Hello

I'm Ryan Trees

A Digital Product & UX Design Executive

  • Address Dallas, Texas USA
  • Email ryan@ryantrees.com
  • Birthday July 14
  • Family Married with children

Welcome! This site is a high level overview of my professional career. If you would like to see more details, please visit my LinkedIn page. This site also connects to all of my social media accounts, as well as highlights some of my interests and hobbies. Please feel free to connect with me!

Stats about me

24

Years of Experience

in product, design, & technology

18

Years Leading Teams

and managing people

40

Largest Team Size

who directly reported to me

7

Certifications

and 1 patent

Work Experience

2022-Present

Executive Director of UX Design

JPMorgan Chase

Responsible for Design and Customer Experience within Customer Acquisition and Marketing Platforms of Consumer and Community Banking.

2019-2022

VP, Head of UX Design for Innovation & Employee Segments

U.S. Bank

Led an organization of Product Owners and 40+ UX Designers spanning five different office locations, overseeing a diverse portfolio of products.

2016-2019

Global Director of Experience Design

BBVA

Directed an end-to-end design team of 35 designers and front-end developers that utilize Scrum and SAFe Agile methodologies.

2014-2016

Vice President, Design Principal

Barclays

Led and mentored 33 UX designers and front-developers across multiple Scrum teams, overseeing team management to meet project timelines, resourcing and budgeting needs.

2007-2014

Team Manager, Innovation & UX Design for FiOS Video

Verizon

Directed 16 people across five UX Design and Innovation teams supporting nine next-generation Verizon FiOS video projects, including the cable set-top box interface, the FiOS Xbox One app, and the FiOS mobile application.

2005-2007

Lead Prototype Developer

Verizon

Led a team of four developers, building next-generation prototype applications for both hardware and software products.

2002-2004

Senior Flash Developer

Verizon (contract)

Led multiple projects involving Flash & ActionScripting for verizon.com

2001-2002

Owner & President

Multimediafreelancer.com

Sole proprietor of my own business, offering a variety of digital client solutions built using Flash and Director.

1999-2001

Senior Digital Media Specialist

Satama Interactive

Led multiple project teams for the Dallas office, creating interactive CD-ROMs using Director and Lingo.

1999-1999

Multimedia Specialist

imc2

Led all Shockwave projects and online games built using Director and Lingo.

Professional Skills

  • Executive Leadership
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Product Management
  • Product Innovation
  • Customer Experience / CX
  • Design Thinking
  • Design Systems
  • Experience Design / XD
  • Blockchain / Distributed Ledger
  • Cryptocurrency

  • User Experience / UX Design
  • Digital Transformation
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Operations
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Mobile Applications
  • Web Applications / Web Sites
  • User Testing / Usability Studies
  • Accessibility Compliance / ADA
  • Agile Methodologies / Scrum

Certifications

  • Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • Leading for Creativity – IDEO U
  • The Complete Cryptocurrency Investment Course
  • The Advanced Cryptocurrency Trading Course – With Strategies
  • Blockchain A-Z: Learn How To Build Your First Blockchain

Patents

System and Methods for Touch-Screen-Based Remote Interaction with a Graphical User Interface

  • Issued Mar 3, 2017
  • us 9,588,677

Education

1994-1998

B.A. Television/Radio

Southern Methodist University

1990-1994

High School Diploma

West Springfield High School

My Interests

These are some of the things I enjoy in my free time.

  • My Family
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Movies
  • Reading
  • Travel
  • Wine

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