Hi, I am Ryan, a product builder, lacrosse coach, and egg farmer.

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Back in 2020, I changed my morning commute from a walk to a NYC subway to an early alarm to feed my goats and chickens in Austin, TX. I never expected to have any animals besides my dog but I could not be happier taking care of three goals and (around) 10 chickens. When I log off from Figma, you will most likely find me outside with my animals or coaching youth lacrosse in the South Austin area.
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My product building journey began eight years ago while studying Human-Computer Interaction at Ohio State. My experience in HCI & UX has enabled me to study, empathize and integrate the needs of the user with the possibilities of technology. I have helped launch multiple early-stage startup MVP's, often pre-funding, and even co-founded one of my own. I am very interested in building products driven to remove barriers set by operational infrastructure in the mobility space, in addition to marketplace experiences and EdTech.
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Before joining SkillsEngine, as the Senior Product Designer for Zipcar's Fleet Operations Team, I led the discovery and design to introduce a custom fleet management platform developed to leverage vehicle data to improve member expectations and NPS. With a fleet of over 3000+ vehicles, providing the team with vehicle-centric visibility into all issues will increase revenue by operationalizing fleet management, reducing repair times and improving overall customer cleanliness expectations.