Ryan Augustine

Designer in Cedar City, UT, United States

Member since October 14, 2021

Ryan is an award-winning lead-product UI/UX designer with more than six years of hands-on experience. He has worked with multiple government agencies, international non-profits like United Way and Etopia, and over 100 startups and small businesses to meet business goals and users' needs through innovative, user-friendly product design. Ryan's mission is to produce accessible, impactful, and engaging products and experiences, focusing on seamless user experiences.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Edtech App for StudySpace
- Product Leadership
- Framer X
- UX
- UI
- Prototyping
- ClickUp
- Bootstrapping
- Agile Sprints
- Design Thinking
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Edtech
- Tablet UI
- Tablet UX
- App Design
- Product Design
- CSS
- HTML
- Human Interface Design
- Student Engagement
- K-12 Education
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- User Testing
- Usability Testing
- Accessible Design
- Web Accessibility
- Mobile App Development
- Mobile App Design
- Visual Design
- Interface Design
- Android
- Mobile Design
- User Flows
- Rapid Interactive Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Atomic CSS
- Dashboard Design
- Web Dashboards
- Responsive UI
- Responsive Layout
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- User Interviews
- User Journey Maps
- User Journeys
- WCAG 2
- Remote Usability Testing
- Color Theory
- Brand Guidelines
- Adobe CC
- Data Visualization
- Mobile First
- Wireframe to Product
- Visual Design Language
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- Strategic Design
- Lean UX
- Atomic Design
- Empathy Mapping
- Mobile-first Design
- B2C
- Agile
- B2B
- Web
- Design Sprints
- Mobile
- Secondary Research
- Primary Research
- Login & Registration
- Login Screens
- Task Management
- Project Management
- UX Research
- Mobile Apps
- UI Branding
- Brand Design
- Rewards
- Leaderboards
- Design
- Responsive Design
- Service
- Mobile UX Design
- Mobile UI Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Web UX Design
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- Web App Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Prototypes
- SaaS
- SaaS Design
- Web Design
- Responsive Web Apps
- User Stories
- User Research
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- UX Strategy
- Onboarding
- Information Architecture (IA)
- User Onboarding
- Product Strategy
FoodTech Native App for Enterprise, Kraft Heinz.
- Accessible Design
- Accessibility
- Prototyping
- iOS App Design
- Android App Design
- React Native for Web
- CSS
- HTML
- Product Design
- Visual Design
- Figma
- Maze
- UsabilityHub
- User Testing
- Remote User Testing
- Remote Usability Testing
- Unmoderated Remote Usability Testing
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Analysis
- Competition Research
- Brand Design
- Customer Discovery
- Design Workshops
- Foodtech
- Online Classes & MOOCs
- Facebook Ads
- Ads
- Mobile Advertising
- Responsive Design
Machine Learning SAAS Product for micro-team from Facebook
- Accessible Design
- Machine Learning
- Facebook
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- AI Design
- Data Visualization
- Web Dashboards
- Dashboards
- Dashboard Design
- Analytical Dashboards
- Tablet UI
- Tablet UX
- Tables
- DataViz
- SaaS Design
- SaaS
- Enterprise SaaS
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Web App UX
- Web App Design
- Web App UI
- Responsive Web Apps
- Web Applications
- User Testing
- Remote User Testing
Event Task Manager for Startup
- Accessible Design
- Accessibility
- iOS UX Design
- iOS UI Design
- Android App Design
- Event Design
- Project Management
- Brand Design
- Task Management
- Task Flows
- Usability Testing
- Design Thinking
- Visual Design
- Interface Design
- Android
- Mobile Design
- User Flows
- Mobile First
- Rapid Interactive Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Atomic CSS
- Dashboard Design
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile UI Design
- Native Mobile Apps
- App Design
- Product Design
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- User Interviews
- User Journey Maps
- User Journeys
- Brand Guidelines
- Adobe CC
- Wireframe to Product
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- Strategic Design
- Atomic Design
- Empathy Mapping
- Mobile-first Design
- B2C
- Agile
- Design Sprints
- Mobile
- Secondary Research
- Primary Research
- Login & Registration
- Login Screens
- Mobile App Design
- UX Research
- Mobile Apps
- UI Branding
- Design
- Service
- Mobile UX Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Prototypes
- User Stories
- User Research
- User-centered Design (UCD)
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- UX Strategy
- Onboarding
- Information Architecture (IA)
- User Onboarding
- Product Strategy
UI/UX Redesign for Banking App
- Accessibility
- Accessible Design
- Fintech
- Online Banking
- Mobile Banking
- Consumer Banking
- Login Screens
- Login & Registration
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Mobile UX Design
- Mobile UI Design
- Human Interface Design
- Primary Research
- Secondary Research
- Interface Design
- Android
- Mobile Design
- User Flows
- Mobile First
- Rapid Interactive Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Dashboard Design
- Mobile App UI
- Native Mobile Apps
- App Design
