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Alignment Case studies Collaboration Direction End-to-end Leadership Management Process Product design Proof of concept Requirements Research Scope Strategy

Case study: Food as medicine

As North America’s largest retailer with locations serving remote and underserved communities, Walmart stores are often a great resource, if not only resource, for products...
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Alignment Case studies Collaboration Direction E-commerce End-to-end Feature release Innovation Leadership Product design Proof of concept Requirements Research Scope Strategy UI UX

Case study: Groupon’s two-sided marketplace

Research continually pointed to convenience being a determining conversion factor for consumers. Groupon pursued growth through expanded value-adds on top of their existing discounts. But...
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Alignment Case studies Collaboration Direction E-commerce End-to-end Feature release Innovation Leadership Process Product design Proof of concept Requirements Research Scope Strategy UI Uncategorized UX

Case study: Guided browse uncovers intent

For this project, I partnered with our Executive PM to lead the vision with a team of Sr. PMs; engineers for desktop, touch, iOS, and...
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Greenlighting

Cinimeo was a start-up proof-of-concept that drove backing for the greenlighting films through tiers of audience submissions and data analysis for studios and investors. This...
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Manufactured inventory

Deal density is a big deal for a hyper-local marketplace. On a map view especially, it becomes even more clear where sales are a challenge...
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  • Case study: Food as medicine
  • Design for access and dignity
  • Innovation down the drain
  • Case Study: Offer page redesign—the devil in the details
  • Ways of working: Questioning the answer
  • Manage process, mentor people
  • Team building: Design Union, the brand
  • Case study: Groupon’s two-sided marketplace
  • Case study: Guided browse uncovers intent
  • Beyond the whiteboard
  • Seth said…
  • Team building: Design principles
  • Convenience inventory
  • Health dashboard
  • Digital mysticism
  • Greenlighting
  • Global hospitality
  • Connecting neighbors through White Pages’ data
  • Nothing micro about Microsoft
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Michael's creative vision and collaborative visual design processes inspire teams to stretch beyond stale methods. He's a change agent and a leader with passion and talent.

Shiloh Grace, VP of UX Strategy

Michael is an outstanding creative director with excellent insights into how people engage with information. He is a patient leader who is able to articulate a unique vision.

Jeff Stein, Sr Front End Developer

Easy and enthusiastic endorsement for Michael! He's first rate in his field; strong creative instincts and experience, a good eye for direction, and able to deliver.

Patrick Miller, VP of Product Development

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