Ryan Hooks

About Ryan Hooks

Entrepreneur, Creative Director, and UX Designer with 20+ years creating some of the most interesting brands. founder of Plant Vision™ and Rype™, I\'ve raised over $3.2M to integrate thermal AI into agricultural monitoring platforms, working across 40 countries to transform how we understand and optimize plant growth.\"Thermal AI for Perishable Items\".Notable collaborations include developing AR/VR training platforms with Meta, fungi R&D with Smallhold, and satellite-based environmental monitoring with Theia Group. My work has been featured at Wageningen\'s $32M NPEC facility, the World Economic Forum, and NVIDIA GTC events.I\'m passionate about creating intuitive, data-driven experiences that empower greenhouse operators and agricultural professionals to make informed decisions while improving sustainability and crop yields.Beyond agricultural technology, I\'ve directed creative projects for clients including Google, Adidas, and Vice Media. View my broader creative portfolio at Iowa, having lived primarily in Brooklyn, with significant time in San Francisco and Amsterdam along my journey across 40 countries, I bring a global perspective to my work. Currently based in Madison, Wisconsin, and open to new opportunities in greenhouse technology, creative direction, UX design, and agricultural innovation.#GreenhouseTech #AgriculturalUX #CreativeDirection #ThermalImaging #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture #PlantScience

Experience

1. Founder

   Rype

   Apr 2021 — Present

Education

• Savannah College of Art and Design

  BA, Motion Graphics

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity
• Video Editing
• Adobe Photoshop
• Visual Effects
• After Effects
• Motion Graphics
• Photoshop
• Corporate Identity
• Animation
• Final Cut Pro
• Motion Design
• Graphics
• Art Direction
• User Interface Design
• Creative Direction
• Illustration
• Post Production
• Logo Design
• Computer Animation
• Art
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Compositing