MIKHAIL DROZDOVMIKHAIL DROZDOVMIKHAIL DROZDOV

I DESIGN INTERFACES FOR COMPLEX PRODUCTS — AND HELP TEAMS SHIP THEM.
I TAKE PRODUCT DESIGN FROM RESEARCH TO RELEASE⁠, THEN IMPROVE IT WITH REAL USER FEEDBACK.
I LEAD DESIGN TEAMS⁠, BUILD REUSABLE SYSTEMS, AND STAY HANDS-ON.
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Selected Works

Formatry logo behind a dimensional Creative Pack editor composition on a violet and lime background
Case 01

Formatry: a creative studio built from the ground up

I researched the creative-production gap, designed the brand and Studio, then built the API and Rust renderer.

Creative productionProduct design + engineering
Dr.Head product interface reimagined in blue and white Frutiger graphics
Case 02

Dr.Head: product choice, checkout, and email

Buying decisions brought into the first view, with purchase actions kept within reach.

+101%
reported product-card conversion
+3%
reported revenue after checkout work
E-commerceProduct Card + Checkout
NextSport match center transformed into cobalt and silver Y2K interface artwork
Case 03

NextSport.io

An end-to-end build of a sports platform: adaptive match cards, streams, contextual AI, a newsroom, and the systems behind them.

1,300
Monthly visitors
23%
Retention
Media ProductMatch Data + Admin
Video browsing interface reshaped into orange and cream Y2K artwork about content width
Case 04

When Interfaces Get in the Way

How competing controls and visual density get between people and their task.

Interface critiqueAttention & usability
RantSports editorial cover with a sports-only METARATINGS match, news and league-table interface in coral and burgundy graphics
Case 05

RantSports: products and design leadership

Sports platforms, native app design, partner presentations, and a faster path from design to delivery.

+30%
reported completed story points
Design LeadershipProduct Delivery
Pochtalyon Slack workflow interface in magenta and cream screenprint graphics
Case 06

Pochtalyon AI

A private n8n prototype that separates scheduled digests from Slack-triggered AI replies.

AI AssistantOps Workflow
Boston risk map folded into a pearlescent Y2K interface with filter sliders and a selected-point magnifier
Case 07

Housing Suitability Map

A map that reveals location risks before a home makes the shortlist.

Geo ProductRisk Screening
Zillow shared home search interface in blue and peach editorial graphics
Case 08

Zillow Decision Room

A shared shortlist that turns two buyers’ priorities into one planned tour.

Independent conceptConsumer decision
DataLouna calculator in graphite and warm gold Y2K artwork showing an example scenario with 70% win rate and positive profit
Case 09

DataLouna

Funnel research and unit economics helped redirect a prediction subscription product toward B2B data supply.

Product ResearchB2B Strategy
Illustration of the Mass Auto layout plugin preparing assets in Figma.
Case 10

Figma tools for asset preparation and image variants

Archived plugins for consistent Auto Layout wrappers and a master-to-variants image workflow.

Design engineeringProduction tools
Meta identity study reimagined as blue and silver editorial artwork
Case 11

Meta Brandbook — Independent Study

An independent guide to choosing, applying and checking a corporate identity.

Brand SystemIndependent Study
Dr.Head mobile shopping interface styled as a magenta and orange Y2K ribbon
Case 12

Dr.Head Mobile Commerce

A mobile shopping concept connecting discovery, product choices and expert help.

E-commerceMobile Product Concept
Gate31 product and checkout interface reimagined as a printed fashion tag
Case 13

Gate31 miniUX Audit

A focused audit of the gaps between choosing a garment and checking out.

E-commerceUX Audit
Actual Corsairs gameplay reworked as weathered naval-chart cover art, with the captain facing a ship at sea and a nighttime deck scene
Case 14

Corsairs on Mac

I wanted to play Corsairs on my Mac. Two months later, I had a Metal renderer, a reworked fleet, and a sailing ship that drifts to phonk.

