Leah Michalson
Owner Principal UX UI Designer at Borns Design
Ashland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLeah Michalson is a dynamic product designer and founder with a dual background in engineering and UX/UI, bringing 8 years of experience shaping accessible, scalable platforms. She leads Borns Design, delivering user-centered solutions from video-sharing apps to brand systems, and has a track record of boosting engagement and navigation usability for clients. At Hinge Health, she redesigned provider-facing tools and design systems, driving a 40% productivity lift for coaches and 24% for physical therapists through rigorous research and UX strategy. Her work blends deep user research, systems thinking, and hands-on engineering collaboration to deliver lovable, industry-grade products with measurable impact. She is passionate about platform design, workflow tools, and community-driven products, and draws on a strong sustainability mindset from her diverse early-career work. Based in Ashland, Oregon, she translates complex requirements into practical, accessible designs that empower teams to thrive.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Sustainable Business, Certificate, Sustainable Business at PinchotBachelor of Science (B.S.), Natural Resources Management, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Natural Resources Management at Grand Valley State UniversityCertificate UX/UI Design, Certificate UX/UI Design at Thinkful
EnglishProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
LeahBorns/LeahMichalson.github.io
Jul 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:18 PRs, 95 pushes, 8 branches in 4 years 3 months
reacttypescriptux-portfolio
LeahBorns/upbeat-atlas-artist-finder-songkick-api-capstone
Aug 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:39 commits, 36 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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