I’m Michael Lund

Product Designer

✦ Head of Product
    All things UX
    Storyteller

✦ Oklahoma City, OK
     35.222569° N
    -97.439476° E

I believe technology plays a vital role in uniting humanity and forming a holistic society. I craft digital experiences that empower users with relevant and meaningful products. I love the art of unraveling complex problems to find the outcomes that are impactful and far-reaching. I design digital products that serve humans.

I’m currently looking for work. If you have a mission worth losing sleep over, and a team that’s ambitious, humble, and collaborative, we should talk.

Fun facts

I helped my wife deliver our firstborn child—the midwife got lost on her way over.

I have cats, sugar gliders, a gecko, and a tarantula. Or, my kids do... I just feed them.

I live on 4 acres of peaceful land with a forest and a pond.

Let’s talk shop

I started making Flash apps and building interactive experiences, later evolving into product design. I’ve worked for large and small teams, as an individual contributor and team lead, as a jack of all trades, and focused on more specialized roles. I am interested in building high-performing teams and crafting products that positively impact society.

What I do

Build

UI & Visual design
Design systems
Processes

Measure

Prototyping
Testing
Data analysis

Learn

Ideation
Research
Design thinking

My values

✣ Objective outcomes

Design is easily subjective, which leads to chaos; to organize opinions and approaches make everything objective. What can’t be made objective doesn’t matter.

✣ Value over process

A good experience is more than the best UX practices. Instead, it is mindful of the value it brings to the user at every moment.

✣ Cohesion with integrity

Have a north star; then, all moving parts can act in unison while moving on their own.

✣ Courageously adaptable

Always evolve, learn in the moment; the only constant is change.

✣ Collaboration & accountability

The best work is done in teams with a strong support system.

My spirit and passion

Few things can shape reality on a grand scale. Technology is one of those. The products we create don’t just solve problems; they mold how we perceive, empathize, and interact with others around us. ​ So many products end up having unforeseen consequences - like making people feel more disconnected when trying to connect them.

It takes thought and awareness of our responsibility to build the products that center us in our humanity. We owe that to ourselves; we owe that to our future generations.

The relationship between the product and the user represents the relationship between the user and themselves.

- Dieter Rams

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