Summary
Riley Hoonan is a senior product designer in Seattle with a decade of experience shaping data-driven digital products across startups and enterprise fintech. Currently at Material Security, Riley previously led product design and strategy for Coinbase’s compliance and financial crimes suite and has deep expertise in data visualization from an MS at Parsons. As System’s first full-time designer and a resident visual interaction designer at Schema, Riley blends user research, front-end development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to move products from alpha to market. Clients and employers have relied on Riley’s ability to translate complex datasets into clear, actionable interfaces—a skill honed through freelance work for agencies and product roles at Teralytic. Notably, Riley combines academic rigor in visualization with hands-on product delivery, making complex compliance and analytics experiences feel intuitive.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic Design, Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic Design at Western Washington University
Master’s Degree, Data Visualization, Master’s Degree, Data Visualization at Parsons School of Design - The New School
IxD Summer Intensive, IxD Summer Intensive at School of Visual Arts