Hi, I'm Kyle.
I'm a product designer, writer, and tinkerer. I love building things.
I'm currently leading design at PermitFlow, where we're using AI to automate the complex system of construction permitting in North America.
My newsletter Here & There covers topics in outdoor and travel culture.
PermitFlow
2024 – Now
Product Hunt
2021 – 2023
The Outbound Collective
2017 – 2021
Borrowed & Blue
2016 – 2017
SmartShoot
2014 – 2016
Tinkering
I love building things, exploring new ideas, and using side projects as a way to learn new skills and tools (a lot of AI these days). A few things I've made recently:
Work
A few snapshots of things I've worked on. My role as an IC designer tends to be quite fluid, moving between product, design, and code.
PermitFlow
AI-powered construction permitting and municipal intelligence


My work at PermitFlow focuses on AI-first product and design challenges in municipal research, 'human in the loop' workflows, and data management. We're working on experiences that bring clarity to municipal information, requirements, and allow us to effectively visualize interconnected requirement dependencies.
PackTrak
Simple pack list management



I built PackTrak soup-to-nuts as a proof of concept around how AI coding tools can enable designers to ship production code (or complete web apps). It comes with all the bells and whistles like grouping, categorization, shared gear across lists and public sharing. Tech stack is Next.js, Supabase, Vercel, and Loops.
Product Hunt
The best new products in tech


I led a cross-functional team focused on UGC and growth, driving collaboration across design, product, engineering, and content. Redesigning hubs and restructuring search made the experience more intuitive and drove a 32% lift in click-throughs. Alongside this, I developed an SEO strategy and redesigned category and topic pages for expanded reach, which brought in a significant increase in organic visitors to Product Hunt.
The Outbound Collective
Community platform for outdoor adventures




At The Outbound Collective, I led product design for a community-driven platform connecting outdoor enthusiasts. I redesigned core experiences around trip planning, adventure discovery, and community engagement, growing the platform to hundreds of thousands of active users sharing their outdoor experiences.
Borrowed & Blue
Wedding planning marketplace


I designed the core wedding planning experience and vendor marketplace, helping couples discover and book wedding vendors. My work focused on building trust through curated content, reviews, and seamless booking flows.
Sift
AI-powered bookmark organization

Sift is a Chrome extension that uses AI to automatically organize your bookmarks. Built as an exploration into practical AI applications, it analyzes bookmark content and intelligently categorizes them, making it easier to find what you've saved.