Designing thoughtful digital products & experiences.
Recent Work
Copia Wealth Platform
2022 – 2025 • UX/UI Design
Designed a wealth management platform serving family offices, advisors and investors. Worked across portfolio analytics, reporting, and workflows to help users manage complex financial data with greater visibility and less manual effort. The platform supported 100+ family offices and tens of billions in assets under intelligence.
Copia Deal Space
2024 – 2025 • UX/UI Design
Led UX/UI for Deal Space, an AI-powered deal evaluation platform built to support due diligence, collaboration, and decision-making around investment opportunities. The product transformed complex deal materials into structured analysis and actionable insights, compressing evaluation timelines from weeks to days.
Past Highlights
WestJet App
2021, 2017 • UX/UI • iOS, Android
As an individual contributor supporting the development team, to being embedded daily with WestJet’s internal design team, I contributed to the evolution of its mobile apps across booking and trip management. Worked closely with the product owners to refine app flows that improved usability for millions of travelers across iOS and Android.
M&T Bank
2020 • UI Design • Web
Designed a modern homepage concept for M&T Bank focused on creating a clearer, more approachable banking experience for younger customers. Worked across creative with our Client Partner to simplify financial information and surface helpful financial guidance and services.
Xinja Mobile Bank
2019 • UX/UI • iOS
Worked alongside the Australia-based Xinja team to optimize their mobile only banking product. Focused on money management, payments, and account experiences, helping refine moments that made everyday banking feel more approachable and engaging for thousands of users.
AltaGas Mobile Approvals
2019 • UX/UI Design • Web
Partnered with a UX researcher to convert a legacy JDE system design into a modern mobile approval experience that helped employees review, approve, and forward time-sensitive procurement documents from anywhere. The app streamlined workflows for 3rd party vendors, becoming a critical part of managing data, saving hours of work weekly.
MyAlberta Digital ID
2018 • UX/UI Design • Web
The Government of Alberta set out to create a secure digital identity that would help all Albertans access government services online. I designed the web and mobile registration experience, turning a complex identity verification process into a clear, multi-step guided journey that made registration easier to complete without compromising security.
Lyra Health
2018 • UX/UI • Web, iOS
Working directly with Lyra Health’s product team, I helped optimize onboarding experiences that connected users with personalized mental health care. Contributed to UX/UI design and prototypes across guided intake, tailored recommendations, and provider matching, focused on improving access and reducing friction.
My Shaw App
2017 • UI • iOS, Android
Evolved Shaw's customer web experience into a native mobile product. Guided by user research, I contributed to the end-to-end UX/UI design across the entire app, including account management, billing, services, and support. The self-serve mobile experience launched on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, serving millions of Shaw customers across Western Canada.
University of Texas Austin
2015 • UX/UI • iOS
Worked with stakeholders from the University of Texas at Austin to design a data-driven learning platform for degree programs at UT. The platform allowed students to complete tests, chat, and track progress from a single iPad experience. Over 100 students in the biomedical sciences program piloted the program, with 80% earning a B or above.
Enmax Energy Corp.
2013 • UX/UI • iOS
Consolidated more than 100 pages of forms into a single iOS app for ENMAX electrical engineers working outside in unpredictable Alberta weather conditions. The app improved safety and productivity, helping teams complete required workflows 2x faster. The app eliminated 185,000 paper sheets, and saved roughly $15,000 annually in printing costs.
What Others Say
Daniel K.
VP Product
"Ryan is an absolute rock on the projects he takes on. He's highly dependable and gives peace of mind to everyone on the team that things will be just fine as long as he's around. He has an unbelievable ability to drop into a project that's in flight and get up to speed very quickly."
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Kimi C.
Principal UX Research
"Ryan has demonstrated a strong ability to turn abstract discussions, concepts, and research recommendations into wireframes. He is highly skilled in visual design, and that, coupled with his strong understanding of and sensitivity to the UX side of the equation, makes him an incredibly valuable designer to have on a project.”