Mike McDearmon

Product design & research

Making complex software easy since 2010 — from safely routing cargo ships across the world's oceans to delivering prescription medicine to millions of patients.

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TL;DR

I design great products by connecting organizations with the people they serve. With expertise in rapid prototyping, product research, and leadership, I help teams ship products that grow businesses, fast.

I bring success in...

Here's a NotebookLM podcast about my career:

Cargo Ship Performance Management
Enabling ship owners to optimize engine performance and hit emissions reduction goals
Voyage Simulation Tools for Ship Operators
Decision support for ship operators to maximize economic returns and minimize fuel consumption
Voyage Monitoring for Smooth Sailing
Providing vessel operators the visibility they need to ensure safe and profitable voyages
Patient-Centric Lab Test Results
Providing patients with empowering and understandable lab test results
The Patient's Patient Chart
Giving telehealth patients a comprehensive view of their medical data & history
Clinical Task Management
Setting telehealth clinicans up for success with an efficient virtual patient waiting room
Medicare Part D Enrollment
Facilitating fruitful conversations between Medicare Part D enrollees and call center representatives

Featured Projects

I design software and physical products, write code, explore datasets, and tinker with new technologies for fun.

  • The Robots Are Coming
  • A podcast exploring AI technologies and their evolving impact on our personal and professional lives.
  • Listen on Spotify
  • While We Wait...
  • A facilitation tool that helps moderators kick off meetings with extra focus, clarity, and momentum.
  • Launch app
  • Stories from Planet Earth
  • Essays that view climate change through the lens of geologic time. Inspired by curiosity, awe, and anxiety in this unique moment of human and geologic history.
  • Explore stories
  • Earth Science Education Products
  • In homage of the dynamic power of our universe, these products help scientists and students alike understand the divisions of geologic time, the layers of the Earth, the scale of our solar system, and beyond.
  • View on Etsy
  • Trailhead: The Wilderness Survival Game
  • A board game about overcoming the extremes of the great outdoors. Funded on Kickstarter in 2018 with games shipped to players in 19 countries and 43 states. 3rd edition copies available on Etsy.
  • View on Etsy

Work Experience

My experience is rooted in SaaS platforms that give users powers to solve problems and make decisions not possible otherwise. These are often data products driven by complex models behind the scenes.

Active Roles
  • Sofar Ocean Technologies
  • Principal Product Designer · Dec 2023 to present
  • Ocean weather forecasting and navigation products for cargo vessel crew and shoreside operations teams.
  • Two Moles
  • Owner & Designer · Jan 2018 to present
  • Science education tools and games for nature enthusiasts. Successful Kickstarter campaign in Oct 2018, Star Seller on Etsy in Jan 2023. View Store
Past Roles
  • Nautilus Labs (acquired by Danelec)
  • Principal Product Designer · Apr 2023 to Nov 2023
  • Performance optimization and decarbonization products for technical teams managing cargo vessels.
  • Ro
  • Director of Product Design · Aug 2021 to Apr 2023
  • Telehealth, mail-order pharmacy, and in-home diagnostic testing products for adult patients.
  • Hyperscience
  • Director of Product Design · Jun 2020 to Jul 2021
  • Automated classification and data extraction tools for organizations processing large volumes of documents.
  • Pivotal Labs (acquired by VMware)
  • Design Manager · Jun 2015 to Jun 2020
  • Software design and development consulting for fortune 500 clients including JP Morgan, Travelers Insurance, The Home Depot, and CVS Pharmacy.
  • Case, Inc (acquired by WeWork)
  • Sr Software Designer · Feb 2012 to May 2015
  • Building Information Management (BIM) products for architects, engineers, and construction teams.
  • Forum 8
  • VR Designer · Jan 2009 to Apr 2012
  • 3D virtual simulations for transportation management, civil engineering projects, and disaster mitigation.

Mike McDearmon

Product design & research

Making complex software easy since 2010 — from safely routing cargo ships across the world's oceans to delivering prescription medicine to millions of patients.

👇