Thomas F. Officer

Lee, New Hampshire
thomas.officer@gmail.com (603) 667-5760

Experience

Echo

Cofounder, Designer

  • Designed and shipped an AI-powered notebook for writers across web, iOS, Apple Watch, macOS, and MCP.
  • Conducted user research and implemented an AI-driven process for synthesizing that research into product decisions.
  • Used AI to move directly from product concept to production-ready pull requests, skipping traditional Figma prototypes.

NetDocuments

Principal Product Designer

  • Led the integration of Afterpattern in NetDocuments, a mature, legacy codebase.
  • Participated in early internal discussions around AI integration following the release of ChatGPT.
  • Helped launch the company's first shared UI component library.

Afterpattern

Cofounder, Designer

  • Led product design from initial concept through acquisition by NetDocuments.
  • Led front-end development across web and the Microsoft Word add-in.
  • Led user research and contributed to product strategy and roadmap as a cofounder.

Blue Ridge Labs @ Robin Hood

Design Fellow

  • Led user research studying how low-income New Yorkers navigate legal problems.
  • Cofounded Afterpattern based on insights uncovered during the fellowship.

Education & Certificates

How to Build an AI Chatbot

Every.to

VR & AR Design

MIT xPRO

UX Apprenticeship

Thinkful

Vermont Law School

Master of Laws (LLM), Magna Cum Laude

University of Edinburgh School of Law

Bachelor of Law (LLB)

Goucher College

BA, Philosophy & Religious Studies