Dorothy Ryan

Dorothy Ryan has extensive work experience, starting in 2001 as the owner of Dotwebs Web Design & Development, where they provided bespoke web design and development solutions for various industries. Dorothy also managed business operations such as sales, client relationships, and invoicing. From 2013 to 2023, Dorothy held various roles such as Senior Product Designer at Ancestry.com, Lead UX/Interaction Designer at CR2, and Product Design Lead at Sage and Asavie. Their responsibilities included conducting user research, implementing lean UX practices, and mentoring UX Designers. Dorothy also worked as a Product Design Lead at Corvil, where they defined the product vision and facilitated Design Sprint Workshops. Dorothy had a partnership role as a Product Partner at Spark, where they managed client relationships and oversaw product solution development. Most recently, Dorothy worked as a Senior User Experience Designer at G-P/Globalization Partners.

Dorothy Ryan's education history is as follows:

- From 2022 to 2023, they attended Product School and obtained a Product Management Certification.

- In 2020, they completed a workshop at AJ&Smart and earned a Workshopper Master degree.

- In 2019, they studied UX Strategy & Management at The Interaction Design Foundation and obtained a degree in that field.

- In 2017, they participated in a program at IDEO U focused on Leading for Creativity.

- In 2016, they completed a certification course called "Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies" through the University of Maryland on Coursera.

- Also in 2016, they took a course in Storytelling for Influence at IDEO U.

- In 2015, they learned about the Psychology of Interaction Design at The Interaction Design Foundation.

- In 2014, they received a certificate in Human-Computer Interaction from UC San Diego.

- Prior to 2007, they attended the IACT International Academy of Computer Training and received a DTP/Graphic Design degree, specializing in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

- Before 2005, they studied at Web Intellect, focusing on PHP/MySQL and Macromedia (Adobe) Flash.

- In 2001, they obtained a Diploma in Website Development from The Institute of Commercial Management, specializing in HTML, Advanced Dreamweaver, Fireworks, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP/MYSQL, and ASP/VbScript.

- From 1997 to 1999, they studied Information Technology (IT) at University College Dublin.

In addition to their formal education, they have obtained several certifications. These include a Product Manager Certification™ from Product School in February 2023, a Workshopper Master certification from AJ&Smart in June 2021, a Deeply Practical Project Management certification from Udemy in July 2020, a UX Management: Strategy and Tactics certification from the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) in May 2019, a Foundations in Creative Leadership certification from IDEO U in March 2019, a Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship certification from the University of Maryland in October 2016, a Storytelling for Influence certification from IDEO U in July 2016, and a Human-Computer Interaction certification from the University of California, San Diego in August 2014.