# Ryan Lynch

> Creative Director || Product Designer || Brand Builder

Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ryanlynch

Hello and thanks for reading. 
I am a design-minded creative professional who has a distaste for unsatisfactory design solutions. I strive to iterate and improve upon everything that I touch, and have an incredibly wide range of skills encompassing all elements of design from concept creation, to digital design and communication, and large scale product validation / manufacturing and launch. I hope to have the opportunity to speak with you.

## Work Experience
### Design Lead @ Experis
Jan 2025 – Present

### Founder / Owner @ Timber Surf Company
Jan 2018 – Present | Santa Cruz, California

### Sr. Product Designer @ Divisions Maintenance Group
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Sr. Designer @ Orange Charger
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Reformatted brand language and built a standout trade show booth. Delivered cohesive visual systems and elevated the company’s partner and investor presence at physical events.

### Creative Director @ Cruz Foam
Jan 2018 – Jan 2024 | Santa Cruz, California, United States

### Sr. Designer - Soft Trim & Interiors @ Tesla
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Fremont, California

### Design Tech - Craftsmanship @ Tesla
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

### Industrial Design Prototype Lab @ Academy of Art University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco

### Marketing and Design Assistant @ University of Oregon Health Center
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

### Student Body Secretary @ IDSA (The Industrial Designers Society of America)
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

### Contract Design Prototyper @ Brian Gillis Ceramics Studio
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Private studio aid to help create an exhibit for the Portland Biennial Exhibit, 2012

### Visual Design Manager @ EUPHORIC STYLES LLC
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012

### Co-Designer @ Solar Bag
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | http://www.cawater-info.net/all_about_water/en/?p=3314

### Brand Designer @ Higher Living Apparel
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Material Studies / Product Design
University of Oregon
Jan 2006 – Jan 2012

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Product Design & Material Studies
University of Oregon
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lynch-2515233b
- Website: www.RyanLynch.Design

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Last updated: 2026-04-07