# Micki Aviado

> Digital Product Designer | Automotive UX & UI

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/micki

User Interface and User Experience Designer with demonstrated history of working in the automotive and advertising industries. Skilled in Visual Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, and Art Direction. Strong information technology professional with a Master’s Degree focused on Web Design and New Media from Academy of Art University.

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer & Project Manager @ Volkswagen Group of America Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC)
Jan 2020 – Present

### Senior Product Designer @ BYTON
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Santa Clara, CA
Designed for the user experience and interface of the concept car and production prototype of the M-Byte. I developed requirements, user flows, wireframes, rapid prototyping, user research and testing, visual design pattern libraries, and worked closely with hardware and software engineers to design the car according to government safety regulations.

• Major part of the team designing the user interface for CES 2018 and 2019 show cars.
• End-to-end product ownership of the instrument cluster
• Awarded multiple design patents

### UX Designer @ BYTON
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Santa Clara, California, United States

### UX/UI Design, Visual Design Support @ BYTON
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Santa Clara, California, United States

### Freelance Visual Designer @ Creative Circle
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Freelancing work for GoToMedia alongside pursuing my Master's degree.

### Senior Art Director @ Radar Manila Magazine
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Manila, Philippines
Design lead of Radar Manila, a city guide for Manila. Designed the logo, branding, and magazine layout. Lead a team of graphic designers, writers, and photographers to produce the magazine.

### Art Director @ Mccann Worldgroup Philippines, Inc.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | Manila, Philippines
Crafted advertising campaigns from end-to-end, from concept development, ideation, pitch presentations, storyboards, directing pre-production, television and photo shoots, post-production, and final release. Media platforms include billboards, TV commercials, outdoor, and viral/digital campaigns. Clients include Coca-Cola, Operation Smile, San Miguel Brewing Company, Bank of the Philippines, Globe Telecom, Sky Cable, and Nestlé.

• Major part of the campaign for Coca-Cola’s 100th year anniversary in the Philippines
• Designed the logo for the 100 years campaign that was put on every can, bottle, print, and TV commercial of 2012

### Junior Art Director @ STICK and MOVE
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
Internship for my first advertising agency working for clients including Finish Line, Fuji Bikes, and Mongoose Bikes.


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Web Design and New Media
Academy of Art University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design and Visual Communications, General
University of Delaware
Jan 2005 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mickiaviado
- Portfolio: http://www.mickiaviado.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-25