Mike Montgomery
Verified Expert in Design
UX Designer
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Toptal member since May 1, 2016
Michael is a senior product designer with 15+ years of experience. He specializes in planning, conceptualizing, and designing clean, functional interfaces and experiences. He's also passionate about building and shipping digital products. Michael enjoys working with innovative brands and helping early-stage startups plan, design, build, and ship their MVP.
Portfolio
MasterSous Companion App
Smart Home Automation App
Experience
- User Interface (UI) - 15 years
- Wireframing - 15 years
- User Experience (UX) - 15 years
- Adobe Photoshop - 15 years
- Adobe Illustrator - 15 years
- InVision - 5 years
- Sketch - 4 years
- Framer Prototyping - 3 years
Tools
- InVision
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- Framer Prototyping
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
Freelance Work
- Created the user experience for mobile applications.
- Developed the creative concepts for mobile applications.
- Built the wireframes for mobile applications.
- Created the interactive prototypes for mobile applications.
- Designed the interface for mobile applications.
- Developed the interaction design for mobile applications.
Digital Creative Director
Mercury Inpress
- Gave creative direction for mobile games and mobile applications.
- Designed the UI/UX for mobile games and applications.
- Developed the concepts for an augmented reality product.
- Built the interactive prototypes for mobile games and applications.
- Helped with business development.
Co-founder | Creative Director
Riptide Games
- Gave creative direction for mobile games and mobile applications.
- Managed a team of designers and developers.
- Helped with business development for mobile games and applications.
- Developed the creative concepts for mobile games and applications.
- Designed the UI/UX for mobile games and applications.
- Built interactive prototypes for mobile games.
Freelance Art Director
Freelance Work
- Gave art direction for mobile games, websites, and mobile games.
- Designed the UI/UX for mobile games and interactive experiences.
- Developed the wireframes for mobile games, applications, and websites.
Art Director
Fuel Industries
- Gave art direction for social games and interactive experiences.
- Managed a team of designers.
- Developed Flash animations for online social games.
- Designed for online social games.
- Built the wireframes for social games and websites.
Designer
Fuel Industries
- Designed social games, websites, and interactive experiences fortune 500 brands.
- Created Flash animations for social games.
- Worked alongside developers using emerging technologies.
- Designed the wireframes for social games.
Education
Diploma in Graphic Design
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology - Ottawa, Ontario
Skills
Tools
InVision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Principle, Framer Prototyping, Flinto Prototyping, Framer X, Adobe Flash
Platforms
Android, iOS
Industry Expertise
Fitness
Other
User Interface (UI), Wireframing, iOS UI Design, Android UI Design, User Experience (UX), Freelancing, Digital Design, Web Design, Prototyping, eCommerce Web Design, Augmented Reality (AR), Product Design, eCommerce Design, eCommerce, Native Mobile Apps, Android Design Guidelines, Business Solutions, Branding, Artificial Intelligence (AI), UX Thinking, UX Design, App UX, UI Design, Design, Android Wearables, Android App Design, Wearable Technology, Smart Watches, App UI, Smart Homes, Connected Objects, iOS App Design, User Flows, Innovative UX, Internet of Things (IoT), UX Flows, Interaction Design (IxD)
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