Aurora Foundry
Independent UX design studio of Robert Surrency.
Delivering intuitive design with human value.
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What we do
UX strategy
and design
Collaborating with teams in both an individual contributor and/or manager capacity
Coaching and
mentoring
Providing guidance for creatives wanting to upskill or transition into an independent career
Design team
operations
Helping establish a foundation and culture for design teams to do their best work
What we’ve done recently
Collaborating with Apple to design in-store and online retail experiences
Creating experiences with LinkedIn Learning to help organizations and their employees upskill
Taking a new product from 0→1 in the wholesale alcohol industry with Provi
Who we’ve worked with
Freelance / Rejouice, Boldium, Virtue (Vice) (2025 - Present)
ADPList, CareerFoundry / UX Mentor (2022 - Present)
CURRENTLY
Provi / Staff Product Designer (2023 - 2025)
Blueboard / Design Advisor (2023)
Freelance / Apple, AKQA, Milkinside, Instrument, HUGE (2021 - Present)
LinkedIn Learning / Senior UX Designer (2018 - 2021)
Beyond / Product Design Lead (2017 - 2018)
Freelance / Walmart, Extractable: Senior UX Designer (2016 - 2017)
Fantasy / UX Lead, Senior UX Designer (2015 - 2017)
Freelance / Google, Fantasy, Monsoon, Evolution Bureau (EVB) (2014 - 2015)
Odopod / Senior Interaction Designer (2012 - 2013)
AKQA / UX Designer (2011 - 2012)
Fluid / Interaction Designer (2010 - 2011)
Freelance / Comcast (2009)
Electronic Ink / Interaction Designer (2006 - 2009)
PREVIOUSLY
