Designed in
and built with
in Toronto, Canada. 🇨🇦
mv,
© 2025
Michael Violin,
a
product designer
product designer
music hobbyist
human
mv,
© 2025
Designed in
and
built with
in Toronto,
Canada. 🇨🇦
Michael
Violin
UX + UI / Product Designer
Profile
Having always been fascinated by technology and its many applications in our lives, I’ve found myself wearing many different hats throughout my past roles in IT in a concerted effort to help discover my best fit.
I’ve always had aspirations to be more creative in my work, and to apply myself and my skills within industries that I have passion for (music, entertainment, sports, etc.). I strongly believe that passion and sincerity is instrumental in my ability to design products that people care about and love to use.
With my wide breadth of experience and interest in design and beyond, a strong sense of the software development process from end-to-end, and a big appetite for creativity — I’ve decided to make a bold decision for myself and transition my career towards UX & Product Design.
Education
Diploma Graduate,
User Experience Design
BrainStation · Sep – Dec 2021
Bachelor of Commerce,
Business Technology Management
Ryerson University · Sep 2012 – Apr 2016
Skills & Expertise
Figma
Framer
Sketch
Zeplin
Notion
Jira
Confluence
Wireframing
Prototyping
UX Research
Usability Testing
Human-centered Design
Work Experience
UX / Product Designer
mvdesign · May 2022 – present
•
Offering consulting and UX / product / web design services for a wide breadth of small businesses and other entities
•
Building end-to-end solutions, redesigns, and heuristic analysis reports for clients, helping them build better, more usable products to allow their business to grow and thrive
Product Designer
Model Living · Feb – May 2022
•
Practiced human-centered design to create a functional web shop interface MVP for users to manage products for home renovations
•
Complied with a design system while also introducing new elements that enhanced functionality and cohered with the existing design language
•
Adapted to constantly changing user and business needs via thorough communication with project stakeholders
Systems Analyst, Data Migration
TELUS Health · Sep 2016 – Mar 2020
•
Facilitated and managed a data export team of 6 people in planning, managing, maintaining hundreds of migration projects
•
Openly collaborated with many developers and external clients, QA'ing and executing ETL tools catered for various EMR platforms
•
Coordinated between all parties involved (project managers, sysadmins, developers) in order to ensure deadlines and drive fulfilled outcomes
Jr. Business Systems Analyst
Nightingale Informatix · May – Jul 2016
•
Collaborated with project management and contributors to define, assess, and prioritize product requirements to be implemented
•
Crafted user stories and mocked up screens to outline details and plan for new features
•
Translated complex principles into digestible, yet detailed high-level concepts for all stakeholders to easily comprehend
Technical Services Intern
Nightingale Informatix · Jun 2015 – Apr 2016
•
Worked across two departments; Data Services and Quality Assurance, playing an integral role in product releases and clinic data migrations
•
Wrote thorough test cases capturing details for new features and bug fixes which allowed developers to easily understand issues
•
Maintained a high attention to detail and standard for product quality when running through tests, ensuring a seamless experience for users
Projects
UX Designer
PalmView · Jul – Aug 2023
•
Designed, copywrote, and built a multi-functional website for a renovation company — showcasing their services offered, process, and past work.
UX Designer
BrainStation Capstone Project: Howl · Sep – Dec 2021
•
Designed an iOS app from end-to-end that helps to improve the discovery and exposure of live stand-up comedy for both comedy fans and comedians
Michael
Violin
UX + UI / Product Designer
Profile
Having always been fascinated by technology and its many applications in our lives, I’ve found myself wearing many different hats throughout my past roles in IT in a concerted effort to help discover my best fit.
I’ve always had aspirations to be more creative in my work, and to apply myself and my skills within industries that I have passion for (music, entertainment, sports, etc.). I strongly believe that passion and sincerity is instrumental in my ability to design products that people care about and love to use.
With my wide breadth of experience and interest in design and beyond, a strong sense of the software development process from end-to-end, and a big appetite for creativity — I’ve decided to make a bold decision for myself and transition my career towards UX & Product Design.