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- User Interviews
- Adobe CC
- Wireframe to Product
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- Strategic Design
- Mobile-first Design
- B2C
- Agile
- Design Sprints
- Mobile
- Project Management
- Android App Design
- iOS UX Design
- Mobile App Design
- UX Research
- Mobile Apps
- Design
- Service
- UI Design
- UX Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Prototypes
- User Stories
- User Research
- User-centered Design (UCD)
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- UX Strategy
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Product Strategy
- Consumer Finance
Event Reservation App for a Restaurant
- Native Mobile Apps
- Figma
- UX
- UI
- Prototyping
- Reservation Flow
- Human Interface Design
- Design Systems
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Accessibility
- Accessible Design
- Foodtech
- Booking UX
- Mobile UI
- Mobile UX
- Event Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- User Interviews
- Usability Testing
- Task Flows
- User Journey Maps
- User Journeys
- Mobile App Development
- Mobile App Design
- Visual Design
- Interface Design
- Android
- Mobile Design
- User Flows
- Mobile First
- Rapid Interactive Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Atomic CSS
- Mobile App UI
- Mobile UI Design
- App Design
- Product Design
- Brand Guidelines
- Adobe CC
- Wireframe to Product
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- Strategic Design
- Atomic Design
- Empathy Mapping
- Mobile-first Design
- B2C
- Agile
- Design Sprints
- Mobile
- Secondary Research
- Primary Research
- Login & Registration
- Login Screens
- Android App Design
- iOS UX Design
- UX Research
- Mobile Apps
- UI Branding
- Brand Design
- Design
- Service
- Mobile UX Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Prototypes
- User Stories
- User Research
- User-centered Design (UCD)
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- UX Strategy
- Onboarding
- Information Architecture (IA)
- User Onboarding
- Product Strategy
Responsive Web Design for Climate Tech Nonprofit
- Responsive UI
- Web Design
- Web UI
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Figma
- Design Systems
- Websites
- Landing Page Design
- Landing Page Optimization
- Landing Pages
- Responsive Design
- Responsive Layout
- Accessible Design
- Accessibility
- Web Accessibility
- Color Theory
- Brand Guidelines
- Adobe CC
- Rapid Interactive Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Atomic CSS
- Wireframe to Product
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- Strategic Design
- Atomic Design
- B2C
- B2B
- Web
- Mobile
- Primary Research
- Login Screens
- Project Management
- Web UX
- UX Research
- Design
- Service
- Mobile UX Design
- Mobile UI Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Web UX Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Prototypes
- Webflow CMS
- User Stories
- User Research
- Interaction Design (IxD)
- UX Strategy
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Product Strategy
Responsive Website for Tech Bootcamp Mentorship
- Design Thinking
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- UX
- UI
- Usability Testing
- Prototyping
- Sitemaps
- Accessibility
- Accessible Design
- WCAG 2
- Mentorship
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- User Interviews
- Remote Usability Testing
- User Testing
- Task Flows
- Webflow
- Responsive UI
- Responsive Layout
- Web UI
- Mobile UI
- Visual Design
- Interface Design
- Mobile Web Design
- Mobile Design
- User Flows
- Product Design
- Web Accessibility
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Landing Page Optimization
- Websites
- Adobe CC
- Website Redesign
- Rapid Interactive Prototyping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Wireframe to Product
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- B2C
- Web
- Mobile
- Secondary Research
- Login & Registration
- Login Screens
- Landing Pages
- WordPress Design
- Web UX
- Landing Page Design
- UI Branding
- Brand Design
- Design
- Responsive Design
- Service
- Mobile UX Design
- Mobile UI Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Web UX Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Low-fidelity Mockups
- Low-fidelity Prototypes
- Web Design
- User Stories
- User Research
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Product Strategy
Responsive Website for Caribbean Government
- UX
- UI
- Branding
- WordPress
- CSS
- HTML
- Divi
- Prototyping
- Public Transportation
- Local & Municipal Government
- State Government
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Responsive Layout
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Accessible Design
- Accessibility
- Chatbots
- Chatbot Conversation Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Interface Design
- Mobile Web Design
- Mobile Design
- Sitemaps
- Google Analytics
- Responsive UI
- Product Design
- Web Accessibility
- Landing Page Optimization
- Websites
- Adobe CC
- Website Redesign
- Grid Systems
- UI Grid
- CSS Grid
- Flexbox
- Design Composition
- B2C
- Web
- Mobile
- Landing Pages
- WordPress Design
- Web UX
- Landing Page Design
- Design
- Web UI
- Divi Builder 3
- Responsive Design
- Service
- Mobile UX Design
- Mobile UI Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Web UX Design
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Web Design
- Information Architecture (IA)

