Michael Leggett

Current

• User Experience Designer at Google, Inc

Past

• Owner at Web Integrations, LLC (Self-employed)
• The web guy at Kairos Foundation
• Student Body President at Rice University

• Director of Technology at e-DOCS.net
• Web Engineer at Macro Enterprises
• Sales at The Container Store

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Education

• Rice University

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Industry

Design

Michael Leggett’s Summary

After running my own web development & design firm for 5 years, I joined Google to work on some of the most useful and compelling websites on the internet. I led the design of Google Finance for nearly 2 years and am now one of the two lead designers on Gmail.

Michael Leggett’s Specialties:

Web design, research, and development

Michael Leggett’s Experience

• User Experience Designer

  Google, Inc

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

  June 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)

  Help define the user model and user interface for new and existing Google products and features.
  
  Develop high level and/or detailed storyboards, mockups and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
  
  Gauge the usability of new and existing products, and make constructive suggestions for change.

• Owner

  Web Integrations, LLC (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  June 2000 — May 2005 (5 years)

  Web Development & Design. Worked on over 75 websites.

• The web guy

  Kairos Foundation

  (Internet industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

• Student Body President

  Rice University

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)

  March 2003 — March 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  In the most contested election in 25 years, I was elected co-president over 7 of my peers with Bryan Debbink. On average, I devoted 20 hours a week to the SA Presidency, mostly in meetings with students, faculty, and administrators.
  
  I led the Senate in producing tangible results and regaining the trust of the student body. You can read about all of our accomplishments in the inaugural State of the University Address: http://leggett.org/pdf/2004_SA_State_of_University.pdf

• Director of Technology

  e-DOCS.net

  (Internet industry)

  1997 — 2001 (4 years)

• Web Engineer

  Macro Enterprises

  (Internet industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

• Sales

  The Container Store

  (Internet industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

Michael Leggett’s Education

• Rice University

  BA, Computer Science, August 1998 — May 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  President of Student Association (Rice's Student Government)