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MICHAEL SALZMAN
Experience Designer | Northeastern Student

I am a Business Administration & Design major at Northeastern University. I am pursuing concentrations in Fintech, Interaction Design, and Entrepreneurial Startups, as well as a minor in Computer Science. I am passionate about User Experience (UX) and many aspects of Business Entrepreneurship, including finance & business analysis.  For fun, I enjoy photography & skiing.

Check out some examples of my professional, student, and photography work.

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michael salzman

I am a Business Administration & Design major at Northeastern University. I am pursuing concentrations in Fintech, Interaction Design, and Entrepreneurial Startups, as well as a minor in Computer Science. I am passionate about User Experience (UX) and many aspects of Business Entrepreneurship, including finance & business analysis.  For fun, I enjoy photography & skiing.

see my work
Education
Northeastern University - 3rd Year
Business Administration & Design
Concentrations in Fintech + Interaction Design
Minoring in Computer Science
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.8
  • Awards: Dean's List, Honors Student
  • Business Coursework: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Management, Investment Analysis, Stock, Valuation, Options, Business Model Design, International Expansion, Investments
  • Design Coursework: Interaction Design, Experience & Interaction, Typography, Color & Composition, Design Thinking for Startups
  • Technical Coursework: Fundamentals of Computer Science (Racket & Java), Typography Tools, HTML + CSS Tools
Boston, MA
class of 2025
Monarch Highschool
  • Cumulative GPA: 4.7/4.0
  • Awards: Salutatorian, AP Student, Honor Roll, National Honors Society
  • ACT: 34
Louisville, CO
class of 2021
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Experience
State Street Corporation
Product Design Experience for the Alpha Data Platform
  • Collaborated alongside a small team of designers, using Agile design, to ideate, design and implement several new product features, significantly enhancing user experience for State Street’s new investment platform
  • Led the design for an internal query product from concept to live deployment, aiding engineers through numerous development challenges
  • Conducted user engagement interviews with multiple State Street Clients to get feedback on issues & improvements of the current investment management product. Delivered internal and client presentations, coordinating actionable steps on our UX findings
  • Designed and implemented new react components into State Street’s design system, including usage guidelines and architecture for engineers
  • Collaborated the inception and management of State Street's design knowledge repository using Dovetail
Boston, MA
July 2023 - present
Future Gen Experience
Business Owner, Design & Media Consultant
  • Own a consultancy delivering web design & development, videography, photography, graphic design services
  • Establish and build client relationships, consult with businesses in various industries; real-estate, consulting, therapy, dentistry, climate-activism
  • Designed, developed and deployed numerous websites and media, which can be viewed on my portfolio site
  • Manage project expenses and client billing exceeding $10,000 across multiple projects
Boston, MA
May 2018 - present
Generate Product Development
Software Designer
  • Collaborate with a team of software engineers to develop responsive mobile and web-based applications for clients
  • Design prototypes of increasing fidelity to showcase and explore accessible, user-centered experiences. Used lean design principles alongside our software engineers to deliver a complete site in under a semester
  • Worked with senior designers to develop personas & user workflows by benchmarking, user testing, and weekly design critiques
Boston, MA
Dec 2022 - present
Salzman Consulting
Experience Designer, Web Master, Finance
  • Designed, developed, and deployed a responsive website to replace the static website to increase online engagement
  • Contributed to UX design projects for multiple Fortune 500 clients; deliverables included user flows, competitive analyses, and presentation briefs
  • Supported user research and survey data analysis for several client projects, including a series of COVID-19 research studies in 2020 and 2021 about people’s COVID-19 attitudinal, informational, and behavioral practices
  • Interning with CFO to learn about SMB financial accounting practices, payroll, and taxes
Boston, MA
May 2019 - July 2023
Certifications
Bloomberg Market Concepts & Terminal
2022
LinkedIn Accounting Certification
2022
LinkedIn Excel Certification
2022
LinkedIn Photoshop Certification
2022
Skills

