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Hello, I'm Michael
Product onboarding designer
I design first-run flows and permission prompts for mobile apps. Over 7 years I have shipped onboarding for 11 products, and my last redesign moved day-1 activation from 41% to 63%.
I like the small screens where a person decides to stay or leave. I test copy on 3 words before I test it on 30.
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Where I've built
Work history
Lead Onboarding Designer
Miruko App Studio
2021 – present · Tokyo
- Rebuilt the welcome carousel and cut drop-off on the first 3 screens by 28%.
- Ran 42 usability sessions to reset the permissions ask, lifting camera opt-in from 34% to 58%.
Product Designer
Hanabi Health
2018 – 2021 · Osaka
- Shipped a 4-step signup that reduced average setup time from 3m 10s to 1m 25s.
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What I bring
Skills and tools
First-run flows
Permission UX
Figma
Prototyping
Copywriting
A/B testing
Motion specs
Design tokens
11apps shipped
90+tests run
7yin the field
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How I trained
Education
B.A. Interaction Design
Setoya Institute of Design
2013 – 2017 · Nagoya
- Graduation project: an onboarding kit reused across 6 student apps.
Certificate, Mobile UX Writing
Aozora Learning
2019 · Remote
- Scored 96 of 100 on the final microcopy review.