DIA Design Guild

I formalized the program structure, introduced scalable processes, and implemented a CSAT measurement system to improve program effectiveness and participant satisfaction.

Key achievements include:
• Scaling the Apprenticeship Program: Formalized a structured 9-month mentorship model, improving project outcomes and skill development for junior designer apprentices.
• Mentorship & Talent Development: Recruited and managed senior designers to provide high-quality guidance for junior designers.
• Improved Project Management & Client Satisfaction: Developed formalized project management processes, leading to clearer expectations and increased satisfaction from client stakeholders.

Design Program Manager

Design Evangelist

Design Mentor & Instructor
Combining both teaching and mentoring, I have over 10,000 hours of experience.

• Served as an instructor at leading institutions, such as General Assembly, GrowthX Academy, Flatiron School, Seattle School of Visual Concepts, Product School, UC Berkeley, and Academy of Art University
• Developed curriculum for top programs, including Springboard, GrowthX Academy, Interaction Design Foundation, IxDF Bootcamps, Flatiron School, Product School, UC Berkeley, and Chegg
• Mentored through various community, bootcamp, and organizational programs

Design Educator

Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design

I overhauled school management operations, replacing outdated systems with a modern, scalable solution that improved class scheduling and operational efficiency. I also optimized design tooling and software resources, reducing costs and improving data accessibility.

Key achievements include:
• Scaling Course Offerings: Implemented a new school management system, enabling the organization to increase concurrent class capacity by 300%.
• Cost Reduction: Standardized design tools and software, eliminating inefficiencies and saving $100K annually.
• Data & Process Improvement: Applied information architecture principles to improve data accessibility and reduce data duplication by 90%.

Design Operations Manager

The Hired Guns

Worked in a fast-paced agency environment, specializing in design recruiting while also improving knowledge management for the team.

Key achievements include:
• Candidate Evaluation: Reviewed and evaluated 100+ UX designer candidate profiles and portfolios, assessing qualifications and fit for various design roles.
• Process & Knowledge Management: Built a Notion-based knowledge management system to document onboarding, create consistency in projects, and streamline the recruiting process. This significantly reduced the time required to train and onboard new employees.

Design Talent Partner

LinkedIn

I redesigned and standardized LinkedIn’s UX Design onboarding program, ensuring new UX designers could seamlessly transition into any product team and become productive faster.

Key achievements include:
• Onboarding Standardization: Designed and implemented a new UX designer onboarding program to improve ramp-up time and team integration.

IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation

• Led daily operations and strategic initiatives, implementing best practices to optimize the UX Design Bootcamp program 
• Increased member insights by 5% by instigating a regular research program
• Improved project planning and scheduling for UX Design boot camps, strategized new educational initiatives and created original UX course content

Flatiron School

I led Flatiron School’s San Francisco UX program, managing faculty and ensuring the successful graduation and job placement of cohorts of 20 design students. I introduced a cross-disciplinary collaboration program between UX and software engineering students, giving them hands-on experience working together.

Key achievements include:
• Student Success & Placement: Led Flatiron’s San Francisco UX program, ensuring strong job placement outcomes.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Built a structured program for UX designers and software engineers to collaborate on projects.
• Curriculum Improvements: Implemented course changes that led to a 20% increase in exercise scores.

Design Program Director

GrowthX Academy

I built and scaled GrowthX Academy’s UX design program from the ground up, designing an industry-aligned curriculum that prepared students for real-world careers. The program achieved a 90% job placement rate, and I oversaw the development of 40+ functional prototypes for web, mobile, and IoT clients through hands-on, project-based learning.

Key achievements include:
• Program Creation & Growth: Designed and launched an industry-aligned UX design program, achieving a 90% student placement rate.
• Client Project Experience: Guided student teams in developing 40+ functional prototypes for real clients, reinforcing practical UX skills through hands-on client collaboration.

Epsilon

I led a cross-functional team of 8, including UX designers, UI designers, and content strategists, delivering solutions for 10+ B2B and B2C clients annually, including Wells Fargo, American Express, Apple, Google, Cisco, and Genentech.

