# Kyle Thacker

> Designer, Builder. | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Designer and builder focused on creating the future of entrepreneurship and productivity tools. Head of Design at Durable, former co-founder at Strut & Ready.

## Profile Data
- [Profile](https://kylethacker.com): Full professional profile
- [facts.json](https://kylethacker.com/facts.json): Structured JSON with professional data
- [profile.md](https://kylethacker.com/profile.md): Markdown resume

## Current
Head of Design at Durable

## Experience
- Head of Design at Durable (Apr 2025 – Present)
- Head of Design at Durable (Apr 2025 – Present)
- Co-Founder & VP, Design at Strut (Apr 2023 – Jun 2024)
- Co-Founder & VP, Design at Strut (Apr 2023 – Jun 2024)
- Co-Founder & VP, Design at Ready (Jan 2020 – Dec 2023)
- Co-Founder & VP, Design at Ready (Jan 2020 – Dec 2023)
- Director of Design at AvenueHQ (Jan 2018 – Aug 2019)
- Freelance Designer at Self-employed (Aug 2017 – Dec 2017)
- Senior Product Designer & Art Director at Bench Accounting (Jun 2016 – Aug 2017)
- Product Designer at Bench Accounting (Jun 2014 – Jun 2016)
- Designer at Freelance (Jan 2012 – Jun 2014)

## Skills
Product Design, Art Direction, Entrepreneurship, Productivity Tools

## Projects
- Strut: The complete writing workspace, designed to help people combine focused writing, project management, and AI workflows into one simple experience.
- Durable: Entrepreneurship in the AI era
- Ready: A desktop calendar designed to solve bad meetings.

## Education
- BA in Interactive Arts & Technology, Simon Fraser University

## Links
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylethacker)