(me at AIGA’s 2026 Design Conference Symposium in Houston, TX)
Hello! Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate it ^_^
My name is Mikail Alam, (but you can call me Mik). I am a Pakistani‑American 1st generation student raised in Sugar Land, Texas. As a kid, my favorite hobby was to draw my favorite cartoon characters on Microsoft Paint, and could do so for hours. Today, I am now designing products and making accessible user interfaces.
I am UX/UI Designer, Product Designer, UX Researcher, and so much more! I am currently pursuing my BS in Human‑Centered Computing at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and plan on graduating by the end of this year in December 2026.
I love what I do, what I’m studying, and I am so grateful to be doing what I am doing now, I could literally talk about my major for hours, and can’t describe how passionate I am about the world of UX Research and UX/UI Design.
If I am not prototyping in Figma, or working on your next big project, you can find me baking sweet treats in my kitchen, dancing with my crew in the dance studio, or playing with my adorable pet cat Rumi :)
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Relevant Experiences
Product Design Intern
iD Tech
Created an interactive app prototype designed to centralize and seamlessly deliver essential summer camp information for parents, students, and instructors.
Collaborated actively with a cross‑functional team of designers to brainstorm concepts, iterate on visual assets, and elevate the overall quality of deliverables.
Managed multiple concurrent design projects in a fast‑paced environment, effectively prioritizing workflows to consistently meet tight deadlines without sacrificing quality.
June 2026 – August 2026
Research Assistant
PAW Lab
Developed and executed a structured research plan utilizing eye‑tracking technology to analyze gaze patterns across a cohort of 30 toddler participants.
Synthesized over 100 hours of qualitative and quantitative fixation data, identifying key correlations between visual attention and linguistic acquisition.
Managed logistics for a high‑output lab environment, coordinating 15+ weekly experiment sessions while maintaining 100% data integrity for long‑term behavioral studies.
June 2025 – August 2025
UX/UI Designer
Arthur Lawrence
Facilitated discovery meetings with 5+ external clients to translate complex business requirements into user‑centered design goals and project roadmaps.
Developed and delivered 10+ high‑fidelity interactive prototypes, focusing on responsive web layouts that improved projected user flow efficiency.
Completed 40+ hours of advanced technical training in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, applying these skills to bridge the gap between design concepts and front‑end feasibility.