Key achievements include:
• Enterprise UX Leadership: Managed UX strategy and execution for Fortune 500 clients across finance, tech, and healthcare.
• Design Systems & Efficiency: Created scalable design systems, style guides, and component libraries to improve consistency across projects.
• UX Training & Advocacy: Led client workshops to strengthen teams' understanding of customer experience best practices.

Design Manager, Digital Design

TripIt

Drove mobile and web design for a top travel app. Implemented data-driven design practices and led design reviews to ensure high-quality releases.

Lead Product Designer

I'm a design program manager with a background in UX, interaction design, and education. I bring structure to design teams and help programs run smoothly.

I've worked across both industry and education, and I’m especially drawn to roles that support design teams building thoughtful, education-focused experiences. I thrive in environments where I can contribute behind the scenes—helping teams stay aligned, focused, and connected to the needs of users and businesses.

Over my career, I've built and led design operations initiatives, UX education programs, and onboarding optimization at organizations ranging from startups to global tech companies. I’ve formalized design processes, standardized tools, and improved cross-team alignment, helping companies scale efficiently while maintaining a strong design culture.

I’m passionate about solving organizational challenges that impact design teams, whether it’s streamlining workflows, improving collaboration between teams, or developing scalable solutions for talent growth.

Always open to connecting with others (include a note) working at the intersection of design, education, and impact-driven work.

Julia DeBari

UX Designer working with SaaS startups to help research and design to increase conversion and Growth, and find product-market fit while reducing risks. 

Also big on side projects, and currently build flowscriipt, a tool to help Webflow developers add functionality without code.

more works: manuelogomigo.com

Manuel Ogomigo

In March 2024, I quit my UX job and launched Flowdrive, a file and video hosting product for Webflow users.

A few months in, things looked great.
Traffic was growing fast. Agencies were signing up. It felt like I was finally figuring it out.

Then in August 2024, I made the biggest mistake of my career.
I pushed an update to production without realizing it would affect hosted content.

 Every customer’s file was deleted.
There were no backups.
 No recovery plan.

Some files were restored. Most were gone.

I had to publicly admit what happened and ask customers to re-upload their assets. I fully expected everyone to leave.

Some did. There were angry emails and chargebacks, and I deserved that.
But something unexpected happened.

Many customers replied with:

“It happens. Fix it.”
“Thanks for being honest.”
“We all make mistakes.”

They re-uploaded their files.
They stayed. 🥹

That moment reshaped how I think about building products.
People don’t expect perfection.

They expect ownership.
From that day on, I rebuilt Flowdrive with reliability as the priority:
 • Multiple independent backup systems
 • Isolated testing and production environments
 • Safeguards to prevent this from ever happening again

Today, Flowdrive has served 228M+ requests and saved 324TB of bandwidth for teams worldwide in 2025. 

Agencies powering ElevenLabs, ChiliPiper, Lindy AI, Monad, etc

It’s still a small, scrappy product, built by a team led by the person who once deleted everything.

And I think about that day every single time I push an update.


PS: The image is a post I made, May 2024 when flowdrive reaches 140k+ requests.

UX Designer | I research and design solutions to increase conversion, reduces risks and find product-market fit for SaaS Startups. | Building Ideas at Night | Webflow Developer

Week 3 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Keep on building

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Onboarding mistake I made for too long:
Assuming users would “figure it out.”

My data showed:
Signups ≠ usage
 Usage ≠ upgrades

Now onboarding does one thing:
Get users to experience value in the first session.
If they don’t feel the win, nothing else matters.

Day 01

A tiny onboarding change gave me instant clarity.

I forced every Flowdrive user - old and new - to answer one question when they logged in.

The pattern showed up immediately.
People aren’t here to “manage assets.”

They’re here because their sites have traffic, they host videos, and bandwidth is starting to hurt.

So this month, Flowdrive is focused on one user only:
"high-traffic sites that want video hosting without bandwidth fear."

I’ll document everything I learn here.

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