Personal projectGame modernization

Experience & expertise

EXPERIENCE

PRACTICE
2016–PRESENT / PRODUCT WORK
TEAM_SCOPE
MANAGED TEAMS UP TO 10
DELIVERY
+30% CLOSED STORY POINTS
ROLE
PLAYER-COACH / SHIPS WORK

PRODUCT & ANALYTICS

CRO
+101% CONVERSION
LOCALIZATION
−62.5% BOUNCE
RESEARCH
UX / CJM / JTBD
BENCHMARKS
CATEGORY + FUNNEL REVIEW
VALIDATION
A/B + POST-LAUNCH REVIEW

DEV & DESIGN_OPS

SYNC
CI/CD / COMPONENT REVIEW / HANDOFF
SYSTEMS
FIGMA TOKENS / VARIABLES
API
API CONTRACTS / ADMIN TOOLS
TRACKING
JIRA / B24 / RELEASE QA

OPERATIONS

MANAGEMENT
HIRING / EXITS / PERFORMANCE
RHYTHM
DAILIES / SPRINTS / DEMOS
TRAINING
WORKSHOPS / AI ERA SESSIONS
HEADCOUNT
LEAN TEAMS / CLEAR NEED
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Git_Core

macOS menu barDPI bypassciadpi / spoofdpi

DPI-Killer

Language: Swift
Problem

Mac users need DPI bypass without terminal scripts, broken proxy state, or guessing which backend works today.

Solution

Menu bar control for ciadpi/spoofdpi with auto-install, backend selection, reconnect, clean process state, and VPN-compatible local proxy mode.

3
0
Public repo
macOS dictationWhispertranscription

Whisper-Killer

Language: Swift
Problem

Dictation, file transcription, cleanup, summaries, and meeting notes usually live in separate paid tools.

Solution

One macOS shortcut for local and cloud transcription, file queues, text cleanup modes, history, summaries, and live translation.

1
1
Public repo
bash — housing-suitability-map
$// Loading geo layers...
$sources: amenities, transit, roads
$hard_exclusions: enabled
$score_grid: rendered
$READY: suitability overlay

housing-suitability-map

Language: TypeScript

A map tool for scoring housing locations against noise, transit, amenities, and risk layers.

0
0
Public repo
bash — clean-my-mac-plugin
$// Install the Codex plugin
$codex plugin marketplace add iddictive/clean-my-mac-plugin
$codex plugin add clean-my-mac-app@clean-my-mac-local
$// Scan → select → plan → confirm

clean-my-mac-plugin

Language: Python

Local disk audit and approved cleanup of rebuildable task files inside Codex.

0
0
Public repo

How I can help

Design leadership

Product
Priorities
Hypotheses
Team
Hiring & growth
Planning & critique
Delivery
UX/UI & prototypes
Implementation review
+30%

Completed story points

Task-size estimates · Jan–May 2026 vs 2025

Systems work

Foundation
Design tokens
Type & spacing
Library
Shared patterns
States
Delivery
Handoff
Implementation QA
3

Regional apps

WINSCORE · shared tokens and component rules

Funnel repair

Research
Analytics
UX audit
Decision
Product & price
Delivery & trust
Purchase
Checkout
Experiment review
+101%

Product-card conversion

Relative change after the combined redesign

Live data UX

Summary
Scores & status
Schedules
Explore
Filters
Comparisons
Detail
Matches & teams
Analytics
23%

Retention

NextSport

API and admin UX

Workflow
Roles & access
Publishing
Data
Validation
API actions
Recovery
Monitoring
Corrections & retry
33k+

Public pages

NextSport · matches, teams, players and editorial content

AI workflow

Sources
Media parsing
Match data
Editorial
Article drafts
Links to teams
Creative
Ad generation
API exports
7

Media sources

NextSport · automated collection for editorial drafts

Product design leadership
Design systems
AI workflows
CRO & funnels
UX research
Product analytics
API & admin UX
Shipped delivery
Product design leadership
Design systems
AI workflows
CRO & funnels
UX research
Product analytics
API & admin UX
Shipped delivery
Product design leadership
Design systems
AI workflows
CRO & funnels
UX research
Product analytics
API & admin UX
Shipped delivery
Product design leadership
Design systems
AI workflows
CRO & funnels
UX research
Product analytics
API & admin UX
Shipped delivery
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