Michael Mark

Michael Mark has over 20 years of experience in the field of design and development. Michael started their career at Starlight Networks as a Graphic/Web Designer, where they led the redesign of the Starlight Video Chat player interface. Michael then worked at InterTrust as a Marcom Manager, leading the development of corporate websites and managing a team of design assistants.

In 2004, Michael joined Chela Education Financing as a Graphics Designer, where they developed a new theme for marketing materials and collaborated with marketing firms and printers. Michael also worked as a freelancer during this time, providing designs for various businesses and coordinating with marketing and engineering teams.

From 2006 to 2008, Michael served as the Creative Director at Express Mobile Inc., where they led the design of the Xpressmo publishing tool, making it more user-friendly. Michael then joined Xumii, Inc. as a Principal Graphics/UI Designer, helping convert a prototype into a production consumer web and mobile product.

In 2009, Michael worked at Myriad Group AG as a Principal Graphics/UI Designer, where they led the design of Myriad's Xumii social network mobile product. Michael also designed and coded HTML/CSS for the Xumii foreign user profile website.

From 2011 to 2013, Michael worked at Deem (formerly Rearden Commerce) as a UX Designer/Frontend Mobile Engineer, where they were the UX lead for the mobile app and developed wireframes, mockups, and graphics for iOS and Android.

In 2013, Michael joined Xtime as a UX Designer/Frontend Engineer, leading the streamlining of the consumer products brand CSS and rebranding the company's consumer-facing products for auto manufacturers.

Most recently, they worked at Equilar as a Senior Software Engineer, focusing on improving the UX/UI of various web and mobile applications, such as Equilar BoardEdge, Equilar iPad app, and Equilar Engage app.

Michael Mark attended Lowell High School from an unknown start year until 1988. Michael then went on to City College of San Francisco from 1988 to 1991, where they earned an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Graphic Design. Later, they attended San Jose State University from 1992 to 1996, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Graphic Design. In 2002, they briefly attended the Academy of Art University, studying Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, although no degree information is provided for this period.