Senior Product & UX Designer · Atlanta, GA

Ryan Teneyck.

Twelve years turning ambiguous problems into products people use, and metrics teams care about. I lead design end to end and build the systems that hold quality together as things scale.

Now   Senior UX Lead, Microsoft Past   Lead Designer · Blue Buffalo · Threadable For   Senior, Lead & Principal roles
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Selected work

08 projects · 2019 to Now

By the numbers

810K
Peak active users grown on Buddies
+60%
Active users after the Threadable relaunch
89%
Completion on the receipt-scan flow I designed
Gold.
2023 Stevie Award, Buddies app

About

Design that earns its place in the roadmap.

I am a senior product and UX designer based in Atlanta. Over the last twelve years I have designed across enterprise AI, consumer platforms, design systems, and B2B SaaS, most often as the person responsible for the whole arc: research, interaction design, visual craft, and the system that keeps it all consistent.

I work close to data and close to engineering. The fun part for me is the unglamorous middle, where a vague request becomes a tested flow, a metric moves because of a specific decision, and a team can ship it without guessing. I have led design teams, built component libraries that scaled past 4x user growth, and stood up the review and governance practices that keep quality high when speed goes up.

Currently I am a Senior UX Lead at Microsoft, designing AI-assisted learning experiences. Before that I led design for the Buddies loyalty app at Blue Buffalo and for Threadable, a social reading product.

2025 to Now Senior UX LeadAI-assisted learning experiences Microsoft
2023 to 2025 Lead Product DesignerMobile, web, brand & design system Threadable
2022 to 2023 Design LeadLoyalty app, team of four Blue Buffalo
2019 to 2022 Lead DesignerApp & web redesign, design system Yes.Fit
2013 to Now Founder & DesignerBrand, web & product for clients RT Creative
Product Design UX Research Design Systems Interaction Design Prototyping Usability Testing A/B Testing Design Leadership Brand & Visual Accessibility Figma Web Design

What teammates say

From engineers, PMs & designers
“

Ryan led design across our mobile app, web app, and marketing. He turned exploratory startup needs into intuitive, compelling interfaces, kept impeccable Figma files, and handled rapidly evolving requirements with ease. Any team would be lucky to have him.

BBen
Lead Engineer, Threadable
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Over two years building a mobile app for pet parents, Ryan balanced evolving business needs while fiercely advocating for the user. He turns ideas into visually stunning realities and leads his team with real, steady positive energy.

CChristine
Senior Product Manager, Blue Buffalo
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Ryan owned end-to-end UI/UX for both our mobile and web apps and delivered thoughtful, user-centered designs that impressed our team and our users. Sharp eye for detail, and always willing to jump in wherever help was needed.

PPeter
Senior Product Manager, Threadable
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Beyond his design and technical depth, Ryan shines as a manager. He mentors and inspires the team toward high-quality work, and he articulates and defends design choices to stakeholders with real clarity.

JJJ
Designer, Blue Buffalo

Open to new work

Let's build
something good.

ryancteneyck@gmail.com
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