Tyler Thompson

I design connected products that bring hardware, digital experience, and brand into alignment. With over a decade of experience developing complex, production-ready products, I focus on creating cohesive solutions that scale across product portfolios while maintaining clarity, usability, and consistency.
My work centers on defining product direction and design systems that align user experience, engineering, and business goals. My background includes leading the design of commercial fitness equipment where durability, manufacturability, and real-world performance are critical. This has shaped a pragmatic approach to product development that balances user needs, engineering constraints, and business objectives from concept through production.
I am particularly interested in how physical products can become more responsive and integrated within connected ecosystems, supporting intuitive interaction, real-time feedback, and evolving user expectations.
My goal is to define design systems that improve the user experience while enabling scalable innovation across platforms, informed by an interest in how people build habits, stay motivated, and engage with products over time.
Experience
2017 to Present
Industrial Design Lead at True Fitness
St. Louis, MO
2015 - 2016
2012 - 2015
Industrial Designer at Worrell Design
Minneapolis, MN
Industrial Designer at Xi3 Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
Education
2008 - 2010
Master of Industrial Design
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2005 - 2007
BS Integrated Studio Art
Brigham Young University - Idaho, Rexburg, ID
Skills
Design Leadership and Strategy
Product Systems Thinking • Design Language Development • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Design Strategy
Industrial Design
Concept Ideation • Sketching • CMF • Form Development • Prototyping • Design for Manufacturing
Digital Tools
Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign • KeyShot • Fusion 360 • Vizcom