Hi, I’m Ryan.

Senior B2B SaaS product designer with 6+ years working on complex enterprise software. I research the problem, design the experience, and build working prototypes in code.

B2B SaaS Design Systems AI Workflows

Selected work

Three shipped product projects, plus a look at how I built this portfolio.

D-Tools Cloud executive BI dashboard showing sales results, close rate, sales cycle gauge, and trend reports
62% Multi-Dashboard Adoption

Custom Dashboards & AI Summaries

Replaced spreadsheet exports with modular role-based templates. 62% of users built multiple custom dashboards for distinct workflows, driving a 71% increase in sustained views.

i4cp Member Portal AI conversational search redesign showing grounded takeaways, citations, and conversation history
+500% Ahri Sessions

i4cp Member Portal & Research Discovery

Reworked navigation around member intent and unified search with conversational AI. Daily activity doubled and Ahri research sessions grew 500%, backed by strong qualitative member feedback.

Real-time equipment asset tracking, serial numbers, stock quantities, and PO statuses in D-Tools Cloud
+18% Recurring Revenue · 8% YoY Growth

Inventory, Purchasing & Receiving

Connected purchasing, receiving, and stock tracking in one workflow. The release unblocked enterprise deals during pilot demos, contributing to an 18% increase in recurring revenue and 8% YoY adoption growth.

Design token system, semantic HTML architecture, and browser testing for Ryan Schmidt portfolio
Lab · Designed & Built in Code

Building My Portfolio in Code

Built this site in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including reusable page patterns and an AI assistant that retrieves context from my project notes.

Approach Semantic HTML · Tokenized CSS · Vanilla ES6
Assistant Context Retrieval · Grounded Project Notes
Workflow Browser Prototyping · Responsive & Keyboard Testing

Design principles

How I approach software design, cross-functional collaboration, and measurable business outcomes.

01

Systemizer Instinct

Enterprise products fail when components branch into ad-hoc one-offs. I build extensible component architectures, token hierarchies, and pattern libraries that let product teams ship fast without technical or design debt.

02

Designing in Code

Static Figma mocks hide latency, responsive edge cases, and real kinetic weight. I build prototypes in semantic HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript to compress discovery loops and validate interactions before engineering sprints begin.

03

Verifiable Outcomes

Design craft is only as valuable as the behavior it shifts. Every case study anchors on measurable results: +71% sustained dashboard views, +18% recurring revenue, +500% Ahri sessions, or 92% design system adoption.

03 / Background

Senior SaaS Product Designer & UX Engineer

I’ve spent 6+ years at the seam of product design, information architecture, and frontend engineering. Over 5 years at Designlab, I mentored 1,500+ emerging designers and facilitated 400+ critique sessions.

Based in Austin, TX. Open to Senior and Staff Product Designer or Design Engineering roles at design-led teams.