MIKEY WILLS

Director of Product Design

Orange County, CA

• └─Product Strategy: Spearheaded transformation of research platform through AI-powered features, leading design of automated insights generation and innovative study design tools that redefined client interaction with patient voice data.
• └─Design Systems Leadership: Established scalable design framework supporting multiple platforms, enabling seamless post-acquisition brand integration while reducing design debt and accelerating product development cycles.
• └─Innovation & Research: Pioneered human-centered AI workflows including automated research synthesis and context-aware chatbots, significantly improving research team efficiency and client insights delivery.
• └─Design Operations: Built and mentored cross-functional product teams, established design processes that bridged technical implementation with user needs, and championed modern design practices across the organization.
• └─Platform Evolution: Led redesign of core platform architecture, introducing modular design patterns and interactive features that enhanced the research and analysis experience for both internal teams and clients.

Senior Software Engineer

Orange County, CA (Y Combinator S17)

• └─First design-focused hire, shaped product direction while modernizing frontend architecture to enable rapid iteration of security features.
• └─Established user-centered development practices and mentored engineering interns in design-driven development.

Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA (Remote)

• └─Led user experience modernization of benefits enrollment platform, transforming legacy systems into intuitive interfaces.

Software Engineer

Orange County, CA

• └─First engineering hire for design marketplace, scaling platform to support 800+ companies and 2000+ designers ($3MM+ in first year).
• └─Optimized user onboarding flows and platform architecture to support rapid business growth.

Founding Designer

Orange County, CA

• └─Shaped initial product vision and design culture, architecting platform foundation using modern technology stack.
• └─Achieved 91% completion rate in IRB-approved mobile clinical study through user-centered design approach.