Mike Gogno
Senior Product Designer: Designing for people. Optimizing for scale.
11 yrs experience · Pennsylvania, USA · 30-40 hrs/week
About
Senior Product Designer helping startups launch from 0→1 and supporting teams optimize existing UIUX by focusing on clarity and usability. I focus on designing products that solve problems and drive outcomes.
Skills
Experience
- Product/UX Designer · Vanguard01-01-2026
• Designed future vision for Cash Transfer using their extensive design system & creating new mini front end (MFE’s) to reuse across the experience • Optimized & modernized checkwriting platform for internal crew members • Collaborated closely with UX strategists, PMs, Devs, UX Researchers, and product owners
- Sr Product / UX Designer · Splash Financial12-01-2022
As the voice of our user, I create user flows, conduct UX interviews, analyze session replays, and design products in the fintech space. Currently building a design system and optimizing our mobile experience.
- Lead Product Designer · Blakthumb03-01-2022 – 06-01-2022
Redesigned UIUX of the product and prepared it for launch. Design audit of developed product. Interviewed potential customers to determine pricing structure and features. Tested product on-site with customer. Put together 24 month product strategy.
- UX/Product Designer · Spare Music11-01-2018 – 07-01-2021
During my time with SpareMusic, I helped grow to tens of thousands of monthly users and over 50 million monthly streams. I did this by listening to our customers and redesigning the product to fit their needs. I was also a part of the strategy conversations about prioritizing future features, growing the user base, and marketing campaigns.
- Senior UIUX Designer · Zoovu10-01-2018 – 02-01-2022
Our clients at Zoovu (ai company) included a long list of the world's leading companies, such as; Amazon, Microsoft, Canon, Spotify, Bose, AT&T, 3M, UnderArmor, Trek, Whirlpool, Kitchenaid, Gerber, Maytag, and dozens of other large brands. I was responsible for hiring and managing designers and supporting client services, sales, and product teams with their design needs. This includes everything from UX research and user personas to high-fidelity, clickable mockups using Figma.
- UIUX Designer · DiversyFund03-01-2016 – 08-01-2017
Crowdfunding meets real estate investing.
Education
- West Virginia UniversityEngineering
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