Tim Tighe

Tim Tighe

Product Designer

Product Designer

timtighe35@gmail.com

617.784.0088

About me

About me

Hi, I’m Tim. I’m a product designer who builds clear, intuitive digital experiences. With a background in industrial design and architecture, I bring systems thinking and strong craft to turn complex problems into simple, accessible flows. I work iteratively through research, testing, and collaboration to create products that feel seamless, inclusive, and genuinely useful.

My Design Approach

My Design Approach

Form + function becomes usability + clarity: every interaction should earn its place.

Form + function becomes usability + clarity

Every interaction should earn its place.

User journeys are environments

Interfaces aren’t screens—they’re pathways.

Constraints are creative material

Systems, accessibility, and edge cases strengthen design.

User journeys are environments: interfaces aren’t screens—they’re pathways.

Constraints are creative material: systems, accessibility, and edge cases strengthen design.

Experience

Product Designer

Product Designer

January 2022 - Present

Tighe Studio | Freelance

Tighe Studio | Freelance

January 2022 - Present

  • Led user research to identify unmet needs, reduce product risk, and inform roadmap priorities through interviews, workflow analysis, and usability testing.

  • Owned the end-to-end UX for a new health and wellness product, defining journeys, prototyping core flows, and validating direction through testing.

  • Redesigned information architecture for a complex air quality platform, making technical data easier for non-expert users to navigate and act on.

  • Drove a 28% increase in client inquiries by restructuring page hierarchy, clarifying messaging, and reducing friction in the primary conversion flow.

Architectural Designer

Architectural Designer

February 2024 - June 2024

Sloan Architects

Sloan Architects

February 2024 - June 2024

  • Translated complex stakeholder and technical requirements into clear, structured solutions that balanced user needs, feasibility, and compliance constraints.

  • Developed documentation and presentations that clarified design rationale, aligned distributed stakeholders, and supported faster decision-making.

  • Navigated tradeoffs across client goals, code requirements, and operational feasibility to move projects forward under tight timelines.

Bartender

April 2018 - August 2022

O'Hara's Food & Spirits

O'Hara's Food & Spirits

April 2018 - August 2022 Food & Spirits

  • Managed high-volume service across 150+ guest shifts, balancing speed, accuracy, and customer experience in a fast-paced environment.

  • Built strong communication, prioritization, and situational judgment through constant front-line customer interaction and real-time problem-solving.

General Manager

Jan 2019 – Present

Max Brenner

Max Brenner

Jan 2019 – Present

  • Led day-to-day operations for a $6M+ location, managing a 30+ person team and overseeing performance in a high-volume environment.

  • Used operational and customer performance data to improve service quality, retention, and team effectiveness through continuous process improvement.

Education

UX Design Certificate

Designlab UX Academy

Bachelors in Industrial Design | Relevant focus: Human-centered design

Bachelors in Industrial Design

Relevant focus: Human-centered design

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Architectural Design

Boston Architectural College