Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Portland.
Designer at @sprint-ly. Previously at @appfog.
Founder Opal Labs • Studied at @oregon-state-university, @university-of-nottingham
14 years of co-founding startups from concept to reality. One man band.
CEO of Parkt. Founded @sonique (Sold to @lycos). Went to @new-york-university Film. Directed Music Videos. Produced Indie Films. Designed Sonifi App (bought by iZotope).
Software Architect, Learner, Engineer, Developer, Optimizer, Manager, Planner, Implementor, Dreamer, Student (of life), Teamworker.
Co-Founder / Creative Director @stublisher-inc Founder, Mammoth Game Studios. Designer, Blackjacket Studios. Designer, Will Vinton Studios.
With a technical front-end background and a keen eye for design, I provide art direction that makes things look good and function right.
http://darickdang.com
Product guru; design enthusiast; gentleman scoundrel. Founded two former startups with just under 1M in private angel investment.
Co-founder & CEO of Cozy. Previously founded Seabright Studios, led UX at @flickr, @splunk, and @kosmix.
http://cozy.co/blog
Currently: @upworthy , UX Happy Hour in Portland. Previously: @okcupid Labs + @billshrink. Product design, user experiences, front-end coding.
Founder @nextstep-io Founder @recbob • Worked at @monica-correia, @daily-iowan, @u-of-i-carver-college-of-medicine • Studied at @university-of-iowa, @university-of-nebraska-lincoln
Director of UX at @edmodo
If it needs doing, I can get it done. Design / Code / UI / UX / Marketing / Sales
https://grouptalent.com/talent/5039
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Co-founder of @stayhound, launched Pitch Club Portland, UI/UX professional since 1996 (@webmd, @snapnames, Xerox)
http://youruisucks.tumblr.com
Astronomy PhD student at Michigan & Harvard Astrophysics graduate. I had a software engineering internship @ LiveRamp in SF. https://github.com/tomr-stargazer/
Designer at @hootsuite | snowboarding, coffee, pixels & pens
http://cozycashew.com
I design for results.
https://medium.com/designing-for-results
Creative Lead, UX @jawbone. Former Digital Creative Director @grady-britton. Co-founded @twuffer tweet scheduler.
http://daynw.com
Creative Director and Studio Director at The Mobile Majority, Co-founder spotsi, MFA Design as Entrepreneur SVA, worked in adverting, tech, social, mobile.
http://www.majority.co
Content Specialist w/Northwest Evaluation Association | Writer | Assessment Designer with interest in games
Specialties: Art direction, Interaction design (visual and UX), animation, video production & photography. I'm a big picture guy with lots of production chops.
http://nickwoods.us
Founder @stand-in . Mobile UI/UX & Art Direction. @piepdx '13. @savannah-college-of-art-and-design '07.
Co-Founder of Canary, Ambassador of Seasteading Institute, CSO of Aqua Terra Planetary Holdings, Licensee at Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies.
http://www.josiahtullis.com
Co-Founder @shopgab • Worked at @sprint, @pureadds
UI/UX designer and developer ninja. Able to quickly learn anything and be useful anywhere. www.loganmerriam.com
Product strategy and design
http://elezea.com/
CEO & Founder of Finic Inc.
Designer / Android Engineer @stublisher-inc, Interned at @zoic-studios, Worked at @id-tech-camps
Founder @fleck-the-bigger-picture • Worked at @chapman-university-2, @pomona-college-2 • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
Founded The Ministry of Apps, Techno Garden and Hyperlayer. UI/UX designer focused on creating beautiful apps while bridging the gap between art and technology.
Summary: 3 years of web development experience from the entire spectrum. Highly motivated individual with start-up and government experience.
Founder of Foxing; former CTO of @glider-acquired-by-fpx; previously Sr. Software Engineer at RedHat (cloud-related); coding since age 10; distributed systems/data geek.
Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Tether, Inc., a full service creative company - branding, advertising, retail, products, entertainment, packaging.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stanley-hainsworth/
Visual + Web Designer; Co-founder of Stone Table LLC; Co-founder of @cucune, @forrage.
http://www.alysonjonesstudios.com/blog
Product Design Lead at Snapguide. Tofslie Inc. Gif.tv. Gasoline Caps. Creative Direction, Design, Strategy, Montana, Oregon, Fishing, Family, Films, Sports
Designer - I help companies and startups design user experiences for web and mobile. Notable companies include @tesla-motors @nike @coca-cola @apple & Indiegogo
http://www.moosesyrup.com
Product-focused, entrepreneurial UI/UX designer and front-end developer. Co-founder @smith-magazine storytelling communities. Currently at @goldstar helping to improve our members happiness.
http://robotloveskitten.com
Award-winning cartoonist turned interactive developer, traveling the world speaking about web animation.
http://www.rachelthegreat.com/
Worked at @xatori, @recargo • Studied at @stanford-university
My blood bleeds web.
http://log.randallagordon.com/
Independent designer and strategist with over 7 years of experience, which facilitates a creative process that caters to a clients' digital design needs.
http://eencee.me/
Founder and designer @blueshift • Fake engineer • Studied art and math @columbia-university
http://blueshiftPDX.com/blog
Studied at @colby-college, @central-st-martins-college-of-art-and-design
Creativization. Foodologist. Outdoorism. Fatherizer. Funkdefier. Rockmageddon. Surreal-Relatavist. Tweetin' u in ur earhole.
A recent graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology in Computational Media. Strong technology, business, and marketing background. Large pool of skills.
Founded 2 startups • Worked at @intel • Studied at @portland-state-university • Solid grasp of embedded design, SW/HW interfacing, and several prog languages
Founder SupplierView, FullUp • Worked at @hewlett-packard, @us-army • Studied at @university-of-colorado-system
Founder @launch-society • Worked at @wieden-kennedy, @nike • Studied at @syracuse-university
http://lanemusgrave.tumblr.com
data scientist interested in experience and context, aka small data
University of Washington, Full-Stack Developer; Working as a developer since high school
Software and web developer with strong client-facing and customer service background and broad technical experience.
Designer. Developer. Athlete. Innovator.
COO EVDrive, 31 years, 3 tech start-ups, c-level exec, key tech, marketing & operations skills honed in aerospace, powersports, advertzing, simulation to gaming
Designer and co founder at Fiender • Worked at @nike as Global Creative Director of Nike SB (Skateboarding) and Nike Snowboarding.
3D graphics pipeline development, Computer vision implementations in film, Team leading, Commercials
UX Lead @graphalchemist. Design & Marketing experience with Nike, Ricoh, HP, GENWI & Microsoft.
http://www.katebagoy.com
Master UI Designer. Worked with IDEO, Nokia, Avaya, AT&T, among many others.
Freelance User Experience Consultant • Formerly Senior Product Designer @chirpify, UX Designer @dachis-group
http://lindseyaustinson.tumblr.com
Co-founder of Piggybank • Previously an engineer at @simple and before that @yammer. Long time open source contributor and creator of EpicEditor.
http://oscargodson.com
Founder @carbon-audio, @bnd • Studied at @case-western-reserve-university, @cleveland-institute-of-art
Founder @appstyr , @seenuu • Worked at @navex-global • Studied at @university-of-oregon
Full Stack Web Developer, iOS Developer, Paramedic, & Founder of Sandspit Designs.
http://www.torstentech.com
Founder of Priority Outfitter
Worked @nike Fashionista. Curator. Designer. Stylist. Blogger. Culture & Music freak. Runner. Loves digital. Amerikaanse-Nederlander. Fueled by experiences.
http://robinshavemorefun.tumblr.com
Artist, Designer, Developer with business sense and excellent people skills.
http://carrie-carter.com/blog
Designer and MBA candidate with more than four years of experience in the apparel and graphic design industry.
http://www.laura-oclair.com
Currently at Orchestrate IO. I enjoy creating incredible products that solve real problems.
Product Dev. Engineer @intel, Former Co-op @landis-gyr • Studied Electrical, Computer, Wireless and Software Engineering at @auburn-university
Design Director, Senior Experience & Interface Designer, Frontend Developer, Brand Builder & Evolver.
