Michael Hawkins · Lead/Senior Product Designer

Designing human‑AI products at scale.

I design enterprise products and human-AI workflows that turn complexity into clear, scalable experiences people can actually use.

Michael Hawkins - Lead/Senior Product Designer | AI, Enterprise, Trust Systems
15+
Years Leading Complex Projects
2M+
Users Served Monthly
50+
Enterprise Applications
B2B/B2C
Multi-Tenant Systems
Approach

Designing what's next - from prototype to millions of people.

01
Systems Thinking

I see complex problems as connected systems where people, technology, and business goals shape the outcome. Design sprints help align teams, test ideas quickly, and move the right decisions forward with clarity.

02
Creative Scale

I turn ambitious ideas into scalable experiences for enterprise ecosystems. Designing for global reach means balancing creativity, consistency, and nuance so solutions feel thoughtful and perform across markets.

03
Cross-Functional Leadership

I bring design, product, engineering, and business together to move complex work forward. Whether leading sessions or supporting teammates, I create clarity, trust, and momentum so the strongest ideas ship.

Selected Work

Six case studies across platform, AI, and scale.

Remote Proctoring Platform
Case Study
Remote Proctoring Check-In Modernization

Reimagined a legacy check-in experience as a seamless mobile and desktop journey, making high-stakes onboarding clearer, faster, and easier to trust at scale.

Platform DesignMobile-FirstScaleFigma
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Biometrics
Case Study
Biometric Admissions Workflow

Designed a more human biometric check-in experience for test centers, modernizing a legacy desktop workflow into a tablet pilot built for real-world constraints.

BiometricsSecurity UXAccessibilityFigma
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AI-Guided Environment Validation
Case Study
AI-Guided Environment Validation

Redesigned a stressful room-scan step into an AI-guided flow that helps people correct issues earlier, reducing friction before it becomes a problem.

AI-Guided UXComputer VisionGlobalFigma
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AI-Assisted Review Workstation
Case Study
AI-Assisted Review Workstation

Designed an AI-assisted review workspace that helps proctors make faster, better-supported decisions while keeping human judgment firmly in the loop.

AI/ML UXHAIIDecision SystemsFigma
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Global Certification Portal
Case Study
Global Certification Portal

Led the redesign of a legacy certification portal for 200K+ new monthly users, using design sprints and research to simplify the experience and guide phased delivery.

Legacy ModernizationPortal DesignEnterpriseFigma
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Enterprise B2B Asset Marketplace
Case Study
Enterprise B2B Asset Marketplace

Reworked a complex B2B platform into a clearer marketplace experience, helping enterprise teams manage and distribute high-value training assets with less effort.

MarketplaceRevenue ImpactSaaSFigma
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Selected Outcomes

Real outcomes across the work.

200K+
New monthly users - Global Certification Portal
65%
Friction reduction - Global Certification Portal
10×
Faster review than manual - AI-Assisted Review
50%
Time-on-task reduction - Enterprise B2B Asset Marketplace
25%
Check-in failure reduction - Remote Proctoring Platform
300%
User volume growth - Remote Proctoring Check-In
68%
Download rate increase - Knowledge Adventure
400%
Increase in subscription revenue - Knowledge Adventure