, interfaces, and architecture.
Facilitate well-communicated hand off, and work harmoniously with others to build the plan.
Monitor and measure performance, and continually refine, polish, or re-strategize. Design is never done.
Team chemistry goes a long way, and I believe knowing someone outside of their work is key to that!
Basketball was my sport growing up, and the Toronto Raptors are my team. Catch me these days playing in a community rec league, online managing my fantasy roster, or trading NBA Top Shot NFT's.
Building an iTunes library since elementary, music has always been something I loved. Excited for concerts to be a thing again, the next show I'm seeing is the Kaytranada show in Toronto! Here's some tunes in my current rotation:
I'm happy that the world is starting to open back up again. In 2022, I have plans on visiting the following destinations:
Scottsdale, Arizona for some golfing and hikes.
Las Vegas, Nevada for a close friend's bachelor party.
Cape Town, South Africa for a wedding.
I'm so excited to continue adding new skills and expertise to my design repertoire. Here's a few things on my list that I'm looking to brush up on or am currently reading:
