Summary
Tom Rishworth is a versatile Product Designer with 11 years of experience crafting user-centred digital products and responsive front ends for clients ranging from government bodies like Auckland Council and the Cook Islands Government to fintech and startup teams. He combines deep UI/UX practice with front-end development skills, routinely producing wireframes, interactive Figma prototypes and developer-ready, accessible interfaces. As Head of Design & UX at Transformative.nz he led iterative usability testing and cross-functional collaboration, and now shapes product direction at Thematic. His background as a freelance studio director and web designer includes building multilingual, multi-currency e-commerce platforms rolled out globally, showing a pragmatic knack for production-grade implementations. Comfortable working remotely and asynchronously, he thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys wearing many hats across design and engineering. Beyond the usual portfolio, he brings a marketer’s sensibility from a business/advertising degree and hands-on audio engineering training, which inform his multidisciplinary approach to product storytelling and interaction.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business, Advertising, Bachelor of Business, Advertising at Auckland University of Technology
Kings College
Diploma in Audio Engineering, Diploma in Audio Engineering at SAE Auckland