# Michael McCombie > Designer & Developer Location: San Mateo, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelmccombie ## Work Experience ### Designer / iOS Developer / Co-Founder @ jERKS iNC. Jan 2023 – Present | Redwood City, California, United States • Returned to integrate AI into our drawing app Skwiz. Machine learning for content moderation (flagging problematic images). Open AI’s Dall-e API for extended drawings. ### Sr. Product Designer @ Skydio Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Mateo, California, United States • Designed new functionality for Skydio Cloud management software, which allows pilots to remotely operate and maintain Skydio’s consumer and enterprise market drones.
 • Worked on the companies design system, built custom software for sharing assets across Figma, iOS, and the web code base.
 • Helped launch the companies latest product, Dock, a housing for the drone by adding features to the cloud product. ### Designer / iOS Developer / Co-Founder @ jERKS iNC. Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote • Co-founded a company focused on building apps for the creative community and providing animation production services.
 • Managed various aspects of the business and the team which included a brand designer, animator, sound designer, & intern.
 • Created Skwiz, an iOS app where multiple people take turns creating a single drawing – without knowing what the others have contributed – until the reveal at the end!
 • Handled all front-end and back-end work. Wrote the app using Swift (UIKit, CloudKit, AVKit, StoreKit, and Messages frameworks), distributed the app via App Store Connect. 
 • Led UI/UX design. Made Figma prototypes, wireframes, mockups, and component libraries to plan new features and optimize user flow and information architecture.
 • Built collaborative drawing features that let players draw with people online, on device, or over iMessage and then share those drawings. ### Design System Designer @ Amazon Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Built a plugin that overrides layers in our design files with data pulled directly from the Amazon Books API • Created a second Sketch plugin that automatically reviews design files/ mock-ups and flags any stylistic errors. Reducing the time spent in design reviews. • Established a new design library and refined the design direction of a complete rebrand of one Amazon’s subsidiaries. • Worked with other designers to adjust their mock-ups and workflows to fit the direction of the new brand identity. ### Sr Product Designer @ Mozilla Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Created, implemented, and maintained Mozilla’s design system which was used by multiple teams and outside agencies.
 • Managed assets, Sketch libraries, and Abstract projects; built a Sketch plugin; and trained designers/developers on these tools.
 • Worked on color palettes, type-scales, illustrations, icons, and other design elements for the Firefox rebrand.
 • Presented our design system work and accessibility efforts at SF Design Week and Mozilla’s Annual All Hands. ### Product Designer @ EveryAction Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States • Worked on designs for financial reporting, fundraising, and outreach tools for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
 • Maintained the code, website, and design files for ProgressUI, a design system used to style multiple applications.
 • Collaborated closely with Project Managers, Developers, User Researchers, etc to guide projects from concept to production. ## Education ### University of Central Florida ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michael-mccombie-b0ba77239 - Portfolio: https://michaelm.cc/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/michaelmccombie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/michaelmccombie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25