Curious about my approach to design systems? Here’s a glimpse into recent work.
Background
While I’m currently focusing on design systems, I have twenty years of experience working as
CARRIER ☉ CURRENT
Design System Lead
As Design Systems Lead at Carrier, I drive the evolution of Air, a cross-platform enterprise design system that brings consistency and efficiency to the global Carrier ecosystem.
BAYER ☉ 2022
Senior Product Designer
While evolving Bayer’s Element design system, I developed atomic-based component libraries and theme systems in Figma while ensuring precise parity between React and Vue implementations.
NEW BALANCE ☉ 2021
Product Designer
During a maternity leave contract, I collaborated with the UX team and Product Owners on a variety of user research initiatives for newbalance.com, leveraging competitive analysis, market research, and consumer survey feedback/data to deliver design-centric solutions.
View my full work history on LinkedIn.
References
Kind words from talented colleagues.
If you are lucky you get to work with really talented people. If you are truly fortunate, you get to work with really good humans. Ryan has both those bases covered for me. Always taking care of design business, but more importantly, taking care of those around him.
Nathan Forness Design Studio Lead @ Bayer
Ryan is one of those rare individuals that has incredible design AND technical talents. He comes up with original design concepts and executes them to perfection.
Michael Teitelbaum President @ Baltimore Magazine
He would take the vision we had discussed and make it BETTER than I had envisioned it would ever be. Seriously, designers who do this are worth their weight in gold.
Jim Dalton Software Engineer @ Contentful
I’ve worked with Ryan for a few years now and I can say he has an amazing creative talent. He also has the ability to manage projects, people and timelines, which is a unique and valuable skill.
Kate Wilson VP Events @ ERE Media
Additional references are available here LinkedIn.
About
Husband, father, friend, volunteer, designer and aspiring
When I’m not designing, you can find me at the lake fishing or riding bikes with my kids, watching DIY videos or inside The Chapel (my three car garage turned studio) nurturing my endless love affair for 80s New Wave.
I love to learn.
I appreciate there are so many options available today. I’m currently diving deeper into React JS and just obtained my white belt in Swift.
Complete React JSUdemy
Swift FundamentalsCode With ChrisAnd read, especially to my kids.
How should a company innovate with MVPs and a Lean Startup methodology? Will Talenel escape Damnation to seek revenge on his brethren Heralds of the Almighty? Let’s find out!
Lean Product PlaybookDan Olsen
The Way Of KingsBrandon SandersonAnd give back.
These are dear friends using the power of sport to protect, respect and support homeless and street-connected children. This is part of the change I want to see in our world and I’m thankful they let me tag along as a volunteer.
And record music, when I have time.
These are dear friends using the power of sport to protect, respect and support homeless and street-connected children. This is part of the change I want to see in our world and I’m thankful they let me tag along as a volunteer.