Summary
Ryan Arnaudin is a UX and product designer with 15+ years of experience blending engineering rigor and user-centered design to ship cross-platform consumer and professional software. He’s led zero-to-one product efforts and monetization at Physna’s Thangs, growing MAU 18x and driving ARR into the mid-single-digit millions while designing 3D workflows across web, mobile, and desktop. Comfortable in both startup and enterprise contexts, he has deep experience with data-heavy dashboards, creator tools, and SaaS product-led growth from roles at Brightidea and Autodesk. Trained as an aerospace engineer, he brings systems thinking to complex, data-rich design problems and has a track record of making legacy platforms more usable and commercially viable. Based in Austin, he’s drawn to mission-driven teams and creative tools that amplify human imagination and maker workflows.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS Aerospace Engineering, BS Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Tech