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Hi, I’m Kyle.
I design and craft
Kyle is a senior UX designer and product design leader.
Kyle Blythe works in tech, but will always be a humanities major at heart. Having received both his undergrad and Master’s degrees in English Literature, he has always been fascinated by narrative journeys and the interaction that authors create between a work and its audience, a fascination that translates directly into his work. He currently lives in Brooklyn, where he works as a Senior UX Designer / Assistant Director of UX Design at New York University.
Kyle is passionate about web design and UX. Good UX design isn’t just about how a product, tool, application, or website looks; it’s the way that all aspects of it work together, and the way that the resulting product feels when you interact with it. As Therese Fessenden of the Nielsen Norman Group notes when defining the “delight” that one feels when interacting with good UX:
“Deep delight is holistic, and is achieved once all user needs are met, including functionality, reliability, usability, and pleasurability.”
— Therese Fessenden, NN/g
Kyle is an expert in user-centered design, cross-functional collaboration, product ownership, and the creation of scalable design systems that drive measurable business value. He has 12+ years experience delivering enterprise solutions that improve usability, accessibility, and product adoption. In his spare time, Kyle also designs websites.
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Projects
Below are some highlights from recent projects Kyle has worked on.
Experience
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November 2021
Senior UX Designer / Assistant Director, UX Design
New York University
- Directs UX strategy for NYU’s enterprise and academic platforms, enhancing usability for 70,000+ global users
- Designed a user-friendly dashboard portal used extensively by C-level leadership, boosting dashboard usage by over 1,000%
- Revamped the University’s self-service knowledge base and support portal, reducing support tickets by more than 25%
- Launched a mobile-first campus printer locator app used by over 90% of students, enhancing campus navigation and self-service
- Delivered a robust evidence collection tool that enabled the University to accumulate thousands of pieces of evidence and meet accreditation deliverables 12+ months ahead of schedule
- Secured executive buy-in for a design system and accessibility strategy, improving design cohesion
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August 2018
Product Owner / UX Lead, Academic Applications
New York University
- Directed the UX for the University’s academic platforms, improving the digital learning experience for the student body
- Designed and deployed mission-critical COVID-19 contact tracing capabilities in less than four weeks
- Embedded scalable design patterns and agile UX processes to improve feature delivery
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October 2017
UX Designer / Design Specialist
New York University
- Led a UX overhaul of NYU’s Learning Management System (LMS), driving a 30% increase in utilization
- Partnered with open-source teams to extend NYU-led design enhancements to 4M+ global users
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May 2012
UX Analyst / Product Analyst
New York University
- Designed a scalable grading tool for the University’s LMS
- Produced UX documentation to align stakeholders and inform development
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August 2010
Product Consultant
New York University
- Provided training and support for faculty and staff
- Troubleshooted clients’ technical issues, worked with technical teams, and responded to incoming service tickets
Presentations
2019
Blythe, Kyle, & Kim, M., (2019, June). User Experience and Agile Development. Presentation delivered at the 2019 Open Apereo Conference in Los Angeles, CA.
Blythe, Kyle, Maddox, B., Pasch, J., & Shirky, C., (2019, February). Helping Faculty Create Different Student Interactions with a New Online Conversation Platform - Sponsored by CirQlive. Presentation delivered at the 2019 Educause Learning Initiative Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA.
2018
Blythe, Kyle, Buttendorf, K., Menegus, C., & Pasch, J., (2018, November). Developing an Online Social Architecture for a Dual-Campus Degree. Presentation delivered at the 2018 Technology Summit hosted at New York University.
Blythe, Kyle, Kim, M., Pasch, J., & Shirky, C., (2018, November). Facilitating Different Types of Student Interactions with a New Conversation Platform. Presentation delivered at the 2018 Technology Summit hosted at New York University.
Blythe, Kyle, & Pasch, J., (2018, June). Redesigning the Resources Tool. Presentation delivered at the 2018 Open Apereo Conference in Montreal, Quebec.
2017
Blythe, Kyle, Pasch, J., & Severance, C., (2017, June). Sakai Community Update 2017. Presentation delivered at the 2017 Open Apereo Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
2016
Blythe, Kyle, Macavilca, J., Pasch, J., & Triggs, M., (2016, June). Piloting a New Integration Between Sakai and Google Apps for Education. One of four presentations that Kyle delivered at the 2016 Open Apereo Conference at New York University.
Blythe, Kyle, & Pasch, J., (2016, June). A New Gradebook for Sakai 11. One of four presentations that Kyle delivered at the 2016 Open Apereo Conference at New York University.
Blythe, Kyle, & Pasch, J., (2016, June). Improving the Sakai Resources Tool. One of four presentations that Kyle delivered at the 2016 Open Apereo Conference at New York University.
Blythe, Kyle, & Pasch, J., (2016, June). The Future of the Forums Tool. One of four presentations that Kyle delivered at the 2016 Open Apereo Conference at New York University.
2015
Blythe, Kyle, & Pasch, J., (2015, June). Gradebook Enhancement Project. Presentation delivered at the 2015 Open Apereo Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
2014
Blythe, Kyle, Monat-Jacobs, N., & Pasch, J., (2014, June). Delivering Course Evaluations with EvalSys: A Light Implementation with a Rich Future. Presentation delivered at the 2014 Open Apereo Conference in Miami, Florida.