Ryan Young

Ryan Young has a diverse work experience in various design roles. Ryan is currently the Director of Product Design at Uplift Delivery. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior UX Designer at Two Rivers Marketing, where they led the User Experience practice and focused on developing UX, discovery, and design thinking offerings for clients in industrial, construction, and technology industries. Before that, Ryan worked as a UI/UX Designer at Hy-Vee, Inc., where they built a new company design system and collaborated with cross-functional teams to create wireframes, interface designs, and interactive prototypes. Ryan also has experience as an Experience Designer at Accenture, where they translated business requirements into design flows and practical user interfaces. Ryan's earlier work includes serving as a Project Lead at Visionary, where they acted as a UI/UX designer, front-end developer, and project manager for multiple software development projects. Ryan started their career as a Graphic Designer at ABC Sign and Display, working on various design projects, including apparel, marketing materials, and signage. Ryan also worked as a Media Relations Coordinator at Perfect Game USA, creating designs for print marketing materials and managing social media accounts.

Ryan Young received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Journalism and Art from the University of Iowa, where they attended from 2006 to 2010. Ryan has also obtained several additional certifications, including "Quantum Metric University | Continuous Product Design (CPD) Foundations" from Quantum Metric in February 2022, "Effective Communications & Human Relations" from Dale Carnegie Training in October 2021, "UserZoom Core Certification" from UserZoom in April 2021, and "Google Analytics Individual Qualification" from Google in August 2015. Ryan Young has also completed a certification in "How To Design for Accessibility: for UX Designers (WCAG 2.2)" from Udemy, although the specific month and year of completion are not provided.