Aaron Wright
About Aaron Wright
Aaron Wright is a Senior Product Designer at Klaviyo, where he has worked since 2021. He advocates for collaborative design processes and emphasizes customer-centric solutions, drawing on his extensive experience in product design and analysis.
Work at Klaviyo
Aaron Wright has been employed at Klaviyo as a Senior Product Designer since 2021. In this role, he focuses on promoting the creation and communication of shared styles and principles, particularly in situations where a formal design system is not established. His work emphasizes collaboration among team members to address customer problems effectively.
Previous Experience at Ramsey Solutions
Prior to his role at Klaviyo, Aaron Wright worked at Ramsey Solutions as a Senior Product Designer from 2013 to 2021. During his eight years at the company, he contributed to various design initiatives, enhancing user experience and product functionality through a customer-centric approach.
Background at Caterpillar Inc.
Aaron Wright began his career at Caterpillar Inc., where he served as a Price Analyst from 2008 to 2013. His five-year tenure at the company in Peoria, Illinois, provided him with foundational experience in analytical thinking and problem-solving, which he later applied in his design roles.
Education and Expertise
Aaron Wright earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management from Monmouth College, where he studied from 2001 to 2004. His educational background equips him with a solid understanding of business principles, which he integrates into his design philosophy, emphasizing the importance of user needs and collaborative processes.
Design Philosophy and Principles
Aaron Wright advocates for a collaborative design process that involves the entire team in understanding and solving customer problems. He emphasizes designing with customers in mind, ensuring that solutions are valuable, usable, feasible, and viable. He prioritizes customer needs over metrics like time-in-app or daily active users and adheres to the Golden Rule in design, ensuring that solutions consider how users would want to be treated.