Michael Verdi
Summary
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SeniorMichael Verdi is a design leader at Mozilla, currently directing the Firefox Mobile design team through a multi-year effort that has driven user growth and revenue. He brings a distinctive blend of experience—from nuclear engineering to theater and teaching—that informs a user-first, metrics-driven design approach. Over a decade at Mozilla, he has steered major initiatives across Firefox Desktop Onboarding, Firefox Search, and mobile UX, delivering measurable gains such as 4% user growth, 10% YoY revenue, and onboarding improvements that boosted organic downloads by 1.5 million per month. He spearheaded the integration of AI technology from an acquired startup into Firefox within four months, bridging product, design, and engineering. His work expands revenue diversification by increasing non-Google and revenue-eligible search shares, while his background in Fine/Studio Arts complements his visual and interaction design strengths. Based in Dallas, he thrives on turning complex product challenges into elegant, scalable experiences.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (44)
browser10
firefox-addon10
gecko10
firefox10
swift10
mozilla10
ios9
redux9
android9
addon9
amo8
android-components8
front-end8
complement7
hsts7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Verdi/vr-scape-demo
Jan 2016 - Jun 2024
Contributions:64 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 6 months
Verdi/Blank-WordPress-Page
Jan 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 7 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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