Selected work
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Bespoke financial advisor client scheduling experience
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Simplified mutual fund e-commerce experience
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Interactive shopping cart flyout experience
Experience
Senior Product Designer, Thrivent
Lead design of 0-1 growth/client experiences and mentor designers at a Fortune 500 financial services company serving 2M+ clients.
2022–
Adjunct Professor of Design, University of Redlands
Teach and develop an evening, in-person introductory UX/UI design undergraduate course part-time at a private university serving 3K+ students.
2022–
Senior Product Designer, Matterport
Led design of e-commerce experiences selling hardware and SaaS products and coached designers at a publicly traded spatial data company serving 1M+ customers.
2021–2022
Senior UX Designer, Esri
Led design of e-commerce experiences selling mixed SaaS, PaaS, and desktop applications for a multinational GIS software maker serving 1M+ customers.
2019–2021
Director of Web Development, Cal Baptist University
Directed five-person engineering team and established a UX/UI design practice for a private university serving 10K+ students.
2018–2019
Manager of Web Services, Cal Baptist University
Managed three-person team designing and building digital products for a private university serving 10K+ students.
2012–2018
Web Designer, UC Riverside
Designed and built websites supporting students, staff, faculty, and parents for a public university serving 25K+ students.
2009-2012
Thoughts from others
“Waylon is a huge asset to any team. He is quick to listen to others, respond empathetically and articulate his decisions thoroughly to others who are of similar or different backgrounds. He takes the time to get to know who the users and stakeholders are with unwavering objectivity often reflected in his work. Through Waylon's examples, I've grown to be a more thoughtful and analytical UX designer!”
Jeanette Kao
Product Designer
“Waylon is one of the most compassionate, driven, and intelligent designers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He thrives when faced with making complex and often difficult design decisions. Additionally and on a more personal level, he is a compassionate listener who will give honest and authentic feedback always aimed at making his team members better designers.”
Chris Fazio
Senior UX Designer
“Waylon rocks! I had the pleasure to work with him for a year or so at Matterport. He’s one of the kindest and friendliest people I’ve ever worked with. He’s got an exceptional work ethic and thoughtful approach to solving design and experience problems. He’s a great communicator with great technical chops — making him a wonderful collaborator with cross-functional partners.”
Dave Lippman
Chief Design Officer