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Hi, I’m Mick Rosolek, a passionate and experienced Senior UX Designer and Researcher with over 20 years of creating exceptional web and responsive experiences. I specialize in turning user needs and business goals into innovative and intuitive designs that enhance engagement and drive key business metrics. I enjoy leveraging a broad range of tools and techniques, from user research to prototyping and testing, to deliver impactful solutions.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked across various industries, collaborating with teams to build user-friendly and efficient products. I am always eager to embrace new trends and technologies and am excited to contribute my expertise to create meaningful user experiences that make a real difference.
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Work Experience
UX Researcher at Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet)
February 1, 2025 - PresentSpearheaded user research and usability testing initiatives, providing actionable insights that directly informed design decisions for pet product offerings. Translated complex user needs and business requirements into clear, concise, and actionable insights for product development teams. Developed and delivered compelling presentations and reports to communicate research findings and recommendations to stakeholders, driving data-informed decisions. Pioneered the use of AI-developed user personas, enhancing the team's understanding of target users and improving the effectiveness of design strategies.
Senior UX Designer at Verizon
February 28, 2025 - July 14, 2025Led UX design efforts for critical internal business systems, ensuring functionality, efficiency, and alignment with user needs, resulting in minimized downtime and increased productivity. Designed and implemented new components and workflows for existing internal systems, delivering tailored solutions that optimized processes, enhanced user satisfaction, and significantly improved operational efficiency. Proactively addressed and resolved usability issues, preventing disruptions and improving product accessibility, leading to a seamless user experience. Conducted comprehensive competitor analysis and usability audits, identifying actionable opportunities for improvement and enabling the API team to maintain a competitive edge. Developed and delivered impactful UX presentations, promoting understanding and adoption of UX principles across the organization, fostering a design-driven culture.
Senior UX Designer at Walmart
May 31, 2024 - July 14, 2025Researched and redesigned an internal HR application for employees, providing access to payroll, HR, and career development tools. Designed a user-friendly messaging application (desktop and responsive) for internal HR communications.
Senior UX Designer/Information Architect at Nielsen Global Solutions
September 30, 2023 - July 14, 2025Led the entire UX process for internal business applications, ensuring smooth maintenance and optimal user experience. Crafted detailed wireframes with Figma and developed interactive prototypes for efficient design testing. Integrated UX design seamlessly into the product development lifecycle, conducting research to identify user needs and developing prototypes within a rapid development cycle. Enhanced user experience by implementing design best practices and merging business requirements seamlessly into user workflows, resulting in improved productivity and satisfaction. Mentored junior designers, fostering their growth and development.
Senior User Experience Designer at 30 Capital Real-estate
June 30, 2021 - July 14, 2025Designed and maintained user interfaces for real estate applications. Developed and implemented a user-centered design strategy for a SaaS platform, improving user satisfaction scores by 35% through rigorous usability testing, wireframing, prototyping with Figma, and iterative design enhancements.
Senior User Experience Designer at Live Area Labs
December 31, 2020 - July 14, 2025Designed pages and interactive elements for a website for HCPs and patients by utilizing user-centered design principles and extensive A/B testing.
Senior UI/UX Designer at Allied World
May 31, 2020 - July 14, 2025Identified user requirements and established insurance underwriting applications within an Agile work environment by engaging with users, product owners, and subject matter experts. Gathered requirements and designed an interface for an insurance company underwriting application. Improved application by architecting clickable prototypes with Figma while conducting weekly user reviews for valuable feedback. Minimized user errors through user research/usability testing, identifying key pain points, and driving enhancements.
Senior User Experience Designer at Provantage X
September 30, 2019 - July 14, 2025Researched and wrote the business requirements for a media ad-buy brokerage system. Designed administrative dashboard and frontend user interface for media ad-buy brokerage system. Enhanced user satisfaction for a suite of high-traffic mobile apps (averaging 500k monthly users) by creating and revising user-flow diagrams.
