About
Max Miner
Leader, designer, coder, entrepreneur, and artist — currently residing in Boulder, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin.
I have over 15 years experience as a creative design professional, and over a 10 years experience building strategic product and design teams serving top Fortune 500 companies, creative agencies, and startups. In that time I have had the privilege of working with global industry leaders, including Google, Disney, Starbucks, Nike, Lexus, and many others.
I am what you call a ‘player/coach’ — I lead teams, but I also contribute directly to design and development.
Currently, I serve as the President and Executive Director of Product and Design at SkillsEngine, and advise startups in my spare time.
Previously, I co-founded a data privacy startup, and held strategic design leadership roles at 72andSunny, RED Interactive, and R/GA — where I helped establish the agency’s first Google-embedded creative consulting team.
I hold a Masters Certificate (emphasis UX & Digital Production) from Boulder Digital Works, and a BA in Philosophy — both from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
When I’m not immersing myself in work, you can find me creating software and/or art, hitting the slopes to snowboard, and spending time with my family and friends.
Work history
Currently
- President | Executive Director, Product & Design, SkillsEngine | Austin, TX
- AI Business Fellow, Perplexity | Remote
Education
- Masters Certificate (2011), BDW (now CMCI Studio), University of Colorado
- B.A. Philosophy (2009), University of Colorado, Boulder
- Study Abroad (Spring 2008), Semester at Sea
Previously
- 2018-2022: Co-Founder, BEACON | Austin, TX
- 2019-2021: Fellow, Notley Ventures | Austin, TX
- 2018-2021: Freelance Design Consultant | Austin, TX
- 2021-2022: Advisor, Amass | Austin, TX
- 2019-2020: Advisor, TheWildHoneyPie | Remote
- 2017-2018: Group Director, Experience Design, 72andSunny | Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-2017: Director of Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, RED Interactive (acquired) | Los Angeles, CA
- 2015-2016: Associate Creative Director, Experience Design, R/GA (at Google) | San Francisco, CA
- 2013-2015: UX Design Director, 72andSunny | Los Angeles, CA
- 2012-2013: Senior Experience Designer, Team One | Los Angeles, CA
- 2011-2012: Associate UX Designer, AKQA | San Francisco, CA
Areas of Expertise
User Experience (UX) Design, Product Design, UX Strategy and Research, Product Management, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, Communications Design, Venture Design, UI Design, Prototyping, Content Strategy, Business Strategy, Marketing, Branding, Creative Direction, Design Direction, Leadership, Management, Team Building, AI Design, LLMs, AI Prompt Engineering, Automation and more.
Tools & Technologies
Figma, Replit, GitHub, ChatGPT, OpenAI APIs, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Webflow, Airtable, HTML/CSS/JS, Python, Pivotal Tracker, Basecamp, Principle for Mac, Origami Studio, Zapier, OmniGraffle, Miro, Slack, Notion, and many more.