Summary
Tyler Tappan is a founder and CEO with 11 years of experience building design-driven businesses that blend architecture, construction, and emerging technology. He leads Freedom Design + Build, delivering custom homes, landscaping and commercial projects while previously directing XR, Inc., where he developed AI, machine learning, and extended reality solutions for design visualization. Tyler combines hands-on CAD and blueprint expertise with entrepreneurial product sense, enabling clients to preview projects in immersive AR/VR before construction. He also works as a contract developer in blockchain, bringing cross-border and systems-thinking to technical engagements. Based in Haymarket, VA, he pairs academic interdisciplinary training with practical instruction experience, having taught blueprint reading and construction code. His uncommon strength is translating complex spatial and technical requirements into tangible, client-facing experiences that reduce risk and accelerate decision-making.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
General Studies, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, General Studies, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Northern Virginia Community College
Lake Braddock Secondary School
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Humanities/Humanistic Studies at University of Virginia
English