Blaze Owens

Meta

• Staff UX Researcher | Wearables Feb 2026 – Present
• Senior UX Researcher | Wearables Aug 2021 – Feb 2026
• UX Researcher | Sales & Marketing Interfaces Mar 2019 – Jul 2021

• Muse Charm: Software research lead for Meta's first personal AI agent device.
• Glasses: Lead foundational research shaping 0 » 1 direction for Meta Ray-Ban Display, Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, and the Meta AI App. Findings set multi-year roadmaps and decided go/no-go on features.
• Web Apps: Lead research for Meta Ray-Ban Display's developer platform, shaping the documentation and tools so anyone from first-time coders to seasoned engineers can build for the glasses.
• Maps: Co-built hardware and software prototypes to test wearable navigation on real streets, securing the go-decision for Meta's first wearable navigation product.
• Concept Evaluation: Created an AI-powered program to evaluate early product concepts, pairing synthetic user screening, feasibility checks, and competitive context to recommend which ideas move forward.
• Benchmarking: Spearheaded Reality Labs' first division-wide competitive benchmarking program, aligning VP-level leadership and informing product roadmaps and investment decisions.
• Sales Interfaces: Optimized sales tools used by thousands of Meta salespeople worldwide, contributing to multi-million-dollar revenue gains.

InEight

• UX Researcher II Feb 2018 – Feb 2019
• UX Researcher (via Modis) Mar 2017 – Feb 2018

• Research Practice: First dedicated UX researcher. Built the function from scratch and led mixed-method research that de-risked new features and set roadmap priorities for enterprise construction software.

Independent Consultant

• UX Researcher May 2016 – Mar 2017

• Startups: Improved engagement and retention for early-stage startups and media platforms through rapid, iterative usability research.

Sonos

• Product Management Intern Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

• Trueplay: Shaped the speaker calibration experience before launch through in-home studies, lab testing, and surveys.