About

A little about me

Professionally

  • Designing professionally since the late 90s
  • Managed design teams on-and-off for 7+ years
  • Individual contributor throughout career
  • Spent two years as a Product Manager / Designer hybrid
  • Worked most of 2026 using Claude Code

Personally

  • Spent the first three decades of my life in Colorado
  • Lived in Pittsburgh and currently in Minneapolis
  • Delightful partner Ali, who is also a product designer
  • Nomadic for almost five years, from 2018 to 2023
  • Visited 35 US National Parks and 70 countries
  • Traveled solo through Asia and Europe for 438 days
  • Tent camped for 50+ nights between 2023 and 2024
  • One of few people who have spent a week in North Korea
  • A passion for hands-on printmaking and collaging
Ali and Ryan on their wedding day
Ryan holding an owl
Ali and Ryan in Italy