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TJ NELSON — STAFF PRODUCT DESIGNER

Better design starts with clarity on the real problem.

11 years designing enterprise and consumer products, including leading design at RainFocus.

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Clients I've worked with

Microsoft
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Cisco
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GROUP PASS MANAGEMENT AT RAINFOCUS

Confidence over speed

Group owners register, book and plan on behalf of the people they bring. I led the design of the tools that let them do it with confidence, then rebuilt it as an iOS prototype to show the thinking. 

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Think big, start small

Highlights from building event software that keeps up with the people who run them.

1M+

attendees in the first five months of virtual, 2020

5 → 13

designers, built on chapter critiques

55% fewer

implementation hours

LYNX — A GOLF APP FOR PLAYING WITH FRIENDS

Small is a feature

Golf creates friendships it has no way to keep. Lynx shows open tee times when you and your friends are actually free, and puts their faces right on the time. Every feature had to earn its place, and most didn’t.

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PRODUCT HIVE TALK

Why product philosophy matters now more than ever

As AI makes building faster, the teams that win will be the ones who know what they stand for. In this talk I make the case for product philosophy, and share the framework I use to help teams find theirs.

My Newsletter

Each month, I publish Philosophy & Design—a newsletter that explores important questions about how we work, lead, and live well—drawing from books, podcasts, and everyday learnings.

Recommendations

Kind words from a few people I've worked with

"TJ is a very talented UX designer with an incredible work ethic. He is an avid learner, he works hard."

Senior Director of Product Design at GameSquare Holdings Inc.

"He has a way of taking something very complex and distilling it down into a simple, yet beautiful design."

Co-founder & CEO at Proactive Health

"TJ has a talent for identifying areas of strength and growth opportunities in individuals."

Product Manager at Hometown

My Work

A mix of case studies, team trainings, and documentation

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