Employment

Lead Visual Designer
2022 - 2022
The Kraft Heinz Company
- Championed the visual design for both the iOS and Android applications for the company's live cooking class services.
- Improved and developed the product's information architecture from ideation to completion and tested task flows and user flows.
- Led rapid wireframing and prototyping from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes.
- Championed design workshops and user research, running user tests on the products signup and onboarding using Maze while leading competitive analysis and reporting.
- Led accessible design critique and testing, redesigning and optimizing the product's usability and accessibility for the broad user base.
Technologies: Figma, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Accessible Design, Web Accessibility, iOS App Design, Foodtech, Recipes & Cooking, Android, B2C Marketing, User Testing, Remote User Testing, Maze, UsabilityHub, User Flows, Task Flows, Adobe Photoshop, Accessibility, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, User Personas, Enterprise, Enterprise Design, App UI, App UX, Information Architecture (IA), Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Agile UX, Digital Product Design, Digital Product Styling
Lead Product Designer
2021 - 2022
Considr, Inc
- Led the brand discovery and design workshops to bring the product idea to life and developed a clear roadmap from user research to the final product for testing. The brand discover blueprint is now an asset the company uses daily.
- Managed competitor research and reporting to identify gaps and opportunities in the given market.
- Facilitated and led design sessions to create greater alignment amongst the team members, leading to company buy-in on the approach moving forward.
- Designed and developed the marketing messaging and assets for the responsive website, iOS and Android app, and AppStore marketing optimization.
- Championed user testing leading to major improvements in the products conversion rates from 3% to 9% in 2 months.
Technologies: Webflow, Webflow CMS, Responsive UI, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), iOS App Design, Android App Design, App Store Marketing, App Store Optimization (ASO), Visual Design, SaaS Design, Information Architecture (IA), Photoshop 7, Figma, Prototyping, Brand Discovery, Product Discovery, Customer Discovery, User Flows, Task Flows, Design Systems, Design Thinking, CSS, HTML, Accessible Design, Web Accessibility, Agile UX, Digital Product Design, Digital Product Styling, Product Owner
Product Design Lead | Creative Director | Startup Co-founder
2019 - 2021
StudySpace
- Implemented the design thinking methodology to take the B2B2C edtech. from ideation to product design and development. The responsive web app was built to address the needs of four different users including government admin, schools, teachers, and students.
- Conducted competitive and comparative analysis, user interviews, synthesized results, and defined requirements for the product in different stages to validate user experience and business sustainability.
- Led brand strategy and product design sessions to align the company's stakeholders, developing a blueprint structuring and simplifying the vision of the brand and its services.
- Championed logo design and brand guidelines through an iterative and collaborative process while maintaining the determined brand messaging and vision.
- Crafted a complete design system using the atomic design methodology, leading to an award-winning user interface and experience.
Technologies: Framer X, Figma, Webflow, ClickUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Mobile App Design, Visual Design, Design Systems, Interface Design, Android, Mobile Design, User Flows, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Tablet UI, Edtech, Student Engagement, K-12 Education, Web Accessibility, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile UI, Mobile UX, User Interviews, User Journey Maps, User Journeys, WCAG 2, Remote Usability Testing, Color Theory, Brand Guidelines, Adobe CC, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, Atomic CSS, Data Visualization, Mobile First, Wireframe to Product, Visual Design Language, Grid Systems, UI Grid, CSS Grid, Flexbox, Design Composition, Strategic Design, Lean UX, Atomic Design, Empathy Mapping, Mobile-first Design, B2C, Agile, Brainstorming, B2B, Web, Design Sprints, Mobile, Secondary Research, Primary Research, Login & Registration, Login Screens, Task Management, Project Management, UX Research, UI Branding, Brand Design, Rewards, Leaderboards, Design, Web UI, Responsive Design, Service, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web UI Design, Web UX Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, Web App Design, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Low-fidelity Mockups, Low-fidelity Prototypes, SaaS, SaaS Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Apps, User Stories, User Research, User-centered Design (UCD), Ideation Workshops, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Strategy, Style Guides, Consumer Products, Information Architecture (IA), Onboarding, User Onboarding, Product Strategy, Consumer Finance, Agile UX, Digital Product Design, Digital Product Styling, Product Owner
Creative Head | UX/UI Lead | Agency Co-founder
2017 - 2021
The Client Catchers Ltd.
- Led product design for dozens of projects including B2B, B2C, SaaS, health, travel, food, education, and retail, serving inspiring startups and established corporations by following a user-centered approach, intensive design thinking, prototyping, and testing.
- Guided the product design (UI/UX for a responsive web app) of the Ministry of Transportation of Trinidad and Tobago, targeting a user-base of 700 thousand citizens on the new traffic updates and systems, noticed as the most effective government initiative of 2019.