Education
Diploma Graduate,
User Experience Design
BrainStation · Sep – Dec 2021
Bachelor of Commerce,
Business Technology Management
Ryerson University · Sep 2012 – Apr 2016
Skills & Expertise
Figma
Framer
Sketch
Zeplin
Notion
Jira
Confluence
Wireframing
Prototyping
UX Research
Usability Testing
Human-centered Design
Work Experience
UX / Product Designer
mvdesign · May 2022 – present
•
Offering consulting and UX / product / web design services for a wide breadth of small businesses and other entities
•
Building end-to-end solutions, redesigns, and heuristic analysis reports for clients, helping them build better, more usable products to allow their business to grow and thrive
Product Designer
Model Living · Feb – May 2022
•
Practiced human-centered design to create a functional web shop interface MVP for users to manage products for home renovations
•
Complied with a design system while also introducing new elements that enhanced functionality and cohered with the existing design language
•
Adapted to constantly changing user and business needs via thorough communication with project stakeholders
Systems Analyst,
Data Migration
TELUS Health · Sep 2016 – Mar 2020
•
Facilitated and managed a data export team of 6 people in planning, managing, maintaining hundreds of migration projects
•
Openly collaborated with many developers and external clients, QA'ing and executing ETL tools catered for various EMR platforms
•
Coordinated between all parties involved (project managers, sysadmins, developers) in order to ensure deadlines and drive fulfilled outcomes
Jr. Business Systems Analyst
Nightingale Informatix · May – Jul 2016
•
Collaborated with project management and contributors to define, assess, and prioritize product requirements to be implemented
•
Crafted user stories and mocked up screens to outline details and plan for new features
•
Translated complex principles into digestible, yet detailed high-level concepts for all stakeholders to easily comprehend
Technical Services Intern
Nightingale Informatix
Jun 2015 – Apr 2016
•
Worked across two departments; Data Services and Quality Assurance, playing an integral role in product releases and clinic data migrations
•
Wrote thorough test cases capturing details for new features and bug fixes which allowed developers to easily understand issues
•
Maintained a high attention to detail and standard for product quality when running through tests, ensuring a seamless experience for users
Projects
UX Designer
PalmView · Jul – Aug 2023
•
Designed, copywrote, and built a multi-functional website for a renovation company — showcasing their services offered, process, and past work.
UX Designer
BrainStation Capstone Project: Howl
Sep – Dec 2021
•
Designed an iOS app from end-to-end that helps to improve the discovery and exposure of live stand-up comedy for both comedy fans and comedians
Michael
Violin
UX + UI / Product Designer
Profile
Having always been fascinated by technology and its many applications in our lives, I’ve found myself wearing many different hats throughout my past roles in IT in a concerted effort to help discover my best fit.
I’ve always had aspirations to be more creative in my work, and to apply myself and my skills within industries that I have passion for (music, entertainment, sports, etc.). I strongly believe that passion and sincerity is instrumental in my ability to design products that people care about and love to use.
With my wide breadth of experience and interest in design and beyond, a strong sense of the software development process from end-to-end, and a big appetite for creativity — I’ve decided to make a bold decision for myself and transition my career towards UX & Product Design.
Education
Diploma Graduate, User Experience Design
BrainStation · Sep – Dec 2021
Bachelor of Commerce, Business Technology Management
Ryerson University · Sep 2012 – Apr 2016
Skills & Expertise
Figma
Framer
Sketch
Zeplin
Notion
Jira
Confluence
Wireframing
Prototyping
UX Research
Usability Testing
Human-centered Design
Work Experience
UX / Product Designer
mvdesign · May 2022 – present
•
Offering consulting and UX / product / web design services for a wide breadth of small businesses and other entities
•
Building end-to-end solutions, redesigns, and heuristic analysis reports for clients, helping them build better, more usable products to allow their business to grow and thrive
Product Designer
Model Living · Feb – May 2022
•
Practiced human-centered design to create a functional web shop interface MVP for users to manage products for home renovations
•
Complied with a design system while also introducing new elements that enhanced functionality and cohered with the existing design language
•
Adapted to constantly changing user and business needs via thorough communication with project stakeholders
Systems Analyst, Data Migration
TELUS Health · Sep 2016 – Mar 2020
•
Facilitated and managed a data export team of 6 people in planning, managing, maintaining hundreds of migration projects
•
Openly collaborated with many developers and external clients, QA'ing and executing ETL tools catered for various EMR platforms
•
Coordinated between all parties involved (project managers, sysadmins, developers) in order to ensure deadlines and drive fulfilled outcomes
Jr. Business Systems Analyst
Nightingale Informatix · May – Jul 2016
•
Collaborated with project management and contributors to define, assess, and prioritize product requirements to be implemented
•
Crafted user stories and mocked up screens to outline details and plan for new features
•
Translated complex principles into digestible, yet detailed high-level concepts for all stakeholders to easily comprehend
Technical Services Intern
Nightingale Informatix
Jun 2015 – Apr 2016
•
Worked across two departments; Data Services and Quality Assurance, playing an integral role in product releases and clinic data migrations
•
Wrote thorough test cases capturing details for new features and bug fixes which allowed developers to easily understand issues
•
Maintained a high attention to detail and standard for product quality when running through tests, ensuring a seamless experience for users
Projects
UX Designer
PalmView · Jul – Aug 2023
•
Designed, copywrote, and built a multi-functional website for a renovation company — showcasing their services offered, process, and past work.
UX Designer
BrainStation Capstone Project: Howl
Sep – Dec 2021
•
Designed an iOS app from end-to-end that helps to improve the discovery and exposure of live stand-up comedy for both comedy fans and comedians