Summary
Ryan Destefano is a Senior Product Designer in Portland with 13+ years crafting intuitive B2B and B2C digital experiences and a background in front-end development. He specializes in taking features from 0→1—building MVPs, iterating quickly with engineering partners, and shipping scalable design systems that reduce handoff friction. Comfortable across wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity UI, and code (HTML/CSS/JS), he closes the loop from concept to implementation and even performs code reviews and QA. At Househappy he led a company-wide design system and used usability testing to measurably improve engagement and retention. His career blends agency and in-house work, giving him a pragmatic sense for client needs and product strategy. Trained with a BFA from MICA, he pairs visual craft with practical engineering fluency to streamline product delivery.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BFA, BFA at Maryland Institute College of Art