Senior User Experience Designer at Haymarket Media
May 31, 2019 - July 14, 2025Redesigned a medical continuing education site using the Salesforce Lightning Component Library. Facilitated and guided strategy "Design Thinking" sessions, leading to the identification of optimal design solutions for product revamps.
Senior User Experience Designer at Cognizant (Client: JP Morgan Chase)
December 31, 2018 - July 14, 2025Implemented user-centered design principles and conducted over 80 hours of usability testing across various banking applications to improve usability and visual esthetics.
Senior User Experience Designer/Architect at Estee Lauder
September 30, 2018 - July 14, 2025Directed revamp and improvement of e-commerce platforms, web portals, and mobile applications. Integrated usability principles and practices throughout the product development process. Liaised closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, conduct user research, and analyze data for design decisions. Leveraged Salesforce and Salesforce Lightning Component Library to establish user-friendly interfaces for shopping cart sites.
Senior User Experience Designer at IBM
June 30, 2017 - July 14, 2025Led design workshops with product owners to define needs for desktop and mobile interfaces. Engineered a comprehensive user experience redesign for a high-profile e-commerce platform, boosting customer satisfaction scores by 25% and increasing conversion rates by 15% through user-centered design principles and rigorous A/B testing.
Senior User Experience Designer at Wunderman Health
March 31, 2017 - July 14, 2025Implemented user-centric design principles across 10+ projects for high-profile clients, resulting in a 30% average increase in user engagement and a 20% boost in customer satisfaction scores.
UX Design Lead at Freelance
September 30, 2016 - July 14, 2025Provided UX design leadership and consultancy services for a wide array of clients including Bayer HealthCare, AIG, Showtime, Medicus, Grey Health Group, and many more, delivering high-quality UX work across multiple industries and platforms.
UX Researcher at Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet)
February 1, 2025 - PresentSpearheaded user research and usability testing initiatives, providing actionable insights that directly informed design decisions for pet product offerings. Translated complex user needs and business requirements into clear, concise, and actionable insights for product development teams. Developed and delivered compelling presentations and reports to communicate research findings and recommendations to stakeholders, driving data-informed decisions. Pioneered the use of AI-developed user personas, enhancing the team's understanding of target users and improving the effectiveness of design strategies.
Senior UX Designer at Verizon
February 28, 2025 - July 14, 2025Led UX design efforts for critical internal business systems, ensuring functionality, efficiency, and alignment with user needs, resulting in minimized downtime and increased productivity. Drove innovation by designing and implementing new components and workflows for existing internal systems, delivering tailored solutions that optimized processes, enhanced user satisfaction, and significantly improved operational efficiency. Proactively addressed and resolved usability issues, preventing disruptions and improving product accessibility, leading to a seamless user experience. Conducted comprehensive competitor analysis and usability audits. Developed impactful UX presentations to promote UX principles across the organization.
Senior UX Designer at Walmart
May 31, 2024 - July 14, 2025Researched and redesigned an internal HR application for employees, providing access to payroll, HR, and career development tools. Designed a user-friendly messaging application (desktop and responsive) for internal HR communications.
Senior UX Designer/Information Architect at Nielsen Global Solutions
September 30, 2023 - July 14, 2025Led the entire UX process for internal business applications, ensuring smooth maintenance and optimal user experience. Crafted detailed wireframes with Figma and developed interactive prototypes. Integrated UX design into product development lifecycle, conducting research to identify user needs and developing prototypes quickly. Enhanced user experience by implementing design best practices and merging business requirements into user workflows, improving productivity and satisfaction. Mentored junior designers.
Senior User Experience Designer at 30 Capital Real-estate
June 30, 2021 - July 14, 2025Designed and maintained user interfaces for real estate applications. Developed and implemented a user-centered design strategy for a SaaS platform, improving user satisfaction scores by 35% through rigorous usability testing, wireframing, prototyping with Figma, and iterative design enhancements.
Senior User Experience Designer at Live Area Labs
December 31, 2020 - July 14, 2025Designed pages and interactive elements for a website for healthcare professionals and patients by utilizing user-centered design principles and extensive A/B testing.
