Summary
Ryan Day is a UX leader and educator with nine years of experience designing enterprise and consumer products for Apple, Tesla, and high-growth startups, now serving as Assistant Professor of UX at Utah Tech University. He blends rigorous human-factors research (M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design) with hands-on product leadership—replacing entrenched enterprise tools, building modular pattern libraries, and introducing scalable UX research practices across organizations. As a founder-CEO accepted into Antler, he translates design insight into product-market fit by turning personal data (selfies) into tailored shopping experiences. Ryan’s background spans teaching, mentoring, and running studies in the field, and he’s notable for moving UX from craft to operational discipline inside large teams. Based in Saint George, Utah, he combines academic rigor with studio-and-scale product instincts that help teams ship with empathy and measurable business impact.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
M.S. Human Factors in Information Design, M.S. Human Factors in Information Design at Bentley University
English