Bob Ryskamp

https://bob.ryskamp.org
bob@ryskamp.org
(650) 283-4218

Founding product designer, Woven 2017-present

Led research, concept design, branding, and more for Woven as part of the founding team
Designed all features, components, and interfaces across desktop (web/Mac/Windows) and mobile (iOS/iPad) apps
Managed design and marketing consultants, responsible for initial marketing creative work

Product design, Google Chat 2016-2017

Created product and visual design concepts that influenced product strategy
Led design of the compose, app integrations, presence and privacy experiences

UX Design Lead, Google Glass 2012-2016

Led all interaction and visual design for the initial product launch in May 2013
Built a team of 15 multidisciplinary designers and engineers
Coordinated usability testing and market research with user research team
Granted multiple patents for core technologies and interactions
Gave public presentations on wearable design strategy and techniques

Design Lead, Emerging Markets, Google 2010-2012

First designer for Google's Emerging Markets team, focused on creating new products for Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America
Led research trips, design workshops, and prototyping to discover new product opportunities
Designed and launched multiple new products including low-bandwidth Mobile Search, Google Trader, Site Creator (became My Business)

Product and Design Strategy, YouTube 2009

Led project to define product and visual design strategy for YouTube across desktop, mobile, and television
Coordinated market and user research; created concept designs
Project resulted in multiple new product efforts including a redesigned desktop site

Interaction Design Lead, AdSense, Google 2005-2008

Sole designer for AdSense publisher tools, ad formats, and platforms (Online, Direct, Print Ads)
Led comprehensive redesign of publisher experience, which supported $6B of annual revenue and the new DoubleClick Ad Exchange product

User Interface Designer, National Semiconductor 2003-2005

Designed interfaces for System ONE, an inventory and forecasting application, ranked as InformationWeek's top IT company in 2008
Developed complex frontend prototypes in HTML/Javascript/CSS

Education

B.S. Product Design, Stanford University 1998-2002

Coursework in mechanical engineering, computer science, industrial design, art, and psychology.