Michael NixUX Direction & Design nix.design

Experience

Aetna

Design Manager - Product Design & UX/UI (2019 - Present)

I manage a team of UX designers within a large, scaled Agile (SAFe) product design group for Aetna Health insurance company, a Fortune 500 company. We build responsive web, iOS and Android products for over 22 million customers. http://www.aetna.com

TD Ameritrade

UX Design Manager (2011 - 2019)

Built a team of UX/UI designers in “Experience Design Group” for the highest ranking online brokerage firm, awarded #1 in “platform and tools” by Barrons and StockBrokers.com for 6 years in a row. I specialized in brand management, product design, and research based solutions, including 3 design patents. http://www.tdameritrade.com

MapVida

Director of UX (2014 - 2017)

Art direction and UX/UI design for patented iOS mapping and real estate app.

Pinatubo Creative

Freelance Art Director (2009 - 2011)

Clients included Harvard University, HSBC, House of Blues, and Alloy Media.

Duo Consulting

Interaction Designer (2008 - 2009)

Lead design on multiple open source CMS web applications. Specialties included accessibility, usability analysis, UX and UI, online branding, pitches, and client tutorial.

Northwestern University

Graphic Design Instructor & Consultant (2006 - 2007)

Adjunct lecturer and web instructor for graduate level Medill School of Journalism, focusing on web semantics, usability, accessibility, and custom application design.