Michael fell in love with UX and Product Design as a teen - downloading ten to-do apps and marveling at how wide the solution space was for a seemingly simple problem.

His experience in startup, agency, and freelance have allowed him to zoom in on different parts of the design process - design systems, product launches, ideation and sketching, stakeholder management, and project scoping.

He brings a multi-disciplinary approach to his work - equally comfortable with sketches and wireframes as front-end development and polished UI handoffs. He is currently focusing on animation and how it enhances interaction design.

A few of his artistic and design inspirations include industrial designs from Dieter Rams and Tinker Hatfield; fashion brands A-COLD-WALL* and Issey Miyake; fine art works from Umberto Boccioni, Francis Bacon, and the Hudson River School; films directed by Hayao Miyazaki and Denis Villavenue.