Senior UI/UX Designer at Allied World
May 31, 2020 - July 14, 2025Identified user requirements and established insurance underwriting applications within an Agile environment by engaging with users, product owners, and subject matter experts. Gathered requirements and designed an interface for insurance underwriting application. Improved application by creating clickable prototypes with Figma and conducting weekly user reviews. Minimized user errors through user research and usability testing, identifying pain points and driving enhancements.
Senior User Experience Designer at Provantage X
September 30, 2019 - July 14, 2025Researched and wrote business requirements for a media ad-buy brokerage system. Designed administrative dashboard and frontend user interface. Enhanced user satisfaction for a suite of high-traffic mobile apps by creating and revising user-flow diagrams.
Senior User Experience Designer at Haymarket Media
May 31, 2019 - July 14, 2025Redesigned a medical continuing education site using Salesforce Lightning Component Library. Facilitated Design Thinking sessions leading to optimal design solutions for product revamps.
Senior User Experience Designer at Cognizant (Client: JP Morgan Chase)
December 31, 2018 - July 14, 2025Implemented user-centered design principles and conducted over 80 hours of usability testing across various banking applications to improve usability and visual aesthetics.
Senior User Experience Designer/Architect at Estee Lauder
September 30, 2018 - July 14, 2025Directed revamp and improvement of e-commerce platforms, web portals, and mobile applications. Integrated usability principles throughout development. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, conduct user research, and analyze data for design decisions. Leveraged Salesforce and Salesforce Lightning Component Library to build user-friendly shopping cart interfaces.
Senior User Experience Designer at IBM
June 30, 2017 - July 14, 2025Led design workshops with product owners to define needs for desktop and mobile interfaces. Engineered a comprehensive user experience redesign for a high-profile e-commerce platform, boosting customer satisfaction by 25% and conversion rates by 15% through user-centered design and A/B testing.
Senior User Experience Designer at Wunderman Health
March 31, 2017 - July 14, 2025Implemented user-centric design principles across 10+ projects for high-profile clients, resulting in a 30% average increase in user engagement and a 20% boost in customer satisfaction scores.
UX Design Lead at Freelance
September 30, 2016 - July 14, 2025Provided UX design leadership for various clients including Bayer HealthCare, AIG, Showtime, Medicus, Grey Health Group, Knowledgent, Digitas, Standard & Poors, and others from July 2005 to September 2016.
UX Researcher – Freelance at Colgate-Palmolive (Hill's Pet)
February 1, 2025 - PresentSpearheaded user research and usability testing initiatives, providing actionable insights that directly informed design decisions for pet product offerings. Translated complex user needs and business requirements into clear, concise, and actionable insights for product development teams. Developed and delivered compelling presentations and reports to communicate research findings and recommendations to stakeholders, driving data-informed decisions. Pioneered the use of AI-developed user personas, enhancing the team's understanding of target users and improving the effectiveness of design strategies.
Senior UX Designer – Freelance at Verizon
February 28, 2025 - July 14, 2025Led UX design efforts for critical internal business systems, ensuring functionality, efficiency, and alignment with user needs, resulting in minimized downtime and increased productivity. Drove innovation by designing and implementing new components and workflows for existing internal systems, delivering tailored solutions that optimized processes, enhanced user satisfaction, and significantly improved operational efficiency. Proactively addressed and resolved usability issues, preventing disruptions and improving product accessibility, leading to a seamless user experience. Conducted comprehensive competitor analysis and usability audits, identifying actionable opportunities for improvement and enabling the API team to maintain a competitive edge. Developed and delivered impactful UX presentations, promoting understanding and adoption of UX principles across the organization, fostering a design-driven culture.
Senior UX Designer – Freelance at Walmart
May 31, 2024 - July 14, 2025Researched and redesigned an internal HR application for employees, providing access to payroll, HR, and career development tools. Designed a user-friendly messaging application (desktop and responsive) for internal HR communications.