Creatively build useful things for the public good. Master of Urban Planning. Currently building wireless telecom for AT&T.
front-end developer and designer, with back-end know how. my passions are the web and soccer, if i have both i am happy.
http://codepen.io/pollardld/
Founder, CTO @uxibit
Designer, Leader, Brand Advocate and motivator
Technical writer specializing in template design and eLearning
Co-Founder and front end developer at Come Trippin'. I have a solid background in front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Worked at @tecace-software, @nintendo, @indiana-university • Studied at @indiana-university, Bloomington
RIT -> Portland web developer + musician + writer + trans woman. Founder @rcrdbox. Self-proclaimed Blue Mage. Mildly obsessed with rabbits.
https://medium.com/@actualhop
Former CTO, current web developer and outdoor guide. Wants to be Batman.
Founder @fundchange, User Experience Designer @the-advisory-board-company
Worked at @cks • Studied at @art-center-college-of-design, @srishti-school-of-art-design-and-technology
http://aartivashisht.com/index.php
Self-taught graphic and designer, writer, advertiser, consistent innovator. Degree in Marketing, specializing in exceeding expectations.
After studying computer science at UT Austin for the past four years, I have made my way into marketing and fullstack web development.
Once IT professional, now technical overseer. Able to take the big picture, and tell you how to build it right.
Creative Director & UI Designer - Experienced in Mobile Application Design, Visual Design, Adobe Creative Suite, UI/UX Design, Typography and User Flows for Fortune 500 clients and tech startups.
Interaction Designer interested in improving peoples' lives.
Creative Director/Designer available for freelance work. Living in Portland, Oregon.
I offer clear and effective interactive design solutions.
Australian designer —by way of London —en route to San Francisco. Looking for full time opportunities.
http://mrkylemac.tumblr.com/
I am attracted to projects that challenge my mind and seek elegant solutions
User experience designer and strategist with more than 9 years of experience across a variety of industries and platforms.
Maker of playful experiences.
http://minkette.wordpress.com/
Freelance Software Developer & Product Designer
There is nothing worse than a good idea that never reaches those who make it possible.
Worked at Razorfish • Freelance Art Director • Studied at Colorado State University • CuddleUp Co-Founder
UX Designer/Product Manager at a handful of startups. On a mission to find heroes and help them change the world. Let's talk over coffee and bacon.
http://parisvega.com/blog
Recent graduate from University of Oregon. B.F.A. degree in Industrial/ Product Design '13. Fast-learner. Hard-worker. Team-player. Great-attitude.
Web Designer @ Seattle Pacific University • Worked at @placefull-inc
Illustrator at RainyIsle. Focused on colorful, detail-intense quirky illustrations for billion-dollar companies (KU) and single freelance clients.
http://www.rainyislesketch.blogspot.com/
Seasoned manager, Javscript Junkie, UI/UX, data visualization, and rich multimedia apps
Over ten years experience helping businesses, governments and NGOs achieve unique solutions through design, user testing, analytics and front end development.
Strategist & Designer of digital experiences. Experience designing for Nike, Microsoft, Dell, startups, nonprofits, and anyone needing functional beauty.
Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience research, Product Dev. & Design experience. B.A. Biological Psychology
VP of Engineering, BSEE & MBA
Worked at @daimler, @intel , @oregon-state-university University • Studied at @oregon-state-university
http://www.jasonganub.com
Experience designer and strategist
Interaction Designer
Current Portland State University student in Computer Engineering with Sales and Management experience
UX Passion. UI Mastery.
Creative Director at Simple Focus, a boutique user experience agency. UI/UX designer, front-end developer, and Rails enthusiast.
Founder & COO of LandApart. Designer and Problem Solver by nature.
Millions of Hundred Dollar Ideas. I'm an idea developer, I build user experiences. I work on a variety of interesting projects at different capacities.
Art school scientist, humanist, digital draftsmen. Developing future tense software solutions, up and down the stack.
Design Founder @gift-gather
I'm curious and I love helping build things. Strong background in design, business development and operations.
Art director, project manager, photographer, graphic/web designer. Worked at FLIR Systems and OSU Foundation. Lead designer on M&A and grassroots initiatives.
