# Michael K.

> Design System Lead @ Google Search

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelk2

Design Leader | AI & Platform-Scale Products | 15+ yrs @ Google, YouTube, Microsoft | Scaling Systems & Experiences for Billions

## Work Experience
### Design System Lead, Google Search @ Google
Jan 2020 – Present | New York, United States
Leading GenAl initiatives to transform search answers and designer development workflows.

SumUX (Search & Assistant) Design Systems.

### Product Design Lead, Google Cloud @ Google
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area
Spearheaded product design for Firestore, GCP's first document database post-acquisition, integrating brand identities and feature sets from beta to the 2019 launch, powering applications for 1.5B+ monthly active users.

### Founding Designer, YouTube TV @ Google
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Defined the core product strategy and vision through stakeholder collaboration, resulting in a foundational app architecture and thoroughly tested mental model still in use today.

Hands-on designed signature areas (TV guide, player, onboarding) while also securing resources by engaging YouTube contributors and directing an external agency to scale design across all platforms.

Contributed to rapid market growth (98% US households, 8M+ subscribers by May 2024) and earned industry recognition (2 design patents, Webby Award '18).

### Product Designer, Android TV @ Google
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led system-wide input design (incl. voice search, remote interaction model) shaping and establishing the platform for TV app development.

Led the Android TV framework design, essential for partnerships with Sony, Philips, TCL, etc. enabling platform scale and global OEM adoption.

Awarded a US design patent for Android TV interaction innovations.

### Interaction Designer @ Microsoft Xbox
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 | Greater Seattle Area
Spearheaded the foundational design (0 to 1) of Xbox's core system components, which enabled Kinect's innovative hand gesture and voice-activated multi-modal experiences, launched in 2010.

Launched Xbox 360's NXE in 2008. The New Xbox Experience(NXE) was a complete overhaul of the original "Blade" Interface of the Xbox 360.

### Owner @ Pixelmethod (sole proprietorship)
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Managed and produced design solutions in brand, web, motion, and interactive media for clients including: Sony LATAM, Univision Networks, Western Union, Newell Rubbermaid, Miami Dade College, J.Walter Thompson.

### Multimedia Graphic Designer @ Liquidsquare Inc.
Jan 2003 – Jan 2007
Produced design solutions in brand, web, motion, and interactive media for clients including: Miami Dade Community College, Fashion Week of The Americas, Western Union, The Italian Consulate in Miami.


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Computer animation —New Media Design
Miami International University of Art & Design
Jan 2000 – Jan 2003

### Design Leadership in Industrial and Product Design
Cooper Professional Education
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mkleinerman

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Last updated: 2026-03-30