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Ryan Finch

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Ryan Finch

Leading product design at Zoox. Former runway model and current ink pen enthusiast. Helped launch Reels and grew Stories to 1B+ DAUs at Meta. Incubated 0-1 products inside Ford’s innovation lab with IDEO, and developed new business models and product lines for Crown. There's a good chance I designed the doorbell in your house.

Thoughts

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Durable themes

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Durable themes

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On crits

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On crits

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Anti-fragile product roadmaps

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Anti-fragile product roadmaps

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The myth of the perfect ratio

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The myth of the perfect ratio

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The siren call of wicked problems

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The siren call of wicked problems

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Make learning invisible

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Make learning invisible

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  • Timeline

  • Senior Manager, Product Design

    2023 - Present

    Foster City, CA

    Leading product design for Ops Tools, AI agents, and service design for the world's first purpose-built robotaxi company.

  • Senior Manager, Product Design

    2023 - Present

    Foster City, CA

    Leading product design for Ops Tools, AI agents, and service design for the world's first purpose-built robotaxi company.

  • Senior Manager, UX Research

    2019 - 2023

    Menlo Park, CA

    Led research for Facebook Sharing across Reels, Stories, Feed, Messenger, and Facebook Lite.

  • Senior Manager, UX Research

    2019 - 2023

    Menlo Park, CA

    Led research for Facebook Sharing across Reels, Stories, Feed, Messenger, and Facebook Lite.

  • Design Lead

    2018 - 2019

    Palo Alto, CA

    Incubating autonomous vehicle services, connected vehilces, and mobility services in IDEO x Ford's Human Centered Design Lab, D-Ford.

  • Design Lead

    2018 - 2019

    Palo Alto, CA

    Incubating autonomous vehicle services, connected vehilces, and mobility services in IDEO x Ford's Human Centered Design Lab, D-Ford.

  • Manager, Design Research

    2012 - 2018

    New Bremen, OH

    Led design and UX research across fleet mgmt software, connected products, autonomous equipment, consultative services, and new business models.

  • Manager, Design Research

    2012 - 2018

    New Bremen, OH

    Led design and UX research across fleet mgmt software, connected products, autonomous equipment, consultative services, and new business models.

  • Industrial + Graphic Designer

    2009 - 2012

    Bowling Green, KY

    Solo designer for all web, social, packaging, and in-store visual design. Industrial designer for national doorbell line.

  • Industrial + Graphic Designer

    2009 - 2012

    Bowling Green, KY

    Solo designer for all web, social, packaging, and in-store visual design. Industrial designer for national doorbell line.

Playground

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Outta

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Kid-friendly adventure discovery platform for the Bay Area. Built with Claude Code - Next.js, React, Tailwind. Launched December 2025.

Storycards

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Improv bedtime stories. Illustrations by Ann Kostyukova. Built with Figma Make.

Neu Sound

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My kids loved this old plastic sound machine they found on the side of the road. We lost it, so I made a web version with a neumorphic twist. Built with Figma Make.

2025 - Ryan Finch

2025 - Ryan Finch