Mike Mariano

Current

• Interactive Designer at Freelance

Past

• User Experience Designer at Microsoft
• Lead UI Designer at BlackArrow
• Visual Designer (Contract) at PayPal

• Web Design Instructor at Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
• Senior Creative Designer at Composer
• New Media Designer at Convergys
• Flash Developer at Vitesse Learning
• Computer Clubhouse Coordinator at Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
• Flash Designer at SmartForce

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Education

• UC Davis
• University of California, Santa Barbara

Recommended

1 person has recommended Mike

Connections

166 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website

Mike Mariano’s Summary

From FILTER’s Artist of the Month, June 09 (they write a better bio than I do):

An interactive designer with 10 years of Flash design and development experience, Mike skillfully conveys clients’ messages through visual communication and motion.

Launching his career directly out of college as a Flash designer/developer building interactive training courses for an internet service provider in Silicon Valley, Mike’s client list has expanded over the past decade to include MTV, Sprite, KIA, Got Milk?, PayPal, Blizzard, and ESPN.

Motivated by tight deadlines, inspired by his wife’s work ethic, and passionate about “creating something from nothing,” Mike’s ideal gig is “a large-scale, highly conceptual project that involves recognizable brands or imagery delivered to a wide audience across multiple platforms and media.”

When he’s not creating fresh, modern interactive designs, Mike’s often lodged in front of the TV watching LOST, Battlestar Galactica, or Friday Night Lights. He also enjoys practically every genre of music and loves drawing and illustration. An avid runner, Mike frequently hits the pavement when he needs to clear his head and think creatively.

http://marianomike.com/portfolio
http://marianomike.com/MikeMariano.pdf

Mike Mariano’s Specialties:

Illustration, Flash Design and Development, Motion Graphics, Rich Media Website Design, Banner Advertising, Print

Mike Mariano’s Experience

• Interactive Designer

  Freelance

  (Design industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

• User Experience Designer

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  June 2008 — May 2009 (1 year)

  Atlas Rich Media, Creative Services

• Lead UI Designer

  BlackArrow

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2007 — June 2008 (7 months)

• Visual Designer (Contract)

  PayPal

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

  March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)

  Merchant Services

• Web Design Instructor

  Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula

  (Non-Profit; Program Development industry)

  January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)

• Senior Creative Designer

  Composer

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  • Custom Flash websites
  • UI Design
  • Logo design and corporate branding
  • Marketing collateral
  • Creative Team management and training

• New Media Designer

  Convergys

  (Public Company; E-Learning industry)

  October 2004 — September 2005 (1 year)

  • Flash-based custom courseware, prototypes, and commercials
  • Motion graphics, Video editing, and compositing
  • Character illustration and animation
  • Audio Engineering

• Flash Developer

  Vitesse Learning

  (E-Learning industry)

  January 2004 — October 2004 (10 months)

  • Flash-based online training courses
  • Flash demos, Commercials, and vector artwork for graphic library

• Computer Clubhouse Coordinator

  Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula

  (Program Development industry)

  July 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 7 months)

  • Created an after school curriculum of activities, focusing on multimedia computer development
  • Ran software workshops including Photoshop, Flash, and Premiere
  • Trained and Recruited mentors
  • Maintained detailed data tracking

• Flash Designer

  SmartForce

  (Public Company; E-Learning industry)

  October 2000 — July 2002 (1 year 10 months)

  • Flash e-Learning catalogue courseware
  • Illustrations, Intro animations, and e-vite animations

Mike Mariano’s Education

• UC Davis

  BA , Art Studio , September 1997 — June 2000

• University of California, Santa Barbara

Additional Information

Mike Mariano’s Websites:

• My Website

Mike Mariano’s Groups:

•    University of California, Davis Network
•    Microsoft - Current and Former Employees

Mike Mariano’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch