Research for high-stakes product decisions.
Lead-level UX researcher across Reddit's Growth, Trust & Safety, and AI/ML products.
Senior UX Researcher specializing in qualitative research with strong survey craft.
Domain depth in high-stakes, multi-sided platforms and AI/ML products.
Now
Leading research across 6 Growth product teams at Reddit: Notifications, Paid User Acquisition, Machine Translation, SEO, Partner Syndication, and Youth Experiences
Mentoring junior researchers and partnering with Director-level stakeholders to set research direction across teams
Before
Led research for 4 Trust & Safety teams at Reddit, including the AI/ML moderation work behind Reddit's LLM-powered moderation suite
UX Researcher at HBO Max (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Strategy & innovation consultant at Smashing Ideas, advising Global 500 clients across airline, financial services, healthcare, agriculture, and CPG industries.
Education & publications
M.S. in Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
B.A. in Business Administration, UW Foster School of Business
CHI 2023 — publication on safety in navigation technology
My Skillset
I work across generative and evaluative research, with particular depth in qualitative methods, large-scale survey craft, and AI/ML product evaluation. I'm strongest in ambiguous, high-stakes problem spaces and at translating insight into research-led product strategy.
Research Methods
In-depth interviews
Contextual inquiry & embedded field research
Usability testing
Cross-platform benchmarking
Large-N survey design & analysis
Concept testing & opportunity sizing
Journey mapping
Card sorting & tree testing
User segmentation & personas
Participatory design
Human-AI / model evaluation
Research Strategy
Director-level stakeholder partnership
Multi-team research roadmap & portfolio planning
Mentorship & development of junior researchers
Build-vs-no-build framing & strategic trade-off analysis
Cross-functional alignment & program management
Research-to-decision pipelines & executive storytelling
Design thinking workshops
Domains
Trust & Safety; content moderation & harm detection
Growth, activation & retention
AI/ML, LLM, and Responsible AI evaluation
Multi-sided platforms & marketplaces
Consumer products & enterprise SaaS
Select Projects
Researching Reddit’s first LLM-powered safety filters
[Coming soon…]
Exploring communication between airline employees
Using contextual inquiry to understand how airline employees share information during the airplane turnaround process
Creating a user-centered eCommerce taxonomy
Using mixed-methods research to develop a new information architecture for an emerging beverage category
“Ty has high output, high quality, and clear product application. He is broadly acknowledged among his peers and directors for his strong presentation and facilitation abilities. He is a cultural asset in Safety and is well-positioned to do the same in Reddit UX.”
“Ty is constantly asking questions, searching for answers, and geeking out. His curiosity is endless.”