- Championed the development of the digital brand identity and responsive web design for the largest cricket organization in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
- Led the training of persons with special needs from the National Centre for Disabilities to design and develop websites from scratch, as a means of providing them with job opportunities.
- Championed UI/UX improvements to existing products of the largest nonprofit in Latin America (mobile app and responsive web) leading the entire product cycle—from concept to final execution while working hand-to-hand with PMs and engineers.
- Designed specific outputs for different industries, included mockups, interactive products, heuristic evaluations, user personas, empathy maps, multi-variant testing, interactive prototypes, animations, and videos.
Technologies: Webflow, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Figma, Framer X, Landing Pages, Visual Design, Design Systems, Interface Design, Mobile Web Design, Android, Mobile Design, User Flows, eCommerce UI, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Web Accessibility, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile UX, User Interviews, WCAG 2, Color Theory, Landing Page Optimization, Websites, Brand Guidelines, Adobe CC, Website Redesign, Wireframe to Product, Visual Design Language, Grid Systems, UI Grid, CSS Grid, Flexbox, Design Composition, Strategic Design, Atomic Design, Design Workshops, Mobile-first Design, B2C, Brainstorming, Web, Design Sprints, Mobile, Secondary Research, Primary Research, Login & Registration, Login Screens, Task Management, Project Management, WordPress Design, Web UX, Landing Page Design, Mobile App Design, UX Research, UI Branding, Brand Design, Web Marketing, Design, Web UI, eCommerce, eCommerce UX, WP eCommerce, Mobile eCommerce, Divi Builder 3, Responsive Design, Service, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web UI Design, Web UX Design, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Low-fidelity Mockups, Low-fidelity Prototypes, Web Design, Webflow CMS, Content Management Systems (CMS), User Stories, User Research, User-centered Design (UCD), Ideation Workshops, UX Strategy, CRO, Website CMS, Content Management, Style Guides, Consumer Products, Information Architecture (IA), Onboarding, User Onboarding, Product Strategy, Consumer Finance, Agile UX, Digital Product Design, Digital Product Styling, Product Owner
UX/UI Designer and Developer
2016 - 2018
Matthew Gambrell Corporation
- Led brand discovery sessions for a team of six to develop brand identity and design guidelines for the company, including typography, content, design system, iconography, logos, and digital products.
- Championed the production of an online course including funnel creation, content development, and CRO, leading to a massive two-week sales total of 90 thousand USD with a conversion rate of 7% and profits exceeding 500%.
- Worked as the sole product designer and developer for the expansion of the companies brand, developing four different responsive websites offering 20+ services, managing a team of 12 persons.
Technologies: WordPress, Webflow, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Experience Design (XD), ClickUp, Design Systems, Interface Design, Mobile Web Design, Mobile Design, eCommerce UI, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Websites, Design Composition, Strategic Design, Brainstorming, Web, Mobile, Task Management, Project Management, WordPress Design, Landing Page Design, Brand Design, Web Marketing, Design, Web UI, eCommerce, eCommerce UX, WP eCommerce, Mobile eCommerce, Divi Builder 3, Responsive Design, Service, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UI Design, UX Design, Web UI Design, Web UX Design, High-fidelity Mockups, Web Design, Webflow CMS, Content Management Systems (CMS), Ideation Workshops, CRO, Website CMS, Content Management, Style Guides, Consumer Products, Information Architecture (IA), Onboarding, User Onboarding, Digital Product Design, Digital Product Styling, Product Owner
Junior Product Designer
2012 - 2015
Beids by Chuff
- Led the brand discovery for a company of four, developing the brand identity and guidelines which led to the crafting of the logo, brand strategy, and company vision.
- Championed the development of social media content and the management of social media marketing increasing sales by 200% by Q2.
- Designed and developed a responsive WordPress website for the company and led SEO strategy and implementation leading to an increase in brand engagement by 72%.
Technologies: WordPress, CSS, HTML, Facebook Ads, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Project Management, Brand Design, Web Marketing, Design, Style Guides, Consumer Products, Information Architecture (IA), Digital Product Design, Digital Product Styling, Product Owner

Certifications

UX/UI Design Foundations
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
UXCEL
The Ultimate Figma and UI Masterclass
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
The Designership
Designing Wireframes
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
UXCEL
CSS for Designers
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
UXCEL
Design Composition
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
UXCEL
Designing for Accessibility
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
UXCEL
Google UX Design Specialization
AUGUST 2021 - PRESENT
Google
Foundations of HTML
SEPTEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Codecademy
Foundations of CSS
SEPTEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Codecademy

Experience

Rapid Prototyping5 years
Responsive Web Design (RWD)5 years
Responsive UI5 years
Design Thinking4 years
Web Accessibility4 years
Figma4 years
Mobile App UI4 years
Design Systems3 years

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