Mike Borsare
Contact
- Email: mborsare@gmail.com
- Website: mike-borsare.netlify.com
- Everywhere else: @mborsare
About
Hello! I'm Mike Borsare, a Product Designer/Front-end Developer living in Boston. I specialize in creating strong, memorable products. Right now I'm most interested in mentoring younger designers, creating/improving design systems, and striking a balance between excellent visual design and intuitive user experience.
Skillset
- Digital Product Design
- Shaping minimum viable products
- Creating prototypes
- Crafting look and feel
- Iterating on features and visual design
- Frontend Development (HTML/CSS/JS)
- Graphic Design
- I'm "classically trained," i.e. I know and care about creating visual systems with intent
- Iterative Workflow (git)
Experience
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Robin β Designer & Developer β’ Presentβ2018
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thoughtbot β Designer & Developer β’ 2018β2014 β At thoughtbot I had the opportunity to work with clients large and small to create and improve upon digital products. In the process I designed UIs, facilitated product design sprints, implemented my own designs using various front-end tools, conducted sprint planning, and worked directly with clients to achieve business goals.
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Argus β Graphic Designer β’ 2014β2011 β Designed branding systems ranging from events to campaigns for a variety of clients. Created production files for print and web projects.
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VHB β Urban Planner, Graphic & GIS Specialist β’ 2011β2006 β Created graphics and maps integral to Master Plan documents and permitting approvals. Participated and led charette exercises towards the end of creating city plans.
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United Parcel Service β Package Handler β’ 2005β2001 β Sorted and loaded packages in a high pressure, fast-paced, environment. Served as an employee representative on the: safety, damage, and employee retention committees.
Education
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design β’ Certificate of Graphic Design β 2011
- University of Tennessee β’ BA Urban Studies, Minor: History β 2005
- University of Alabama β’ Studied Computer Science β 2000
This repo was inspired by: @dictions