Experience Designer and Techologist | Social Protocols
Howdy, I’m Tynan, a recent Industrial Design graduate from Georgia Tech and lifelong ATLien. I think about systems and build experiences at the intersection of tech and people. People over platforms. My current obsession is the open social web, specifically the AT Protocol.
- Full-time roles
- Contract / freelance
- Being mentored
Experience
- CX Designer at Cognizant (United States)Current
$95,000 / year Established digital native ethnographic research methods, powering quick research with deep insights. Crafted worldwide growth strategy for a leading global snacking brand. Conducted UI audit for a major dining chain, highlighting UX opportunities and actionable recommendations.
- Intern at Cognizant (United States)
$25 / hour, 10 hours / week Developed thought leadership on AI and sustainable business trends, informing client advisory strategy. Designed and developed concept UI for future contact centers using Figma to imagine future experiences. Conducted comprehensive market landscape competitive analysis informing sales strategy.
- Student Chapter President at Industrial Designers Society of America (Idsa)
- Associate Intern - Enterprise Engineering at Cognizant
$25 / hour, full time Collaborated with full stack software engineers to create working software prototypes Used Figma and other design tools to create and present high-fidelity designs Conducted user research and usability testing to inform design decisions
- Lab Mentor - Interactive Product Design Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology
Guide multidisciplinary students to use the resources in the lab in their interactive projects. Facilitate interactive product skills workshops for undergraduate and graduate students. Lead open-lab lecture events on tech and design to enrich the campus design community.
- Research Assistant - CoDeCraft Group at Georgia Institute of Technology
Develop applications for new kirigami prototyping technique Rapid prototype with laser cut materials Document experimentation in peer reviewed paper
- Fellow at University Innovation Fellows
University Innovation Fellows is a global program that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking.
- Industrial Designer - Design Bloc at Georgia Institute of Technology
$12 / hour, 10 hours / week Teach students and faculty design thinking to implement design in their professions. Assist teaching service design in community co-design course. Co-designed community brand for the Historic Hunter Hills neighborhood.
- Undergraduate Research Assistant - SimTigrate Design Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology
$15 / hour, 10 hours / week To assist the lab in transitioning to a larger operating team structure, I designed the lab's IT infrastructure process, encompassing team communication, task management, and document storage. I conducted user research on the faculty members and student employees, analyzed options for available tools against the values expressed in user research and produced a proposal for a complete system.
- Student Intern - GTRI CIPHER at Georgia Tech Research Institute
I worked under Dr. Ruiz in the Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory of GTRI on a sensor fusion security system. I participated mainly in the design and prototyping of pressure-sensitive floor tiles based on piezoelectric resistance. Working with a group of undergraduate students and other high school interns, we were able to develop the tiles from a basic, single tile prototype to a full-size, functioning grid.
- Student Intern - GTRI ATAS at Georgia Tech Research Institute
I worked as a student intern at the GTRI Aerospace Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory under Dr. Ai-Ping Hu. My project was a continuation of work done by Dr. Hu's students on a microcontroller-based device that detected the ripeness of blueberries based on near-infrared spectroscopy. I was tasked with advancing the device and its technology from a proof of concept to a completed prototype. By the end of the internship, I had improved the performance of the custom sensor and significantly miniaturized the device.
- Chief Executive Officer at Fernbank LINKS Robotics
I was a key team member and leader of Fernbank LINKS Robotics, one of the best high school robotics programs in Georgia. My experiences on the team range from photographing events, managing social media, producing video, managing team communications, to team leadership. The team competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition as team 4468. I have traveled with the team to the state and world championship for the two years I have been on the team. Team 4468 is renowned in Georgia and is considered among the best teams in the state.
Education
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Design
Industrial Designers Society of America Interactive Product Design Lab Design Bloc
- Druid Hills High SchoolInternational Baccalaureate Diploma
Skills
interpersonal
creative
technical
business
Certifications
- Figma UX UI Design Essentials — Udemy
- Generative AI with Vertex AI: Text Prompt Design — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Implementing Generative AI with Vertex AI — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Introduction to Generative AI — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Generative AI Explorer - Vertex AI — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Introduction to Generative AI Studio — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Create Image Captioning Models — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Transformer Models and BERT Model — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Encoder-Decoder Architecture — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Attention Mechanism — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Introduction to Image Generation — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Notion Essentials Badge — Notion
- Generative AI Fundamentals — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Introduction to Responsible AI — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Introduction to Large Language Models — Google Cloud Skills Boost for Partners
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design — Georgia Institute of Technology
- Illustrator 2021 Essential Training — LinkedIn
- Social / Behavioral Research Investigators and Key Personnel — CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
- Responsible Conduct of Research — CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
Honors & Awards
- Student Leadership and Excellence Award — Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design
This award recognizes outstanding students who support the ID program.
Presentations & Talks
Volunteering
- Founding Contributor at Ecosystem Action Research
- Lead Organizer at Atproto Boston
- Mentor at Lobstah Bots
Projects
- Historic Hunter Hills Branding Project
Created a brand book for the community Researched residents by interviews, walk-arounds Designed brand elements from brand imperatives