Hello, I’m Tyler

Hello, I’m Tyler

I'm a Lead Product Designer with 14+ years scaling UX across enterprise teams and driving design strategy that delivers measurable business impact.

I'm a Lead Product Designer with 14+ years scaling UX across enterprise teams and driving design strategy that delivers measurable business impact.

I'm a Lead Product Designer with 14+ years scaling UX across enterprise teams and driving design strategy that delivers measurable business impact.

Experience

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Lead UX Designer

Ecolab

April 2024 - Present

April 2024 - Present

  • Led creation of Ecolab’s first company-wide design system (1,000+ components) using Figma, adopted by 7+ teams in 6 months, reducing design and development time by 30–50%.

  • Designed unified customer portal (launching Q2 2025), conducting user research and usability testing to achieve 30–50% task time reduction based on user journeys.

  • Reimagined EVD application, prototyping in Figma to improve task completion speed by 50% and earning stakeholder praise for usability and interface design.

  • Mentored 3 designers, fostering user-centered design practices and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams.

UX Design Manager

Best Buy

April 2021 - April 2024

April 2021 - April 2024

  • Drove 49–364% engagement lift by leading UX overhaul of flagship mobile app, using Figma for prototyping and aligning with business KPIs and engineering constraints.

  • Architected design strategy for enterprise services, uncovering $1M+ in efficiency opportunities through user research and service design mapping.

  • Mentored 5+ designers, improving prototyping efficiency by 25% and fostering a culture of user-centered design.

  • Collaborated cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to deliver consumer-facing UX solutions.

Senior UX Designer

Thomson Reuters

February 2018 - April 2021

February 2018 - April 2021

  • Launched AI-powered contract analysis tool from 0-to-1 using Figma, adopted by legal teams in 18 months, reducing contract review time by 40% through user research and prototyping.

  • Led cross-functional collaboration with global teams (US, India, UK), aligning product vision and execution for scalable UX solutions.

  • Mentored 3 junior designers, boosting team prototyping efficiency by 25% and driving user-centered design practices.

  • Developed strategic roadmap for AI/ML features, enhancing interface design and usability.

UX Designer

Optum/United HealthGroup

February 2016 - February 2018

February 2016 - February 2018

  • Contributed to agile UX team, conducting user research and prototyping to develop innovative healthcare solutions.

  • Collaborated with business executives and product owners to drive user-centered design and product vision.

UX Designer

LeadPages

July 2015 - February 2016

July 2015 - February 2016

Web Designer

Polaris

March 2011 - July 2015

March 2011 - July 2015

Skills

Design

User Research & Synthesis

Interaction Design

Wireframing & Prototyping

Usability Testing

Accessibility (WCAG, inclusive design)

Design Systems Architecture

Product Thinking

User Flows & Journey Mapping

Information Architecture (IA)

Strategic & Leadership

UX Strategy & Visioning

Cross-Functional Collaboration

DesignOps & Process Optimization

Design Mentorship

Team Development

Facilitating Design Critiques & Workshops

Roadmapping & Prioritization

Business & Customer Alignment

Scaling UX Across Teams or Products

Executive Communication & Storytelling

Tools & Technical

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Framer

Webflow

Builder.io

Miro

FigJam

Jira

HTML/CSS/JavaScript (working knowledge for collaboration)

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Analytics Tools

Design at Scale

Multi-Platform Design

Design for Enterprise & B2B SaaS

AI-Driven UX

Data-Driven Interfaces

Component Libraries & Tokenization

Design Quality Assurance

Globalization / Localization Support

Differentiating

Systems Thinking

UX for AI & Machine Learning

Service Design

Voice & Conversational UX

Designing for Trust, Privacy & Compliance

Change Management through Design

About Me

Minneapolis-based Staff Product Designer with over 14 years of experience leading user-centered design and developing design systems at Ecolab, Thomson Reuters, Best Buy, and others. Proficient in Figma, user research, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, I’ve achieved 30–50% efficiency improvements and a 364% increase in engagement. Passionate about mentoring teams and creating impactful UX, I am eager to help elevate your product vision. View my portfolio to learn more.