Hi 👋 I’m Michelle ―
A Visual / UX Designer
I am a product designer currently living in Portland OR with my wife and 2 kids. I grew up in advertising and later moved into product design. I love what I do, and I am highly motivated to create products that change the world, designing products that help people and teams be more productive and lead better quality lives.
I’ve enjoyed a successful career in advertising and product design as a consultant, contractor and FTE as Creative Director / Lead Designer / UX Designer and everything in between — executing all kinds of projects for blue chip clients such as AT&T, Microsoft, Continental and more.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and pets, I like cooking and playing video games. I do DIY stuff, sometimes reluctantly. I have a healthy sense of humor and I’m always open to what the future brings.
Let’s do something amazing.
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Fun fact
I am probably the biggest Last of Us fan in my zip code and am also willing to drop a few hours discussing Titanic facts. Deep.
My dad jokes are… not great.
Manifesto
Fun. Family. Foodie. Retired DJ. Gamer. Happy hour aficionado. DIY enthusiast. Closeted chef. Rugby fanatic. Karaoke champion. Titanic enthusiast. Sub-par comedian.
Another successful trip to Trader Joe’s.
Michelle is, hands down, the epitome of elite product designer. She is excellent in just about every appreciable facet of enterprise design, spanning from team contributor, subject matter expert, system contributor, project planning and systemic leverage builder, and so much more. The list of impactful deliverables and outcomes are only limited to the constraints of time and physics. I invite everyone to peruse the feedback she continually receives from her peers. We should all be envious of such well deserved regard.
— Navarre Joseph
Director of Product Design @ New Relic
Michelle has been an amazing team member and leader while she worked with the Viva Insights Design team at Microsoft. Her expertise as designer, level of craft, skillset and interpersonal communication skills are exceptional. The results she drove and delivered, as individual contributor or as team member or lead, were consistently high quality and very comprehensive and setting new bars repeatedly. Our entire team appreciated Michelle’s sincere support and contributions. She is a distinguished design expert, yet humble and super fun to work with.
— Moni Wolf
Design Director @ Microsoft
Michelle is AMAZING! Her product design skill set, creativity, open-mindedness, solution architecture, speed, and empathy for both the end customer and business requirements are top-notch. Michelle embraces inclusion, sharing design in critiques and channels early and often, partners awesomely with product management and engineering, pushes progression, and always listens to the customer with a smile on her face and an impeccable attitude. ANY employer would be lucky to have her. Highly recommended!
— Mike Glezos
Global Head of Product UX @ Pantheon
One of the most amazing, well-rounded designers that I've ever had a chance to work with! Tireless commitment to each project, from start to finish. Thrives when challenged. An amazing collaborator who works well with project managers, engineers and other designers. Always more than willing to help out others, provide insightful feedback and always has a positive attitude. Invested in the tools she uses. Masters any design app to her and the project's advantage. Her passion about design and relationships is unmatched. I highly recommend her!
— Dan Fraser
Principal Product Designer @ Microsoft