Mike Spencer

User Experience Designer & Engineer

Hi! I am a UX designer and engineer with nearly two decades of experience specializing in responsive and accessibile solutions. I am currently available for consulting, freelance, and contract engagements. If you're interested in working with me, please contact me on LinkedIn.

Case Studies

The following case studies demonstrate some of my recent work designing and building scalable UX solutions.

Order System Design in Figma

Figma components
Fig 1. I used Figma to create a custom design system and component library for an enterprise solution in the manufacturing sector. This includes color palettes, typography, and many UI controls.

As You Are

Figma components
Fig 1. As You Are is a service that provides telehealth autism evaluations. I worked with stakeholders to design the sign-up workflow based on business needs. I then designed the UI in Sketch and, later, implemented all HTML and CSS, contributed to component development, and conducted browser and accessibility testing.

Experience

I've been working in the UX field since earning a B.S. in Digital Media Arts from Canisius University in 2006. From the beginning, I've had a strong focus on designing user-focused and accessible interfaces and coding them to the highest standards. I am very well versed in semantic HTML, CSS (as well as SCSS), and JavaScript (including several modern frameworks).

Positions

  • Sr. UI Developer

    EmergenceTek Group, September 2024 — Present

  • Sr. UX Engineer

    Quadrant Biosciences, May 2021 — July 2024

  • Solutions Engineer

    HealtheConnections, October 2019 — May 2021

  • Sr. UX/UI Engineer

    Pointman, September 2016 — October 2019

  • Web Developer, Sr. Web Developer, Web Development Manager, UX Engineer

    Algonquin, January 2007 — September 2016

  • Web Designer/Developer

    Deelicious Web Design, June — December 2006

Strengths

Attention to detail, problem solving, creativity, oral and written communication, project management, teamwork/collaboration, knowledge sharing, empathy

Languages

HTML, CSS/LESS/SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Git, XML/RSS, XSLT/XPath, PHP, MySQL

Libraries, Frameworks, & Platforms

Angular, AngularJS, Vue.js, React, jQuery, WordPress, Bootstrap, TailwindCSS, Material Design

Standards

HTML 5, CSS 3, WCAG 2, Section 508, ADA

User Research

Google Analytics, Pendo, DataDog, Plausible

Design Tools

Figma, Sketch, Balsamiq, Adobe Creative Suite

About Me

I live in Western New York with my familiy. In my free time, I enjoy gardening, birding, hiking, cooking, reading, traveling, and spending time with family.