Michael OLivier
SENIOR UX DESIGN ENGINEER
"A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion...but doesn't."
- T. Waits
Over 13 years in the tech industry working to solve user-experience problems through elegant and simple design solutions. My experience is focused around helping to distill complex problems and make them accessible for our users and workmates.
01 PROFESSIONAL
MY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL IN SOFTWARE & CODE
FIGMA
100%
PHOTOSHOP
80%
ILLUSTRATOR
TERMINAL/GITHUB
REACT/JAVASCRIPT
50%
60%
100%
HTML
65%
CSS/SASS/LESS
80%
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME
Manager Feedback
"Michael is humble, open to feedback and maintains a growth mindset. Michael takes feedback like a champ...[and] is able to translate the feedback received and take action by incorporating into his designs."
Vice President of PM Feedback
"Michael is awesome!"
Mentee Feedback
"Michael is a great communicator. As a mentor to me, he was candid and empathetic, but also provided actionable feedback for setting specific goals related to my career."
Team Agility Coach Feedback
"Michael thrives in complex situations. I m always impressed how he can transform complex problems into elegant solutions with very little input."
UX Researcher Feedback
“Michael is thoughtful, realistic, and adamant for doing what is right for the end user and ultimately for the team as whole.
UX Designer Feedback
"Michael is amazing to work with. HIs design knowledge and willingness to jump in and collaborate on complex projects has been unparalleled."
02 PORTFOLIO
CORPORATE WORK. SEE MORE >
03 Experience
2019 - PRESENT
Workday
Senior UX Design Engineer
Lead senior designer and mentor within the Talent organization at Workday, focusing primarily on new products/features aimed at helping workers advance in their career.
2014 - 2019
Aol/Yahoo
Senior UX Designer
Worked within the Publishing team at Oath (Aol/Yahoo/Verizon) where I was in charge of branding, UI/UX, & product design for our Publishing teams. I also created animated templates for our various Fantasy Sports apps.
2013 - 2014
Gravity
UX/UI Designer
I was a solo designer responsible for maintaining branding, creating data visualizations for every client's user data, and designing and developing our plugins to seemlessly integrate with all client's websites.
2012 - 2013
Park Ridge Hospital
Lead Graphic Designer
Managed all print, web, and web-design/development for the marketing team.
2007 - 2012
Health Adventure
Creative Director
Oversaw all marketing, branding, and outreach efforts for both daily operations as well as their capital campaign. Completed a website redesign and development, as well as implemented an online membership system.
CONTACT
Always open for collaborations, consultations, and new opportunities. Living in Colorado and willing to travel (but not relocate).
Tel: 1-828-768-1002