# Mike Mariano > Product Design at Roblox Location: Fremont, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mikemariano Making it as easy as possible to create UI in Roblox Studio ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Roblox Jan 2020 – Present | San Mateo, California, United States Engine Interactivity (Input & Controls, UI) ### Owner @ Finish Line Labs, LLC Jan 2025 – Present The LLC I use to publish my apps ### Lead UX Designer @ Captain.tv Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 Stream Raiders ### Principal UX Designer @ Zynga Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Game of Thrones Slots Casino: Created Wireframes, Visual Designs, UX Flows, Prototypes and Implement in Unity, Worked closely with discipline leads (Engineering, Art, Product, Production) to define the UI/UX production pipeline processes, managed 4 Senior Designers ### Lead UI Designer @ The Walt Disney Company Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, California Star Wars Rivals: - Set the visual style and direction of the UI/UX - Help define UI/UX Process (roles within team, prototyping) - Mentor and manage 2 Senior Designers, providing guidance and detailed style guides to ensure consistency and quality - Partner with production to set sprint goals, determine scope, and assign tasks to direct reports - Partner with product managers and game designers to initiate features that drive retention and revenue - Partner with engineering to ensure UI is properly implemented, performant and optimized - Work directly with Lucasfilm story group, to ensure Star Wars brand is properly represented ### Senior UI Designer @ The Walt Disney Company Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, California Star Wars Commander: I worked on Star Wars: Commander for 3 years from pre-production, to green-light, to launch and live-operations. We built Commander from scratch and it's one of the projects I'm most proud of. As Senior UI Designer on this team, I did everything from UX, wireframing, visual design, iconography, to prototyping and building UI tools. ### Lead UX Designer @ Samsung Mobile Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | San Jose, Ca - Member of the San Jose Mobile Communications Lab, focused on Android Application Design and Development across multiple mobile devices ### Lead UI Designer @ Zynga Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area FarmVille 2 Mobile: - UX/UI Interaction Flows, Flash animation, Flash Development, Illustration, Rapid Prototyping, Team Management, Asset Production ### Senior UI Designer @ Zynga Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area CastleVille ### Lead UI Designer @ Zynga Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area Mafia Wars 2 ### Lead UI Designer @ Zynga Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area Mafia Wars ### Interactive Developer @ AKQA Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | San Francisco Bay Area - Developed a rich media campaign for Kraft Miracle Whip ### User Experience Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | San Francisco Bay Area - Member of the creative services team of Atlas Rich Media. Worked directly with clients throughout the entire ad lifecycle (consulting, concept, prototype, production, and QA) - Developed rich interactive advertising experiences for a variety of large clients and campaigns including: Kia, MTV, Sprite, SunChips, Got Milk?, ESPN, AT&T, and Microsoft ### Lead UI Designer @ BlackArrow Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | San Mateo, CA - Created wire-frames, mockups, prototypes, and detailed page schematics to guide product decision-making and engineering development - Defined and created site structure, interaction flows, and information architecture - Analyzed and created action plans based on usability testing, concept testing, surveys, and other research ### Visual Designer @ PayPal Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | San Jose, CA - Created hi-fidelity comps from interaction designer’s (UI) wire frames and concept sketches - Worked with cross-functional counterparts to provide design consultation and support throughout all stages of the product life cycle - Created and maintained visual assets including iconography, color palettes, font styles and other graphical elements - Developed and evolved company visual design guidelines ### Web Design Instructor @ Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | East Palo Alto, CA - Ran a 6 month class teaching web design to kids ages 12 - 16 ### Senior Interactive Designer @ Composer Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Scotts Valley, CA - Created complete custom Flash websites and prototypes - Logo creation, corporate branding, marketing materials - Creative Team management and training and documentation ### Interactive Designer @ Convergys Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | San Francisco Bay Area - Created Flash-based custom courseware, prototypes, and commercials - Audio and Video editing and compositing - Character illustration and animation ### Flash Developer @ Vitesse Learning Jan 2004 – Jan 2004 | San Francisco, CA - Involved in complete product life cycle of Flash-based online training courses which included: Storyboarding, Prototyping, Development and Quality Assurance - Created Flash demos, Commercials, and vector artwork for graphic library ### Computer Clubhouse Coordinator @ Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 | East Palo Alto, CA - Created an after school curriculum of activities, focusing on multimedia computer development - Ran software workshops including Photoshop, Flash, and Premiere - Trained and Recruited mentors - Maintained detailed data tracking ### Flash Designer @ SmartForce Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 | Redwood City, CA - Created Flash e-Learning catalogue courseware - Created Illustrations, Intro animations, and e-vite animations ### Flash Designer @ Covad Communications Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 | Santa Clara, CA - Character Illustrations - Created Flash-based online training courses - Created intro animations and process flow charts ## Education ### BA in Art Studio University of California, Davis ### UC Santa Barbara ### High School Diploma St. Vincent DePaul High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marianomike - Website: http://uiuxartist.com - Website: https://medium.com/@marianomike - GitHub: https://github.com/marianomike --- Source: https://flows.cv/mikemariano JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mikemariano/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23