Assistant Professor of UX
Utah Tech University
Previously designed internal tools at Apple and Tesla
EDUCATION
M.S., Human Factors in Information Design
GLOBAL STARTUP LEADERSHIP
London: Lead UX at a flower delivery company
Copenhagen: Lead for a SaaS company
DESIGN PATENT
AncestryDNA Genetic Rings
Projects
Expecting Together
Head of UX
Expert-led Prenatal Social Clubs
Apple
Sr. UX Designer
Led internal applications for AppleTV+ & Apple Music
Tesla
Sr. UX Designer
Designed internal tools for multiple teams
Bloom & Wild
Lead Designer
UK's top-rated flower delivery service
Graphical User Interface for Discovering Genetic Relationships
PATENT APPLICATION
A spatial interface for understanding genetic relationships through concentric hierarchy.
US20170213127A1 | 2017 | Ancestry.com DNA, LLCInstead of presenting relatives as flat lists or branching trees, individuals are positioned radially around a central user based on degree of genetic relatedness.
Each ring represents a degree of relatedness. Closer relatives appear near the center, while more distant connections extend outward. The result is a spatial model that makes family structure, clustering, and relative distance easier to scan and understand.
Rather than relying on long lists of names, Genetic Rings organizes relatives spatially, helping users more quickly understand where someone fits within the family structure.
Developed as part of AncestryDNA’s exploration of more intuitive representations of genetic relationship data.
Conceptual product view
“Ryan is an energetic team player with a strong work ethic and sharp attention to detail.”
Bryan Gintoft
Former Manager at Apple
Cognitive Foundations for Interaction Design
A selection of graduate work exploring how people see, sort, interpret, remember, and decide. These early studies in human factors helped shape the way I evaluate interfaces, teach design, and think about digital products today.
