Ryan Elizabeth Kenney

Norwood, MA · Freelance UX, web, and print design studio, full-time since 2015

• Lead UX and design for RocketFarm Studios (9 years), working with technical teams on MVP mobile apps, websites, and kiosk experiences from concept through delivery
• Ongoing website and web app improvements for CallingPost (3 years), including a redesign of the primary conversion flow (pricing, registration, educational dashboard, and messaging) that increased completed registrations by 70% in 2 years
• Produce annual reports, books, event materials, one-pagers, and white papers for Pioneer Institute (18-year client relationship)

Bedford, MA

• Wireframes, UI, and visual design for websites, portals, reports, and email templates
• Developed and presented new-business pitches; defined goals, requirements, and estimates directly with clients

Clients included The Princeton Review, LPL Financial, and Avid Technology.

Providence, RI

• Developed and enforced client brand standards: color, logo usage, image treatment, ad templates, and trade-show booths
• Prepared files for professional printing; reviewed and approved proofs

Clients included Bard Davol, Bard Peripheral Vascular, and EFI.

Natick, MA

• Direct mail, brochures, advertisements, identity systems, and websites

Clients included Andersen Windows and RSVP Publications.

Boston, MA

• Online ads, email campaigns, and web pages

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Information Architecture 2Spring 2021

• Taught a required undergraduate course for junior Communication Design students, extending IA 1 into complex data sets, information organization, navigation, search, and filtering
• Planned and delivered semester-long projects, including designs for participants in the WIC nutrition program and an outdoor wayfinding experience combining print and interactive media
• Developed shared curriculum, syllabus, and project briefs with other section instructors; held weekly office hours and two-day final critiques

Information Architecture 1Fall 2018, 2019, 2020

• Taught a required undergraduate course introducing information design across print and interactive media, three offerings
• Built weekly and daily agendas balancing lecture, critique, and studio time
• Assigned and assessed projects including a print data visualization poster, a grocery store wayfinding system, and a mobile app design
• Adapted departmental project frameworks into original course plans and pacing; supported students on campus and remotely

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

Information Architecture II, UI/UX Module

• Taught a four-week module on designing interactive applications to three student groups
• Covered competitive research, user observation, personas, journey maps, IA maps, task flows, wireframes, visual design, and prototyping

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Professional PracticeSpring 2017

• Critiqued and coached students on identity systems, résumés, design proposals, and budgeting; led discussions on interviewing, workplace norms, and client relationships

Information ArchitectureSpring 2016

• Gave one-on-one feedback from concepts and wireframes through visual design, prototypes, and video walkthroughs, with real-world insight on technical constraints

Dynamic Media Institute, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

The Princeton Review Student Portal

The Princeton Review Student Portal

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Dynamic Media Institute, Boston, MA

• Thesis: Making the Past Present
• Dean’s Scholarship

Boston University, College of Communication, Boston, MA

• Concentration in Advertising; Minor in Visual Art; Liberal Arts concentration in History
• NCAA Division I Varsity Swim Team