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Designs used daily by millions.
8+ years making the complex feel effortless.

I work across teams to turn messy ideas into clear, thoughtful experiences. I’m big on aligning what people actually need with what the business is trying to do ~ and making sure what we create not just functions well, but feels good too. 

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From surfing to financial services, startups, enterprise & government. 
My work has spanned many industries with businesses of all sizes. 

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From Calls to Conversations

Validated a scalable async messaging channel for 500k+ NSW business owners in 5 weeks

Designed a chatbot to agent handover system & new support channel that deflects 60% of queries 24/7 — saving $130k per year, with $26k unlocked for every additional 1% of calls shifted to messaging.

UX/UI    DISCOVERY    FRAMING    BUSINESS CASE

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From Fragmented Steps to Automated Flows

Replatformed a program into a self-service platform, driving up to 800 additional sessions a month.

Streamlined advisor search, booking and business profile integration linking registration into one flow.

END-TO-END UX   UI/UX   STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT

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Finding car parts without staff assistance

Helped customers navigate complex products without relying on in-store assistance.

Redesigned the end-to-end 'My Garage' vehicle pre-selection experience — from rego lookup to filtered product search — reducing UI complexity and improving task success rates. Revenue increased by double digits, on a multimillion dollar e-commerce platform, 10%+ in annual revenue is in the millions.

END-TO-END UX    RESEARCH    UI DESIGN

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SwellNet Redesign

Redesigned Australia's most-used surf forecasting app to become the only one surfers needed.

Led end-to-end design on a self-initiated concept — from user interviews and low-fi wireframes through to a full design system and high-fidelity UI. Testing showed 70% higher satisfaction with forecast layout, tasks completed 60% faster, and an 80% increase in likelihood to upgrade to premium. Swellnet incorporated the improvements in their next app release.

MOBILE DESIGN   UI/UX   DESIGN SYSTEMS

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¿ Why Ry ? 

What stands out most about Ryan is his ability to connect strategy, customer needs and delivery. He is a strong systems thinker who sees the bigger picture and is always focused on creating meaningful value for customers. Ryan brings a thoughtful, outcome-driven approach to his work and consistently looks for opportunities to maximise impact.

Alongside his strategic mindset, Ryan has strong UX and UI design skills and is adept at translating complex problems into clear, engaging customer experiences. He combines design craft with a deep understanding of customer needs, helping teams deliver products and services that create real value.

Ryan has also built valuable experience in conversational AI and is passionate about how emerging technologies can improve customer and business outcomes. He is committed to his growth as a leader through coaching and ongoing development, bringing curiosity, collaboration and a continuous learning mindset to everything he does. He is a highly valued colleague who makes a positive impact on the teams and products he supports.

Jessica Hobbs
Design Manager
Service NSW

Ryan is an incredible designer and a phenomenal partner to work with, especially on innovation initiatives.

He onboarded me when I joined Service NSW, and I was stunned by his maturity of existing products. He was not only focused on delivering designs, but also included their constraints, impacts on people & overall architectural workflows. I’ve seen firsthand how his calm demeanor and clear communication keep teams aligned and moving forward. 

Ryan designs with immense practicality and a sharp eye on GTM strategy, always preferring to let his work speak for itself through regular, proactive feature demos.

He masters the intersection of design and engineering superbly. 

Ryan takes the time to deeply clarify his vision with developers and consistently considers technical simplicity in his designs.

He is a diligent, thoughtful, and highly capable design leader who brings out the best in the cross-functional teams around him.

Anmol Deora 
Principle Software Engineer, Service NSW

Working with Ryan during my time as SNSW was a blast! His calm and methodical nature set him apart from others and allows him to tackle any challenge or opportunity with confidence. Being a multi-disciplinary designer, he’s able to lead as well as contribute to projects end to end. Additionally, his ability to balance customer need and business objectives is well exercised. Even when placed in situations he’s unfamiliar with, he’s always proactively sought guidance and created pathways to proceed.

It’s been a pleasure working with him and seeing how he has grown into not only a highly capable individual contributor but a team leader and mentor to our junior team members. I greatly valued his contributions to our team and no doubt he will continue to do great work throughout his career.

Michael Deshayes
Principle Product Designer, Service NSW

Ryan has been a huge influence on my growth as a designer. His focus on rationale - always making sure every decision is grounded in solid thinking and real user needs - completely changed how I approach design.
What makes Ryan such an incredible mentor is how effortless and natural it is to learn from him. He has a way of cutting through the noise, getting to the core issue, and asking the right questions that push for clarity. Every conversation with him is a mix of critical thinking, problem-solving, and just genuinely great design discussions - all in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Thanks to his guidance, I’ve become more confident in articulating my design decisions, advocating for users, and navigating my career with intention. I feel incredibly lucky to have learned from him, and any designer would be lucky to have him as a mentor.

Jason Biles 
Product Designer, Service NSW

Like many organisations, at MindNavigator we’ve experienced the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to UX/UI. Ryan represents the great. He took over a complex project that had been floundering, with a mission to recoup lost time during the design phase. Working to tight deadlines, Ryan was quickly able to assess the scope and solution requirements and turn the project around, producing a robust design that enabled us to move swiftly and confidently to production.

I would highly recommend Ryan, not only for his rare capabilities in what is a highly demanding and challenging field, but also for his calm and effortless approach to navigating complexity and relationships. Within days of taking control of the project, his methodical approach and consistent, clear communication ensured we were in safe hands.

Ami Cook
Founder & CEO of Mind Navigator Technologies 

Ryan assisted our team with an extremely challenging project. He demonstrated an ability to persuade and influence his coworkers and provide leadership to assist us in articulating some of the questions that needed to be answered. He used his problem-solving capabilities to redefine the existing business model, in order to relieve us from some of the issues with our fractured workflow, while at the same time ploughing through a multitude of user stories.

Ryan was calm, measured and worked at a furious pace! His skillset is matched with either small, mid-tier or global corporations.

Gabrielle
Service Designer
Client Side

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