Led end-to-end design for Software & Tools, adopted broadly, supporting 7,000+ unique entries across customer orgs and giving Trainual actionable data to prioritize integrations.
Designed HRIS Sync, automating user creation, updates, and archival. Adoption grew from 5% → 30% of clients within 2 months, saving teams 2–4 minutes per user update.
Built an admin integration suite for incubator and white-labeled clients, enabling bulk content copying and significantly reducing new-client setup time.
Delivered a customizable white-labeled login and universal MFA auth flow, helping Trainual achieve SOC 2 compliance.
Introduced AI-enabled design workflows to the design stack, improving ideation, documentation, and iteration speed.
Contributed early discovery and groundwork for a greenfield product focused on operational insights and team health.

5% → 30% HRIS adoption 7,000+ software entries SOC 2 compliance AI-enabled workflows

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HRIS Sync Software & Tools

Startup Shipping & Logistics

Key accomplishments

Lead designer for Ground Operations across 30+ facilities nationwide, covering the Facility Mobile App and Facility Management Console.
Designed an end-to-end chain of custody system for package injection, movement, and delivery, reducing triage time by 87%, from 8 minutes down to under 1.
Worked closely with Ground Ops, Process Engineers, and stakeholders to streamline middle-mile handling and last-mile delivery prep.
Created persona sets for 5 major Ground Operations roles, helping product teams move faster and make more informed decisions.
Performed user research and discovery to surface friction points and shape the product roadmap.
Contributed to a cross-vertical component library shared across the org.

87% time reduction 8 mins → under 1 30+ facilities 5 persona sets

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Exception Handling

Startup PropTech $2B Valuation

Key accomplishments

Designed Lessen's first mobile app, Lessen Pro, achieving a 4.9★ rating across both iOS App Store and Google Play.
940 downloads in the first 3 months, 400+ work orders per week, 70% adoption by external vendors, and 100% adoption by internal technicians.
Lead designer on in-house design system Rivet, 100+ components with 1:1 design-to-code parity, with component reuse hitting 70% across product teams.
Tenure spanned Series A ($40M), Series B ($170M), and the acquisition of SMS Assist, bringing Lessen's valuation to $2B.

Promotion

4.9★ app rating 940 downloads / 3 months 100+ Rivet components $2B valuation

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Lessen Pro Rivet

EdTech K-12 Education

Key accomplishments

Design lead over StrongMind's flagship student management application, giving parents transparent access to their child's education.
Pioneered Loud•Mouth, a student nudge and communication tool that drove a 5% increase in seat time and a 12% increase in course completion.
Built analytics dashboards for internal teams using PowerBI and SQL queries.
Evangelized design thinking across the entire org, including direct engagement with the CTO and CEO.
Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge finalist, one of 6 finalist teams showcased at SXSW EDU 2020.

+5% seat time +12% course completion SXSW EDU 2020 finalist PowerBI + SQL

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StrongMind App LoudMouth

Global EdTech K-12 Services

Key accomplishments

Created web-responsive tablet designs for Pearson Realize, an LMS used by over 8 million students every day, reducing footprint and establishing new design patterns.
Lead designer on Scout, a lightweight observational assessment tool for educators, directing 2 additional design contractors on the project.
Documented design patterns and redlines for the K-12 UX Style Guide.
Built a reusable library of 120+ bespoke icons via Icomoon, suited to pedagogical needs across the product.
Created Axure prototypes for monthly in-house usability testing, enabling rapid iteration and early failure.

8M+ daily students 120+ custom icons K-12 style guide Monthly usability testing

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Realize K-12

Toolkit

What I bring.

I wear a lot of hats, sometimes literally, while building my fishing journal app solo as PM, designer, and engineer.

Product Design Figma / FigJam Design Systems Visual Design Rapid Prototyping Usability Research Whiteboarding HTML · CSS Product Definition AI Tooling

"Dayne is an incredibly talented and driven product designer, unafraid of ambiguity and excited by big challenges. He took full ownership of the space and led the Ground Operations vertical. He's a seasoned expert, creating novel, innovative solutions for the problem space, and always advocating for the user through research, iteration, and most of all, empathy. Not only is Dayne an expert in his craft, he is an absolute joy to work with, bringing a positive and humorous mindset that's infectious."

Jodie Custodio Product Designer @ Accenture Federal Services · worked with Dayne at Veho

"Dayne is far and away one of the most talented, fun, thoughtful, smart designers I've had the pleasure of working with. His work ethic is truly unmatched. His generosity directly helped me learn and grow from a mid-level to a senior role. He doesn't wait around for requirements — he leads initiatives by sterling example and produces incredibly delightful, useful and usable products. 10/10 highly recommend."

Josh Goldstein Senior Product Designer @ Walmart · worked with Dayne at Lessen

"Dayne's energy is one of my favorite parts of our UX team at Pearson. He has good insight into everyone's projects, because of his willingness to jump in and help on multiple tasks. He is a great addition to any ideation or white boarding session. We rely on Dayne's prototyping abilities — both low fidelity for quick ideation, and functional, pixel-perfect prototypes for user testing."

Anika Bausom CX Analyst / UX Designer @ Mayo Clinic · worked with Dayne at Pearson

"Dayne is the spark of life that every team needs. He's outgoing, focused, and will tackle any challenge without hesitation. His design instincts are sharp, his collaboration is genuine, and his ability to advocate for the user while shipping real work sets him apart."

Jordan Hedges UX Designer @ NetherRealm Studios · worked with Dayne at Pearson

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