Mike McDearmon
I'm a product designer and researcher who helps organizations connect with the people they serve, improve products, and deliver long term value.
- I run research sprints that help both new and established organizations learn fast and launch successful products.
- A research sprint is an accelerated round of formal product testing, perfect for organizations that don't have embedded researchers and are seeking some of the benefits, including:
- Deeper understanding of what motivates your target audience—and tactics for resonating with them.
- Insight into how your product performs in the wild, where trouble spots are, and how to address them.
- A more informed perspective from which to plot your next move and set your product up for success.
Experience
- Ro
- Director of Product Design | Aug 2021 - Present
- I lead product design strategy for Ro's platform which powers in-home & virtual patient care as well as medication dispensing & delivery to the patient's door.
- Hyperscience
- Director of Product Design | Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
- Alongside partners in engineering and product leadership, I established a lean and agile design practice that enabled the launch of Hyperscience's AI-powered document processing platform.
- Pivotal
- Design Manager | Jun 2015 - Jun 2020
- I helped clients in healthcare, finance, retail and beyond take products from idea to reality, establishing human centered design teams and sustainable practices along the way.
- Case, Inc
- Sr Software Designer | Feb 2012 - May 2015
- Our team of building industry and software professionals enabled architects, engineers and construction crews to reduce manual toil and collaborate across siloed project phases and disciplines.
- Forum 8
- VR Designer | May 2009 - Feb 2012
- On a team of civil engineers and software developers, I created virtual simulations of transportation, traffic, flooding, and disaster evacuation for city planners and departments of transportation.
Some Personal Projects
- Stories from Planet Earth
- An Earth science blog that puts modern climate change into historical perspective.
- Explore stories
- Clim8
- A command line emulator that helps teams quickly test input / response interactions. Enter command clim8 in the demo.
- Launch demo
- Geologic Timescale Bookmark
- A reference tool that helps readers of Earth science material understand and memorize the divisions of geologic time.
- Shop on Etsy
- Trailhead: The Wilderness Survival Game
- A board game about overcoming the extremes of the great outdoors. Kickstarted in 2018 with games shipped to players in 19 countries.
- Learn more