Senior UX Designer/Information Architect at Nielsen Global Solutions
September 30, 2023 - July 14, 2025Led the entire UX process for internal business applications, ensuring smooth maintenance and optimal user experience. Crafted detailed wireframes with Figma and developed interactive prototypes for efficient design testing. Integrated UX design seamlessly into the product development lifecycle, conducting research to identify user needs and developing prototypes within a rapid development cycle. Enhanced user experience by implementing design best practices and merging business requirements seamlessly into user workflows, resulting in improved productivity and satisfaction. Mentored junior designers, fostering their growth and development.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at 30 Capital Real-estate
June 30, 2021 - July 14, 2025Designed and maintained user interfaces for real estate applications. Developed and implemented a user-centered design strategy for a SaaS platform, improving user satisfaction scores by 35% through rigorous usability testing, wireframing, prototyping with Figma, and iterative design enhancements.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at Live Area Labs
December 31, 2020 - July 14, 2025Designed pages and interactive elements for a website for HCPs and patients by utilizing user-centered design principles and extensive A/B testing.
Senior UI/UX Designer - Freelance at Allied World
May 31, 2020 - July 14, 2025Identified user requirements and established insurance underwriting applications within an Agile work environment by engaging with users, product owners, and subject matter experts. Gathered requirements and designed an interface for an insurance company underwriting application. Improved application by architecting clickable prototypes with Figma while conducting weekly user reviews for valuable feedback. Minimized user errors through user research/usability testing, identifying key pain points, and driving enhancements.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at Provantage X
September 30, 2019 - July 14, 2025Researched and wrote the business requirements for a media ad-buy brokerage system. Designed administrative dashboard and frontend user interface for media ad-buy brokerage system. Enhanced user satisfaction for a suite of high-traffic mobile apps (averaging 500k monthly users) by creating and revising user-flow diagrams.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at Haymarket Media
May 31, 2019 - July 14, 2025Redesigned a medical continuing education site using the Salesforce Lightning Component Library. Facilitated and guided strategy 'Design Thinking' sessions, leading to the identification of optimal design solutions for product revamps.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at Cognizant (Client: JP Morgan Chase)
December 31, 2018 - July 14, 2025Implemented user-centered design principles and conducted over 80 hours of usability testing across various banking applications to improve usability and visual esthetics.
Senior User Experience Designer/Architect - Freelance at Estee Lauder
September 30, 2018 - July 14, 2025Directed revamp and improvement of e-commerce platforms, web portals, and mobile applications. Integrated usability principles and practices throughout the product development process. Liaised closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, conduct user research, and analyze data for design decisions. Leveraged Salesforce and Salesforce Lightning Component Library to establish user-friendly interfaces for shopping cart sites.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at IBM
June 30, 2017 - July 14, 2025Led design workshops with product owners to define needs for desktop and mobile interfaces. Engineered a comprehensive user experience redesign for a high-profile e-commerce platform, boosting customer satisfaction scores by 25% and increasing conversion rates by 15% through user-centered design principles and rigorous A/B testing.
Senior User Experience Designer – Freelance at Wunderman Health
March 31, 2017 - July 14, 2025Implemented user-centric design principles across 10+ projects for high-profile clients, resulting in a 30% average increase in user engagement and a 20% boost in customer satisfaction scores.
Education
Cinematography Tech at Milwaukee Area Technical College
January 1, 0000 - December 31, 0000Cinematography Tech at Milwaukee Area Technical College
January 1, 0000 - December 31, 0000Cinematography Tech at Milwaukee Area Technical Collage
January 1, 0001 - December 31, 0001Qualifications
Design Thinking Practitioner - Certified
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Nielsen/Norman Usability Award
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005Design Thinking Practitioner - Certified
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Nielsen/Norman Usability Award
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005Design Thinking Practitioner - Certified
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Nielsen/Norman Usability Award
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005Industry Experience
Professional Services, Retail, Financial Services, Real Estate & Construction, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet
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