Ryan Freitas

Ryan Freitas served as an Experience Design Director for Adaptive Path. With ten years in the field, Ryan is an experienced and opinionated advocate for user-centered design, as well as an occasional writer, speaker and design award judge.

Professional Background

After graduating with a specialization in Human Computer Interaction at UC San Diego's School of Cognitive Science, Ryan began his career designing and coding application interfaces for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Transitioning to a role as a Senior Information Architect at Sapient, he refined concepts and designed web applications and platforms for clients like Janus and Nissan. In 2000 he moved to Tokyo with Sapient, training the local creative team in interaction design practices while working with clients like DoCoMo and Sunstar.

His clients include Turner, Oracle, Flickr, Six Apart, BitTorrent, Plazes, Foxmarks, Ning, Socialtext, and Sphere.

After returning to San Francisco in 2001, Ryan freelanced as an interaction design consultant, working with Williams' Sonoma and the Home Depot on their retail website and kiosk designs. He joined Adaptive Path in the spring of 2005, where he leads product strategy and design engagements. Recently, Ryan has assumed responsibility for Adaptive Path's New Ventures program, working with startups to bring engaging and innovative offerings to market.

As a writer and conference speaker, Ryan has focused on collaboration tools, online media platforms, and community building.