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I'm Ryan Fortune.

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I have over 10 years experience building customer-facing web and mobile products, taking initiatives from concept to launch, and force multiplying design impact – creating experiences for millions while working for Reddit, Amazon, 3M, and a handful of startups.

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Currently / Sr. Product Designer at Reddit

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Amazon Relay

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Reducing dispute resolution time for carriers by 94%.

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Amazon.com

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Expanding bundling options to deepen purchase value for gamers.

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Mockup of Amazon Relay mobile app
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Amazon Relay Mobile App

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Empowering small to midsize carriers to find and book work on the go.

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"Ryan is the rare blend of both thoughtful and strategic mixed with a workhorse who can produce an impressive amount of quality work. His impact is exponential in his ability to drive his colleagues to match his level of work in all aspects."

Robert Quintero - Design Leadership at Amazon, 3M

“Ryan is not only a very thoughtful and user-focused design expert, but he is also an amazing collaborator. He generated great designs quickly while taking the time to understand customers through running experiments and collaborated with necessary stakeholders like product and engineering to gain buy-in.”

Daniel Hong - Sr. Technical Product Manager at Amazon Games

“Ryan is an ambitious, driven and talented product designer. He is relentless in his pursuit to deliver a quality experience and has the design and communication skills to fulfill his vision. His energy and drive for self-improvement are a constant source of inspiration to me as a human, a designer and a leader of the team.”

JT Williams - Former Director of UX Design at SportsEngine

“Ryan has been instrumental in creating a design review process that ensures we get eyes on each others' work and hold each other accountable for following our design patterns. He diffuses conflict and always sees the possibilities where there is currently pain.”

Rachel "Rew" Wasilewski- Senior UX Architect at Yardstik

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So much can be uncovered by questioning assumptions and thinking differently.

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I am a system-minded, self-starting, and meticulous problem solver with a (lite) development background. I have been driving impact as a people-first digital designer for over 10 years.

I like to focus my energy in elevating product thinking and design cross-functionally, exploring workflows in Freehand (slowly embracing FigJam), and obsessing over pixels and prototypes in Figma to solve meaningful problems for people.

To dive deeper, view my resumé or hit me up on LinkedIn.

MAY 2023–PRESENT
  • Reddit
    Sr. Product Designer
MAY 2021–MAY 2023
  • Amazon Games
    UX Designer II
  • Amazon TRX
    UX Designer II
APR 2019–MAY 2021
  • 3M
    Lead Product Designer
AUG 2016–APR 2019
  • SportsEngine
    Product Designer
JAN 2016–AUG 2016
  • Life Time, Inc.
    Product Designer
FEB 2013–DEC 2015
  • Storyworks1
    Product Designer
MAY 2012–FEB 2013
  • MentorMate
    Front-end Web Development / Digital Marketing / SEO