Michiel Pruijssers
Principal Designer @ Determined.ai. | ex-MicrosoftPretty good pixel pusher and user researcher.
Services
$140 / month
Regular calls, per agreement
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 24 hours or less
Tasks & exercises
Flat fee, no hidden costs
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One-off sessions with Michiel
One-off sessions are a great option if you’re looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
Introductory Call
If you're looking for a mentor, and you're just not sure about how this all works – this one is for you. In a casual, informal introductory call, a mentor will introduce themselves, show you around the platform, explain how our mentorships work, and explain …
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One-off sessions with Michiel
One-off sessions are a great option if you’re looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
Introductory Call
If you're looking for a mentor, and you're just not sure about how this all works – this one is for you. In a casual, informal introductory call, a mentor will introduce themselves, show you around the platform, explain how our mentorships work, and explain …
Resume Feedback
Having a good resume on hand when going on the job hunt is crucial, and will make your search a lot easier. Even if you're not looking for a new position right now, having an up-to-date CV that sells your experience to future potential employers …
About
👋 Ahoy there!
I am a Principal Designer with 14+ years of UX work experience (whether as a Designer, a User Researcher and as a Design Consultant). I'm super passionate for great Design and love-love-love helping people whether it's "breaking into tech", acing interviews, and planning careers paths.
My mentees range the spectrum of starting/junior- to seasoned design/research professionals, to interns and PhD candidates.
My career in tech has taught me a thing or two about:
1) How to break into 'big tech': how to prepare for interviews as a designer and/or user researcher?
2) What makes a great Design- or User Research portfolio and how to navigate the various interviews and white-boarding exercises?
3) How to determine if the team you're applying for will be a good fit?
4) How to navigate career changes (I used to be a soldier, turned entrepreneur, turned consultant, turned designer, turned user researcher, re-turned designer to finally turned into a Design- & User Research Practice leader)?
5) How to influence stakeholders?
As I have had the opportunity to specialize myself in the AI space for the last 7 years (Principal Designer positions at Microsoft for Computer Vision and Conversational AI). We can definitely go deeper in other topics of interest such as:
- Designing for "black box" experiences
- Ethical and moral implications of AI initiatives
- Planning, Strategizing and executing on User Research activities
Before we get started, we'll schedule a quick session just to get to know each other as. Making sure we 'vibe' is very important as well as having clear goals and expectations from (y)our mentorship.
Looking so forward to meeting you! 😊
Open to inquiries
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Get in touchWhat mentees say
Chuhao
on5 out of 5 stars
Michiel is a wonderful mentor. He is super experienced with UX Research and UX Design and is always willing to share his knowledge and experiences. I learned a lot about research methods, work practices, and job-seeking strategies through this mentorship. Michiel has been a really responsive and supportive mentor who helped me to make great progress in my career preparation. It’s been a pleasure working with him!