I work hard, play hard, and am entertained by the oddities of life. Dropped out of college to start a company, finished college, back at the startup fountain.
Designer, Artist and Musician.
Portland State Graphics Design Major; Filmed Sacramento Kings and Elk Grove School District promotional material; 4 years of graphics design experience
http://[email protected]
Front end developer and UX designer, primarily in Ruby on Rails environments; worked at Barclay Card. In love with responsive design.
Graphic Designer, BA Portland State, Cofounded internet prowrestling company, Launched analog service review product.
UX designer and I/A at Roboboogie. Specializing in user-centered design, information architecture. Educated in fine art, design, web development and psychology.
Designer, data nerd and social media lover.
I make things from scratch, with code, pixels, color and sound. Developer // Designer // Musician
Responsive web designer/developer. Worked at @people-power, @webstract-marketing • Studied at @the-art-institute-of-california-san-diego
PNCA BFA Graduate, Entrepreneur, eBay UX Employee, Wedding Invitation Designer, Blogger, Crafter
http://www.nimbidesign.com
Worked at @hot-studio
Designer + front-end developer with in-house and agency experience. Mentor @designlab.
Publisher & Founder at The Forking Path, Alumni of Joystick Labs in 2010 with Inari. Ran successful Kickstarter campaign with 350% of funding goal.
Creative Director and Senior Brand Designer @DONATELLI; Strong business acumen; Worked at ID Branding, Beeline Group, Berkley Systems, MIndscape Software.
http://www.donatelli.org/blog/brand-expression/
ASIC/FPGA digital logic designer (Bit Mechanic) who also gets to write Python apps and AVR micro-controller code. Stickler for form+function in all design.
Hybrid graphics guy and programmer.
http://www.zentrail.com
Front End Web Developer and Video Game Enthusiast
Masters in Achitecture. First software startup in high school. Jack of all trades, problem solving, logistics. I'll get it done. I live to learn. I live to work.
Graphic Designer and Front-End Developer who believes in the marriage of clean design and the latest technology.
Principal of McTiernan Software Services, LLC; Formerly Chief Architect of Loyalize and Director of Engineering at Viggle.
Jack-of-all-trades learning approach to design theory, web development, technology, art, and life in general. Whitespace doesn't have to be white...
Web/Graphic Designer and Front-End Developer designing, creating and developing Web sites and graphics. Resonsive design, HTML(5), CSS3, JQuery, Media Queries .
http://www.pmwyss.com/design-library
Creative Director @conscious-box. Miami Ad School Europe; Art Direction, Copywriting, Strategic Planning. Invented the Tie T-shirt.
http://www.bj0rn.com
aspiring to make an awesome impact in the arts for artists 1/4 social l 1/4 tech l 1/4 economics l 1/4 creative
Front End Web Developer, UI/UX designer, work at Barclaycard on Bespoke Offers
I am a Portland based developer who is passionate about using technology, code and design to create meaningful and memorable experiences.
Never stop learning.
Specialties: A combination of creativity and strategic thinking.
I was a HackStar at TechStars.
I like patterns, code, and humans. I can see the future.
http://jacksongariety.com/#journals
Interactive Designer in Portland, OR.
Strategic creative marketing talent with design skills.
Treehouse Student; Learned multiple coding languages in four months, dedicated to learning more and contributing to a team;
Arts Management and Instigation.
Creative Strategist
All user input is tainted by default.
Traveler, adventurer, artist, designer, human.
Senior Stylist at Bishops; Expertise in the beauty industry and sales; Web Development and Design Student with AAS in Multimedia;
Founder of Hintme.com, Vice President of Marketing, Art Director, Small Business Owner. Team Builder and Coach
User Experience Architect
Founder of Brayhaus, a app/game startup. Art director, animator, and digital designer. Marketing and branding specialist.
BFA Visual Communications from Arizona; Honorable Senior Award; Graduated Magna Cum Laude; Design Intern at Caliber Group
Good Design = Good Business.
Project Manager II, Planning and Asset Management
Freelance web and user experience designer.
Washed up jogger who enjoys sitting behind a computer and staring off into an oblivion . . . wait what was the question?
http://multitouchup.com