ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
Design is the throughline.
Design is the throughline.
My nine to five is product design and ownership. I'm the founding designer of a lending platform and I share product strategy with our head of product.
I also run East Ivy Design, doing graphics and branding for people I meet on my travels. Most of it starts as a conversation, not a brief.
I've designed clothing since high school, and my newest medium is painting. Three of my canvases recently ended up in an installation in NYC.
Twelve years in, the medium changes but not the work: deciding what to keep and what to leave out.
My nine to five is product design and ownership. I'm the founding designer of a lending platform and I share product strategy with our head of product.
I also run East Ivy Design, doing graphics and branding for people I meet on my travels. Most of it starts as a conversation, not a brief.
I've designed clothing since high school, and my newest medium is painting. Three of my canvases recently ended up in an installation in NYC.
Twelve years in, the medium changes but not the work: deciding what to keep and what to leave out.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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PayPlan funded $43M+ across 51,000+ loans, with 32 lenders launched to production.
PayPlan funded $43M+ across 51,000+ loans, with 32 lenders launched to production.
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Designed 330+ PayPlan screens across borrower application, underwriting, servicing, collections, and portfolio reporting.
Designed 330+ PayPlan screens across borrower application, underwriting, servicing, collections, and portfolio reporting.
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Reduced new lender rollout from months to three weeks through configurable product architecture and a token-based design system.
Reduced new lender rollout from months to three weeks through configurable product architecture and a token-based design system.
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Took PayPlan from first design file to first funded loan in 11 months, with loans growing from 3,206 in 2024 to 26,399 in 2025.
Took PayPlan from first design file to first funded loan in 11 months, with loans growing from 3,206 in 2024 to 26,399 in 2025.
SKILLS
SKILLS
Software
Figma
Figma
Adobe CC
Adobe CC
Jira
Jira
Confluence
Confluence
Development
Webflow
Webflow
Framer
Framer
Bootstrap
Bootstrap
HTML / CSS
HTML / CSS
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Founding Product Designer, Business Warrior
2021 – Present
2021 – Present | New York, NY
2021 – Present | New York, NY
New York, NY
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Built PayPlan from zero, a configurable white-label lending platform; defined scope with the head of product and designed 250+ screens across borrower application, underwriting, servicing, collections, and portfolio reporting.
Built PayPlan from zero, a configurable white-label lending platform; defined scope with the head of product and designed 250+ screens across borrower application, underwriting, servicing, collections, and portfolio reporting.
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Took the platform from first design file to first funded loan in 11 months. Funded loans grew from 3,206 in 2024 to 26,399 in 2025, on track for 36K+ in 2026.
Took the platform from first design file to first funded loan in 11 months. Funded loans grew from 3,206 in 2024 to 26,399 in 2025, on track for 36K+ in 2026.
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Owned a BTC-backed line of credit end to end: scoped it with leadership, designed 80+ screens across borrower portal, admin console, and application flow, and reached MVP in under six months.
Owned a BTC-backed line of credit end to end: scoped it with leadership, designed 80+ screens across borrower portal, admin console, and application flow, and reached MVP in under six months.
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Built a token-based design system unifying applications, underwriting, and servicing across three white-label products. Defined product architecture and configuration with engineering, cutting new lender rollout from months to three weeks.
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Share product ownership with the head of product: write specs, acceptance criteria, and user stories, prioritize the roadmap, and run demos and onboarding for incoming lender clients.
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Lead design across product and marketing: set the process, conduct research, and review 100% of builds and deliverables. Managed a two-person design team that produced 50+ ad creatives, pitch decks, and lender websites.
Founder & Creative Director, East Ivy Design
2020 – Present
2020 – Present | New York, NY
2020 – Present | New York, NY
New York, NY
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Founded and run a full-service design studio, taking hospitality, small-business, and creative clients from concept and UX through visual design to shipped, e-commerce-ready sites.
Founded and run a full-service design studio, taking hospitality, small-business, and creative clients from concept and UX through visual design to shipped, e-commerce-ready sites.
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Designed 15+ complete brand identities — logos, type and color systems, and applied collateral — across hospitality, podcasts, athletics, and apparel, including streetwear brand Undefeated and UFC champion Sean O’Malley.
Designed 15+ complete brand identities — logos, type and color systems, and applied collateral — across hospitality, podcasts, athletics, and apparel, including streetwear brand Undefeated and UFC champion Sean O’Malley.
UX Designer, Blk Bot Agency
May 2019 – Dec 2019
May 2019 – Dec 2019 | Phoenix, AZ
May 2019 – Dec 2019 | Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
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Designed and shipped e-commerce sites for cosmetics brands TMF and Citrine Beauty, working with an in-house illustrator and developer to take each site from concept through launch.
Designed and shipped e-commerce sites for cosmetics brands TMF and Citrine Beauty, working with an in-house illustrator and developer to take each site from concept through launch.
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Produced the full marketing design range for top beauty brands: display ads, email campaigns, pitch decks, and tradeshow merch, on fast turnarounds with a small team.
Produced the full marketing design range for top beauty brands: display ads, email campaigns, pitch decks, and tradeshow merch, on fast turnarounds with a small team.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
B.S. Marketing, Arizona State University
B.S. Marketing,
Arizona State University
Summa Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
B.S. Global Business, Arizona State University
Summa Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Founding designer crafting clear, reliable product experiences from early definition to shipped software.
Available for new projects
© 2026 Austin Griblin. All rights reserved.
Founding designer crafting clear, reliable product experiences from early definition to shipped software.
Available
© 2026 Austin Griblin. All rights reserved.
Founding designer crafting clear, reliable product experiences from early definition to shipped software.
Available
©2026 Austin Griblin.
All rights reserved.