Figma

Adobe

Excel

Python

SPSS

Michael Salzman
- info -
84 Fenway, Boston MA
720-636-5308
salzman.mi@northeastern.edu
download resume
Education
Northeastern University - 3rd Year
Business Administration & Design
Concentrations in Fintech + Interaction Design
Minoring in Computer Science
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.8
  • Awards: Dean's List, Honors Student
  • Business Coursework: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Management, Investment Analysis, Stock, Valuation, Options, Business Model Design, International Expansion, Investments
  • Design Coursework: Interaction Design, Experience & Interaction, Typography, Color & Composition, Design Thinking for Startups
  • Technical Coursework: Fundamentals of Computer Science (Racket & Java), Typography Tools, HTML + CSS Tools
Boston, MA
class of 2025
Monarch Highschool
  • Cumulative GPA: 4.7/4.0
  • Awards: Salutatorian, AP Student, Honor Roll, National Honors Society
  • ACT: 34
Louisville, CO
class of 2021
Michael Salzman
info
84 Fenway, Boston MA
720-636-5308
salzman.mi@northeastern.edu
download resume
Experience
State Street Corporation
Design Experience for the Alpha Data Platform
  • Collaborated alongside a small team of designers, using Agile design, to ideate, design and implement several new product features, significantly enhancing user experience for State Street’s new investment platform
  • Led the design for an internal query product from concept to live deployment, aiding engineers through numerous development challenges
  • Conducted user engagement interviews with multiple State Street Clients to get feedback on issues & improvements of the current investment management product. Delivered internal and client presentations, coordinating actionable steps on our UX findings
  • Designed and implemented new react components into State Street’s design system, including usage guidelines and architecture for engineers
  • Collaborated the inception and management of State Street's design knowledge repository using Dovetail
Boston, MA
July 2023 - present
Future Gen Experience
Business Owner, Design & Media Consultant
  • Own a consultancy delivering web design & development, videography, photography, graphic design services
  • Establish and build client relationships, consult with businesses in various industries; real-estate, consulting, therapy, dentistry, climate-activism
  • Designed, developed and deployed numerous websites and media, which can be viewed on my portfolio site
  • Manage project expenses and client billing exceeding $10,000 across multiple projects
Boston, MA
May 2018 - present
Generate Product Development
Software Designer
  • Collaborate with a team of software engineers to develop responsive mobile and web-based applications for clients
  • Design prototypes of increasing fidelity to showcase and explore accessible, user-centered experiences. Used lean design principles alongside our software engineers to deliver a complete site in under a semester
  • Worked with senior designers to develop personas & user workflows by benchmarking, user testing, and weekly design critiques
Boston, MA
Dec 2022 - present
Salzman Consulting
Experience Designer, Web Master, Finance
  • Designed, developed, and deployed a responsive website to replace the static website to increase online engagement
  • Contributed to UX design projects for multiple Fortune 500 clients; deliverables included user flows, competitive analyses, and presentation briefs
  • Supported user research and survey data analysis for several client projects, including a series of COVID-19 research studies in 2020 and 2021 about people’s COVID-19 attitudinal, informational, and behavioral practices
  • Interning with CFO to learn about SMB financial accounting practices, payroll, and taxes
Boston, MA
May 2019 - July 2023
Certifications
Bloomberg Market Concepts & Terminal
2022
LinkedIn Accounting Certification
2022
LinkedIn Excel Certification
2022
LinkedIn Photoshop Certification
2022
Skills
Bloomberg Market Concepts & Terminal
2022
LinkedIn Accounting Certification
2022
LinkedIn Excel Certification
2022
LinkedIn Photoshop Certification
2022
Michael Salzman
- info -
84 Fenway, Boston MA
720-636-5308
salzman.mi@northeastern.edu
download resume
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84 Fenway, Boston MA
720-636-5308
salzman.mi@northeastern.edu
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