ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT
HELLO!
I'm Michael Dusing, a co-founder & COO of Design Like You Mean It with 18+ years of experience working at companies ranging from startups to enterprise.
HELLO!
I'm Michael Dusing, a product lead and consultant with 15 years of experience, both in-house and at digital agencies.
A strategic problem solver and user advocate. I have worked on products across various platforms from web apps to native iOS, tvOS, Android, Amazon, and voice assistance. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and working with passionate, driven team members. I am a co-host of a weekly UX podcast: Sprint, with two other talented user experience professionals and host of Develop Happy Hour, a Meetup for tech professionals.
I am committed to learning and evolving my skills with each and every project. Nothing makes me happier than when my assumptions are tested and proven wrong. The more we know about the people using our products the better we can serve them. I believe in A/B testing, user research and strategic design. I believe that a solution can come from any member of the team and from any discipline.
I am committed to learning and evolving my skills with each and every project. Nothing makes me happier than when my assumptions are tested and proven wrong. The more we know about the people using our products the better we can serve them. I believe in A/B testing, user research and strategic design. I believe that a solutions can come from any member of the team and any discipline.
I’m a world traveler; having traveled to the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, and lived in France for a short while. I’m a tech nerd always staying up-to-date on the latest gadgets and trends in emerging technologies. I’m a craft beer enthusiast who loves a good Porter, Amber or Stout. A self proclaimed foodie willing to try anything and expand my horizons of the delicious things this world has to offer.
SKILLS
Agile Methodology
CSS/HTML
Data Visualization
Design Sprints
Experience Design
Experience Strategy
Agile Methodology
CSS/HTML
Data Visualization
Design Sprints
Experience Design
Experience Strategy
Agile Methodology
CSS/HTML
Data Visualization
Design Sprints
Experience Design
Experience Strategy
Native Applications
Personas
Prototyping
Sketching
User Research
Native Applications
Personas
Prototyping
Sketching
User Research
User Interviews
User Surveys
Visual Design
Voice User Interface
Wireframing
TOOLS
Figma
Illustrator CC
InDesign CC
InVision
Photoshop CC
Principle
Sketch
Xd CC
Let's work together!
SPEAKING
01/21/21 - Ethic in Design: What 2020 Taught Us
09/04/20 - The Power of Community
05/11/20 - Confronting Imposter Syndrome
08/16/19 - DVLP DNVR: State of UX Panel
10/18/18 - DVLP DNVR: Achieving Happiness: How to Create a Successful Freelance Business
02/08/18 - Audio Matters: A Podcasting Panel
10/16/17 - Guest Lecture CU Denver: FINE 4480: The Practice of Design
09/19/17 - How to Build Effective Design UX Teams
08/11/17 - DVLP DNVR: The State of UX Panel
06/21/17 - Denver Adobe CC User Group: Designing & Prototyping with Adobe Xd
05/10/17 - Denver Swift Heads - Working with Apple
02/24/17 - Galvanize Cohort G46
09/04/20 - The Power of Community
05/11/20 - Confronting Imposter Syndrome
08/16/19 - DVLP DNVR: State of UX Panel
10/18/18 - DVLP DNVR: Achieving Happiness: How to Create a Successful Freelance Business
02/08/18 - Audio Matters: A Podcasting Panel
10/16/17 - Guest Lecture CU Denver: FINE 4480: The Practice of Design
09/19/17 - How to Build Effective Design UX Teams
08/11/17 - DVLP DNVR: The State of UX Panel
06/21/17 - Denver Adobe CC User Group: Designing & Prototyping with Adobe Xd
05/10/17 - Denver Swift Heads - Working with Apple
02/24/17 - Galvanize Cohort G46
09/04/20 - The Power of Community
05/11/20 - Confronting Imposter Syndrome
08/16/19 - DVLP DNVR: State of UX Panel
10/18/18 - DVLP DNVR: Achieving Happiness: How to Create a Successful Freelance Business
02/08/18 - Audio Matters: A Podcasting Panel
10/16/17 - Guest Lecture CU Denver: FINE 4480: The Practice of Design
09/19/17 - How to Build Effective Design UX Teams
08/11/17 - DVLP DNVR: The State of UX Panel
06/21/17 - Denver Adobe CC User Group: Designing & Prototyping with Adobe Xd
05/10/17 - Denver Swift Heads - Working with Apple
02/24/17 - Galvanize Cohort G46
09/04/20 - The Power of Community
05/11/20 - Confronting Imposter Syndrome
08/16/19 - DVLP DNVR: State of UX Panel
10/18/18 - DVLP DNVR: Achieving Happiness: How to Create a Successful Freelance Business
02/08/18 - Audio Matters: A Podcasting Panel
10/16/17 - Guest Lecture CU Denver: FINE 4480: The Practice of Design
09/19/17 - How to Build Effective Design UX Teams
08/11/17 - DVLP DNVR: The State of UX Panel
06/21/17 - Denver Adobe CC User Group: Designing & Prototyping with Adobe Xd
05/10/17 - Denver Swift Heads - Working with Apple
02/24/17 - Galvanize Cohort G46
I'd love to speak to your group!