me@aarontho.com

Aaron Thomas

Looking for teams building tools that augment human capability, not replace it.

I build products that communicate uncertainty, handle failures gracefully, and put humans in the loop.

Aaron Thomas

Redesigning tools to help against existential risk for Survival & Flourishing. Expert evaluators draw value curves that an algorithm turns into millions in grants. We're rebuilding the whole platform.

Building at the speed of light with , my OpenClaw counterpart. Currently enrolled in BlueDot's Technical AI Safety course.

Writing when I can on Substack about what design becomes when making gets easy.

Raising a mini dachshund puppy named Archie. Learning how to surf in Venice, CA.

AE Studio

Head of Design

2021-now

AI-native agency where client revenue funds alignment research. 40+ projects—including a digital twin system for a prominent medtech professional, a TestFlight prototype for a major airline, and AI-first apps helping kids beat doomscrolling.

40+ AI products shipped. Building agent-assisted design practice.

Investor's Business Daily

UX Design Manager

2019-2021

Designed the primary website and complex tools serving tens of thousands of customers. Shipped OptionsTrader from 0 to 1, redesigned checkout with 10% conversion lift, and positioned us for the Dow Jones acquisition.

Positioned company for $275M Dow Jones acquisition.

First Capitol Consulting

Senior UX Product Manager

2016-2019

Built automation and data science tools for Affordable Care Act and Equal Pay offerings. This foundational work powers what Trusaic does today.

Tens of thousands served. Architected initial data science platform.

Let's Build LA

UX Design Consultant

2016-2018

System architecture for large and small companies. Won the design concepts bid for Hyperloop One.

SPORTalk

Product Designer & Manager

2013-2015

Founding designer and product manager. Built an entire social media system: mobile app and web platform with advertising and on-campus support.

Earmilk

Content Designer/Editor

2013-2015

Edited publications and coordinated releases with partners. Created 400+ stories—exclusives, features, interviews, reviews. Managed team of content writers.

UXPALA

Content Design Director

2020-22

Ran weekly courses on content design and product design for 15-20 mentees.

Hack for LA

Design Lead

2018-20

Home Unite Us to help solve homelessness in LA. Built a public transit app for more accurate LA transit times.

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I maintain a guidelines.md for every project. A living doc of design principles, anti-patterns, and component rules that my AI tools reference when generating code. The doc gets smarter over time.

02

I use Claude Code daily across multiple workspaces. I also run a local model (Qwen 3.5 via LM Studio) for different tasks. I built this portfolio, Clawbotomy, and the Agentic Design System with this workflow.

03

I share early and often. Intuition over process in a fast-moving environment. I prototype in code week one and iterate from there.

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