Michal Simkovic
Designer, Advisor & Accidental Investor
San Francisco Bay Area
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Work Experience
2024
Head of Design
2024
2018 - 2024
Head of Design
2020 - 2024
Around was acquired by Miro in 2022. https://www.businessinsider.com/miro-acquired-startup-video-conferencing-app-zoom-2022-10
Design Advisor
2018 - 2020
2017 - 2020
Director of Design
2017 - 2020
* Built the design org ground up (product & brand) * Led and managed designers on-site and remotely across 2 continents * Established design processes for product & marketing org * Helped grow the developer love brand (10M+ developer community)
2015 - 2017
Design Lead
2015 - 2017
* Founding designer of AWS Design System team * AWS Enterprise Applications (UX, UI, Brand)
2011 - 2014
Head Of Design
2011 - 2014
* YC W11 company (a16z, SVangel, Naval Ravikant, Scott Cook) * Circle became #1 most downloaded app in App Store and Google Play (12M+ downloads)
2009 - 2010
Art Director
2009 - 2010
* Top digital agency in Slovakia (part of Ogilvy Group) * Clients include Microsoft, T-mobile, Peugeot
2006 - 2009
Senior Product Designer
2008 - 2009
* Designer on various large scale digital projects * Clients include VUB bank, TV JOJ, Orange
Product Designer
2006 - 2008
2004 - 2006
Webdesigner
2004 - 2006