
Mike Montgomery
UX Designer
Location
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Toptal Member Since
March 10, 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.
Mike is available for hire
Hire MikeWork Experience
2015 - PRESENT
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.
Technologies: Framer X, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch
2013 - 2015
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.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2012 - 2013
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.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2009 - 2012
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.
Technologies: Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2005 - 2009
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.
Technologies: Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2002 - 2005
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.
Technologies: Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Education
1999 - 2001
Diploma in Graphic Design
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology - Ottawa, Ontario