UX leadership grounded in strategy, insight, and craft.
Based in Northern California, Mikel is a UX Specialist and Product Designer with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional design initiatives across product, eCommerce, and digital innovation.
He has collaborated with organizations such as Marketo, Verizon, Upwork, and Duke Medicine, consistently focusing on crafting clear and engaging experiences that align with both user needs and business outcomes. Currently serving as User Experience Manager for brands at e.l.f. Beauty, Mikel leads global UX strategy and execution, shaping initiatives that contributed to revenue growth from $230M to more than $1 billion.
He has built and mentored a multidisciplinary team supporting four eCommerce sites and a mobile app, and partners closely with cross-functional leaders to drive customer acquisition and align on initiatives that scale.